Current Child Development Associate credential in Early Childhood for ages 3–5.
One year of preschool experience working with children ages 3–5.
The ability to lift and move up to 30 pounds for classroom and event needs.
Legal authorization to work permanently in the United States for any employer without requiring visa transfer or visa sponsorship.
Proof of measles, mumps, and rubella vaccination or documented immunity during the employment process.
Responsibilities
Assist lead teachers in planning and implementing learning experiences that support children's intellectual, emotional, social, and physical development.
Encourage family involvement and support relationships between children and their families.
Use appropriate language, interactions, and positive discipline, and model positive behavior.
Assist with instructing and supervising children in classroom activities.
Implement age-appropriate activities supporting Head Start performance standards and the Creative Curriculum.
Implement and model family-style eating during meal times.
Monitor children continuously to ensure safety and report child abuse or neglect when necessary.
Assist with administering screenings, including the Creative Curriculum, DECA, and DIAL-4 screenings.
Use the curriculum library and training resources to plan and develop age-appropriate lesson-plan activities with the lead teacher.
Assist the lead teacher in incorporating required child-development activities into lesson plans.
Communicate with parents by scheduling and conducting parent-teacher conferences and home visits.
Serve as a parent advocate and help resolve parents' issues or concerns.
Inform parents about classroom routines, expectations, policies, field trips, and volunteer opportunities.
Communicate observed or recorded incidents to parents.
Complete classroom paperwork, including meal count sheets, attendance records, screening records, parent-teacher conference records, and home-visit records, in a timely manner.
Maintain accurate education folders, including incident reports and permission slips.
Maintain accurate and up-to-date portfolios.
Assist with classroom supply lists and inventory.
Complete assessment paperwork, including Creative Curriculum checklists, DECA screenings, and DIAL-4 screenings, according to specified timelines.
Work closely with the Early Childhood Manager, Assistant Early Childhood Manager, and classroom teaching team.
Work with the Senior Manager and other content-area specialists.
Participate actively in management and staff meetings as requested.
Desired Qualifications
Computer skills.
A demonstrated ability to build trusting relationships with students, teachers, and parents.
An Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education or a related field, including 9 hours in Early Childhood Education.
Bilingual Spanish and English language ability.
Teacher Assistants for Early Childhood and Head Start programs assist Lead Teachers in planning and implementing learning experiences that advance the intellectual, emotional, social, and physical development of children within a safe, healthy learning environment. They encourage the involvement of the families of the children of the program and support the development of relationship between children and their families.
Utilizes appropriate language, interactions, and positive discipline.
Models Positive behavior.
Assists in instructing and supervising children in classroom activities.
Assists with implementation age appropriate activities that support the Head Start performance standards and the creative curriculum.
Implements and models family style eating during meal times.
Continuously monitors children to ensure safety at all times, and report child abuse and neglect when necessary.
Assists with administrating screenings, creative curriculum and DECA and DIAL-4 screening.
Assists in utilizing curriculum library, trainings, plan, and develop age appropriate activities for lesson plans in conjunction with the lead teacher.
Assists the lead teacher in incorporating required activities into lesson plans that support children’s development.
Assists in open communication with parents by scheduling and conducting parent/teacher conferences and home visits.
Assists as a parent advocate, help resolve issues or concerns that are raised.
Assists to inform parents about daily classroom routines, expectations, policies, field trips, and volunteer opportunities.
Assists to communicate with parents about incidents that have been observed and/or recorded on site.
Assists to complete all necessary paperwork for classroom activities including meal count sheets, attendance, screenings, parent/teacher conferences, and home visits in a timely manner.
Assists to maintain up to date and accurate education folders to include complete incident reports, permission slips.
Assists with maintaining accurate and up to date portfolios.
Assists with classroom supply lists and inventory.
Assists with completion of assessment paperwork, such as creative curriculum checklist, and DECA and DIAL-4 screenings, according to specified timelines.
Work closely with EC Manager, Assistant EC Manager, and classroom teaching team.
Works with Senior Manager and other content area specialists.
Actively participates in meetings which may include management, staff meetings, as requested.
Requires:
Current CDA in Early Childhood ages 3-5.
One year pre-school experience with children ages 3-5.
Computer skills helpful.
A love for teaching and the ability to build a trusting relationship with students, teachers and parents.
The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 30 pounds for various classroom and event needs.
Prefer:
Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education or related field with 9 hours in ECE.
Bilingual (Spanish/English)
Child Start's Teacher Assistant position starts at $15.50 per hour, depending on education and experience.
Child Start offers competitive salary and benefits, including Medical/Dental/Vision plans, company-paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability coverage, 403(b) retirement plan, 9 paid holidays each year, and much more!
Must have legal authorization to work permanently in the United States for any employer without requiring a visa transfer or visa sponsorship.
In compliance with KDHE requirements, Child Start will request proof of measles (MMR) vaccination or documented immunity during the employment process.
This is not a remote position. Must be able to commute daily to Wichita, KS.