Infant Teacher Assistant / PCILA Teacher - Early Childhood Program

South Central LAMP provides a supportive, nurturing environment for economically poor women and their families. We do this by offering programs that empower women and their families to reach their full potential, build self-esteem, utilize resources, and strengthen mutual interdependent relations.

Dedicated and responsible Teacher Assistant capable of providing a safe, educationally stimulating, and nurturing learning environment for the children. The Teacher Assistant guides classroom activities and provides instruction for children ages 0-2 years old.

This role would begin in August

SUMMARY OF MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES FOR TEACHER ASSISTANT:

• Ensures compliance with CA Community Care Licensing Division.
• Maintains confidentiality and adheres to ethical conduct as outlined in the NAEYC Code of Ethics.
• Responsible for creating a professional relationship with teachers in the preschool classroom in order to work cooperative as a team.
• Implements Developmentally Appropriate Practice daily.
• Responsible for the supervision, health, and safety of all children in the classroom.
• Ensures a safe, warm, welcoming, friendly, and nurturing environment for children and parents both within the classroom and throughout the center.
• Promotes and builds positive, respectful professional relationships with parents and staff.
• Encourages family participation, promotes open communication with parents, and treats parents with respect at all times.
• Encourages parents to participate in yearly program events by providing notices, and/or verbally inviting them to join the events.
• Responsible for understanding the Concerned Parent Procedure found in ECE handbook. Responsible for providing parent with enough support to try to resolve concern before filling out form.
• Leads activities designed to help children in the development of essential skills and helps foster positive self-esteem of children in the program.
• Creates and maintains an attractive, safe, and functional physical environment to enhance and promote learning.
• Responsible for the supervision, health, and safety of all children in the infant classroom. Is aware of allergies, medical conditions, medications needed, and keeps hazardous materials away from classroom and children at all times. Responsible for asking Children’s Education and Programs Director, ECE Site Supervisor, CACFP coordinator, or Office Manager for any of the information above.

• Helps with classroom and other cleaning responsibilities, as assigned. 

• Responsible for setting up outdoor equipment and materials and creating learning opportunities outdoors on a daily basis to ensure children receive quality programming even when exploring outside.

• Readily available to support other classes if needed and when needed.

• Implements ITERS/ECERS and CLASS procedures and guidelines on a daily basis. For example, greets all parents and ensures classroom is free of hazardous materials.
• Responsible for ensuring all toileting and diapering ITERS and licensing guidelines are implanted daily.
• Communicates vital information concerning health and safety of children, including serious medical conditions/illness to the immediate ECE Site Supervisor.
• Responsible for equipment and supporting materials provided by SCLAMP to support teaching tasks like walkie talkies, tablets, classroom computers, and Creative Curriculum Teaching kits.
• Responsible for notifying front office when any equipment or facility issues arrive as soon as becoming aware of them.

• Responsible for maintaining proper hygiene of the children, equipment, and spaces.

• Responsible for notifying ECE Site Supervisor if and when equipment like tablets, walkie talkies or classrooms and outdoor furniture are in poor condition, in need of repair or need to be replaced.
• Responsible for creating intentional educational lessons on Class dojo as needed.
• Accommodates special requests from parents whenever possible.
• Prepares lesson plans for PCILA.
• Facilitates PCILA, observing and guiding parents to participate in literacy building activities with children.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education and/or experience:

• Associate Teacher Permit or higher
•  Minimum 6-12 Child Development (at least 3 infant toddler units) and 1+ years’ experience with children 0-5years old.
• Commitment to children and families
• ITERS and CLASS experience desired
•  DRDP 2015 experience required.
• ASQ-3 and ASQ-SE experience desired
• CPR and First Aid certification required.

Skills:

• Dedicated, respectful, and responsible.
• Open-minded, flexible, adaptable, and a team player
• Ability to problem solve.
• Bilingual Spanish and English
• Interest in continual improvement and growth
• Excellent communication with young children and adults
• Highly interested in continual professional growth

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

•    While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to walk, possibly run, or jog after children, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls, and talk or hear.  The employee is often required to stand and sit; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Evidence of physical exam, and immunizations required.

Compensation - $18-$20/hour