ECSE Preschool Assistant Teacher — Nurturing, Impactful Roles

Early Education Program; Eugene (OR); On-site; USD 20,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid holidays

Regular breaks

Retirement match

Public Service Loan Forgiveness

Job summary

The Early Education Program (EEP) is seeking qualified Preschool Assistant Teachers to join our ECSE classroom teams in Eugene and Springfield! You will help provide a safe, organized, nurturing, and highly effective instructional program for 7-9 special-education-eligible preschoolers.

Full-time and part-time positions are available with schedules that include 8:30-4:30 and some AM hours on Friday. Experience in preschool settings and with children with special needs is preferred; strong

Qualifications

• Experience in a preschool setting is preferred.
• Experience with children with special needs is preferred.
• Strong communication with colleagues and families required.
• Loves children and is passionate about teaching.
• Calm, friendly, mindful, and accepting of children's feelings.
• Creative and practical; able to develop engaging activities focused on goals.
• Understanding the principles of child development preferred.
• Enrolled on Oregon’s Child Care Central Background Registry (CBR) required.

Responsibilities

• Ensures that all children are safe and well-cared for at all times with an average ratio of four+ staff for 7-9 children.
• Assists in the set-up, organization, and maintenance of the classroom and materials/supplies; assists with record keeping copying, filing, and communication with families as directed by the classroom teacher.
• Interacts with children in warm, fun, and positive ways; is nurturing and shows enthusiasm.
• Is flexible, mindful, and responsive to individual child needs.
• Supports EVERY child in meeting developmental goals outlined in Oregon’s Early Learning and Kindergarten Guidelines (ODE, 2019) and on each child’s Individual Family Service Plan (IFSP). Embeds key goals routinely. Capitalizes on opportunities to embed goals. Creates opportunities to embed goals.
• Uses strategies that prevent challenging behavior; deals with child feelings with empathy; treats challenging behavior as communication; helps teach social-emotional skills.
• Lesson plans for & may lead one-on-one and small groups daily; assists in large groups; leads or assists during free play /other routines including transitions.
• Assists in assessing child progress at least weekly/as directed by the teacher/service coordinator/site supervisor.
• Is welcoming to families. Shows respect for all families. Acts to secure the confidentiality of family records/information.
• Acts to maintain required State licensing requirements.
• Attends training requested by EEP's contractor, Director, and/or Site Supervisor.
• Demonstrates an excellent work ethic; is punctual; attendance is exemplary.
• Deals mindfully and flexibly with feedback; gives feedback respectfully.
• Interested in learning new skills; willing to be coached.

Skills

Preschool experience

Special needs experience

Communication

Loves children

Calm/mindful

Creative activities

Child development knowledge

Mediator between children

Oregon CBR enrollment

Job description

The Early Education Program (EEP) is seeking qualified Preschool Assistant Teachers to join our ECSE classroom teams in Eugene and Springfield! You will help provide a safe, organized, nurturing, and highly effective instructional program for 7-9 special-education-eligible preschoolers.

Full-time and part-time positions are available with schedules that include 8:30-4:30 and some AM hours on Friday. Experience in preschool settings and with children with special needs is preferred; strong