Foundations PreK Prep Teacher Assistant

Independence School District; Independence (MO); On-site; USD 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Independence School District is seeking a Pre K Kinder Prep Teacher Assistant to support the implementation of a high-quality early education program. The role involves nurturing environments, sign-in/out procedures, and assisting in daily classroom activities for young children and families.

Responsibilities include collaborating with staff, engaging in parent conferences, home visits, and maintaining safety and confidentiality across classrooms and field trips.

Qualifications

• Two-Year Associate Degree in Child Care/Education or 60 college hours with coursework in early childhood.
• Bi-lingual skills preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide a nurturing and appropriate learning environment for children in the Early Education program.
• Implement a program that supports diverse abilities, ethnic heritage, culture, and language.
• Assist with daily sign-in/sign-out, classroom activities, and planning of learning activities.
• Support a process-oriented curriculum and communicate with families.
• Attend parent and staff meetings and trainings; participate in two home visits and two conferences per year.
• Maintain safety, supervision, and confidentiality; adapt to alternative hours or sites as needed.

Skills

Bi-lingual skills

Education

Two-Year Associate Degree in Child Care/Education

60 college hours with coursework in early childhood

Job description

• Two-Year Associate Degree in Child Care/Education or
• 60 college hours with a minimum of three (3) college credit hours in early childhood, child development, or child/family related courses and experience working in a program with young children and their families.

Qualifications

• Two-Year Associate Degree in Child Care/Education or
• 60 college hours with a minimum of three (3) college credit hours in early childhood, child development, or child/family related courses and experience working in a program with young children and their families.
• Bi-lingual skills preferred

Fair Labor Standards Act Status

Non-Exempt

Reports To

Deputy Superintendent or designee

Job Goal

To assist the teacher in the implementation of high quality early education and care.

Performance Responsibilities

• Responsible for providing a nurturing and appropriate learning environment for children in the Early Education program
• Responsible for implementing a program for children that will provide experiences that encourage individual differences of the children regardless of special abilities, talents, ethnic heritage, culture, and language
• Share responsibilities of maintaining the physical environment by assembling materials needed for the daily activities, being responsible for daily sign in/sign out of children, participating in the daily classroom activities and making suggestions in planning and guiding of the learning activities
• Support and implement a process-oriented curriculum
• Assist in communicating and establishing rapport with families
• Attend and participate in parent and staff meetings and training sessions
• Participate in at least two home visits and two parent conferences per year
• Know and use appropriate, positive guidance, and discipline techniques
• Maintain visual and auditory awareness of children at all times to ensure their safety in the classroom, on the playground, and on field trips
• Act as a team member in lesson planning and record keeping
• Maintain client confidentiality according to established policy
• Attend all required meetings, including designated evening meetings
• Follow district policies and procedures
• Have the ability to be flexible in working alternative hours or at another classroom/site should the need arise
• Other duties as defined and assigned

Terms Of Employment

The Pre K Kinder Prep Teacher Assistant will be employed in a nine (9) month position. The salary and the work year will be established annually by the Board of Education.

Required Testing

Post offer employment medical physical exam and essential functions test (EFT) required.

Work Environment/conditions

While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works indoors with minimal temperature variations and under conditions with risk of injury and/or illness. The employee may also occasionally work with cleaning chemicals. The noise level of the work environment is usually moderate, but occasionally can be loud. Generally the job requires 5 % sitting, 50% standing, and 45% walking.

Physical Demands

• The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, use hands and fingers, and talk and hear.
• The employee is frequently required to bend at the neck.
• The employee is frequently required to climb or balance, reach, bend, crouch or crawl, squat, stoop, and kneel.
• The employee must frequently lift, carry and/or hold, push, or move up to 50 pounds.

Evaluation

Performance of this job will be evaluated by the Principal using the Early Education Teacher Assistant Evaluation.