Pre-K Assistant Teacher/Early Learning Collaborative

Lamarcountyschools; Mississippi; On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Lamar County Schools is seeking a Pre-K Assistant Teacher to support early childhood education. The chosen candidate will facilitate learning, guide children, and collaborate with teaching staff. Applicants should have an Associate’s Degree in early childhood education or equivalent credentials, along with a strong commitment to child development.

Qualifications

• Requires an Associate’s Degree or equivalent in early childhood education.
• Must have a Child Development Associate credential or Montessori certification.
• Participation in 15 hours of professional development annually is mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Assist in instruction and maintain classroom order.
• Guide children's activities and foster social skills.
• Participate in lesson and activity planning.

Skills

Assisting Instruction

Child Development

Professional Development

Education

Associate’s Degree in Early Childhood Education or equivalent

Child Development Associate credential or Montessori certification

Job description

Pre-K Assistant Teacher/Early Learning Collaborative

Pre-K Assistant Teacher/Early Learning Collaborative

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Job Title: Pre-K Assistant Teacher/Early Learning Collaborative

Reports to: Principal

Receives Guidance From: Principal, Teacher, Pre-K Coordinator

Overtime Status: Compliant with position, salary and FLSA regulations

Job Purpose

To provide assistance in the instruction of basic skills and to assure each student the opportunity to take advantage of all available resources in the classroom.

Duties And Responsibilities

• All teaching staff (teachers and assistant teachers) and program administrators complete at least fifteen contact (15) hours of professional development annually for program instructional staff specific to the education of pre- kindergarten children.
• Direct any activity that will free the supervising teacher for instruction
• Meet and instruct assigned classes at the assigned school and at times designated by teacher and principal
• Participate in daily and long-range lesson and classroom activity planning
• Guide small groups of students in independent study, enrichment work, and remedial work to reinforce material initially introduced by the supervising teacher
• Guide children in working and playing harmoniously with other children
• Keep desks, books, papers, materials, and supplies in order and use educational media
• Alert the teacher to special needs of individual children
• Provide assistance and escort to children as necessary
• Help maintain individuals records for each child
• Foster good eating habits and table manners in children
• Assist teacher in maintaining neat work and study areas
• Check notebooks, correct papers, and help supervise makeup work and testing as assigned by the supervising teacher: (the assistant teacher will not assign grades or confer with parents concerning grades)
• Assist with the supervision of children during regular play periods
• Collect and display suitable material for educational displays
• Participate in staff development to be equipped with the skills required to assist teachers in carrying out district initiatives
• Maintain and accept responsibility for any district owned fixed asset item assigned to employee and ensure appropriate use by following district policies for acceptable use
• Undergo periodic evaluations according to state and board policy procedures
• Maintain confidentiality
• Perform such other and not specifically enumerated duties as may be requested by the Board of Education, superintendent, administrator, director or established by district policy???
• Regular, dependable, punctual, in person attendance is an essential function of this position
• Read, understand, and abide by the Employee Conduct Policy, GAB, all other district, state and federal policies, and procedures and protocols as established by LCSD and the Mississippi Educator Code of Conduct
  
  

Qualifications

Education level: Associate’s Degree in early childhood education, child development, or an equivalent field; or an associate's degree in any field and a Child Development Associate credential, a Montessori certification, or an equivalent certification. Public school assistant teachers in the voluntary prekindergarten program established by the Early Learning Collaborative Act of 2013 may be required by the State Department of Education to meet the definition of a highly qualified paraprofessional in addition to these requirements.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, use hands for fine manipulation, handle or feel and reach with hands and arms using equipment such as a keyboard and video display panel. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, reach, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and move up to 35 pounds and occasionally up to 75 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The work environment is not a standard office setting; but rather encompasses the entire active school campus both inside and outside the facilities. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate and occasionally high.

Note: This is not necessarily an all-inclusive or exhaustive list of responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts, functions or working conditions associated with the job. The job description is not a contract of employment or a promise or guarantee of any specific terms or conditions of employment. The school district may add to, modify, or delete any aspect of this job (or the position itself) at any time as it deems advisable.

Terms Of Employment

Salary, days and work year as established by the Lamar County School District

Evaluation

Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with the provisions of the Lamar County School Board policy on Evaluation of Employees.

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