Preschool Assistant #199 PAAC

Stockton Unified School District; Stockton (CA); On-site; USD 16,531,000 - 24,797,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid sick leave

Job summary

Stockton Unified School District is seeking a part-time instructional assistant to support teachers in a preschool program. You will supervise, provide learning experiences, ensure a safe and healthy learning environment, and assist with related duties as assigned.

Hours are morning-only, with duties including supervising children, preparing activities, and assisting with meals and nap time. Requires completion of high school and six months of experience with students; First Aid is required

Qualifications

• Completion of the 12th grade or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Assist teacher in planning and preparing learning activities.
• Work with children individually and in groups.
• Participate and interact with children during learning experiences.
• Promote well-being and positive attitude/self-image.
• Supervise indoor and outdoor activities including arts, crafts, music, and science.
• Assist with meals, naps, and clean-up as needed.
• Maintain materials, equipment, supplies and toys.

Skills

Proper child care techniques

First aid knowledge

Interacting with children and adults

Teamwork

Reading and writing at job level

Education

High school diploma or GED

Two years of college (min 48 semester units)

NCLB/compliance verification

Job description

• paid sick leave, vacation, and floating holiday

Job Description / Essential Elements

To assist teachers in a preschool program in supervising, providing learning experiences, providing a safe and healthy environment; and perform related duties as assigned.

DEFINITION

To assist teachers in a preschool program in supervising, providing learning experiences, providing a safe and healthy environment; and perform related duties as assigned.

Job Summary

Work Hours 7:46am-11:45am

• paid sick leave, vacation, and floating holiday

SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED

Receive general supervision from a teacher, or other certificated personnel. May receive technical guidance from other certificated personnel. Exercises no supervision.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

- Duties may include, but are not limited to, the following

• Assist teacher in planning, preparing and collecting resource materials and learning activities.
• Work with children individually and in groups.
• Participate and interact with children during learning/experiences.
• Promote the well-being of the children during learning/experiences.
• Promote the well-being of the children by helping them develop a positive attitude/self-image and an ability to cooperatively play and interact with other children and adults.
• Assist teacher with supervising indoor and outdoor activities, including arts and crafts work, music, cooking, free time, story telling, science projects, psychomotor and field trips.
• Set up tables for meals; may assist with serving, cleaning up and supervision of children during meals; may assist in preparing beds for nap time.
• Assist in caring for maintaining materials, equipment, supplies and toys.
• Assist in arranging and maintaining an attractive, comfortable and inviting setting for learning oriented play experiences.
• Inform teacher of any apparent learning or behavioral problems; assist in meeting the special needs of those children.
• Greet parents; may assist in acquainting parents with the program as necessary.
• Help parent volunteers become involved in activities.
• May visit homes and/or call to check on absent children.
• May wash blankets, sheets and other items as needed.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Knowledge of:

• Proper child care techniques.
• Basic techniques and methods of interacting with children and adults.
• First aid and safety requirements.
• Individual needs of children of a variety of ethnic backgrounds.
• Activities for young children including educational, sports, games, crafts, psychomotor, art, drama, music and related learning experiences.

Ability To

• Relate to children and assist them in age appropriate activities in order to enable them to learn at their own level.
• Assist teacher with supervising children in educational and play activities.
• Understand and relate to children from varying ethnic backgrounds.
• Interact and maintain cooperative working relationships with children, parents and staff.
• Work in a team situation.
• Read and write at the level required for successful job performance.
• Physical capability sufficient to perform job task.

Physical Demands

• Dexterity of hands and fingers to care for infants/toddlers.
  • See, hear and speak with/without assistive devices sufficient to communicate effectively with others.
  • See to read a variety of materials and screen student health conditions.
  • Frequent bend/stooping to interact with toddlers
  • Occasionally squat, crouch, crawl or kneel.
  • Reach overhead, above the shoulders and horizontally to retrieve supplies.
  • Stand/walk frequently for extended periods of time.
  • Occasionally lift up to 50 lbs overhead (with assistance)
  • Occasionally lift up to 20 lbs above shoulder height.
  • Occasionally lift up to 40 lbs from waist to knee; and from knee to floor.
  • Frequently lift and carry up to 20 lbs.
  • Occasionally push/pull up to 120 lbs.
  • Frequent firm grasping with hands
  • Occasional simple grasping with hands.
  • Lift up to 40 lbs to table height with assistance.

Experience And Education

Any combination of education, training or experience equivalent to:

• Working with students in a supervisory capacity for a period of six months
• Completion of the 12th grade.

No Child Left Behind Federal Requirements

• High school graduation or GED
• Degree or completion of 48 semester units from accredited college or university or District Assessment Test/County certificate showing compliance with NCLB. (SUSD proficiency test/ taken before 7/1/04 does not meet this requirement)

Requirements / Qualifications

Education, Training and Experience

• Two years of college (minimum 48 semester units) or possession of an Associate degree or higher or proof of certification through a local assessment which meets the requirements of “No Child Left Behind” AND 6 (six) months of working with students. Possession of valid First Aid Certificate is required within six months from the date of hire. Possession of a valid CPR Certificate is desirable.

No Child Left Behind Federal Requirement

• Degree or completion of 48 semester units from accredited college or university -or- County office of Education Certificate showing compliance with NCLB/Paraprofessional Training/SUSD 5 part Assessment Test (SUSD proficiency test taken before 7/1/04 does not meet this requirement)

*PROOF OF COMPLIANCE MUST BE SUBMITTED WITH APPLICATION*

A Completed Application Must Include

Resume, Letter of Interest and proof of NCLB compliance.

Please note that applicants currently employed through an outside agency that is under a contract with Stockton Unified School District may not be eligible for employment in this position.

Comments And Other Information

Applicants are requested not to make contact with members of the Board of education, the administrative staff of potential panel members. Candidate not following these guidelines will be subject to disqualification from the process.

Stockton Unified School District prohibits discrimination, intimidation, harassment (including sexual harassment), and bullying based on a person’s actual or perceived ancestry, color, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, immigration status, nationality, race or ethnicity, ethnic group identification, age, religion, marital status, pregnancy, parental status, sex, sexual orientation; a perception of one or more of such characteristics; or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics.

El Distrito Escolar Unificado de Stockton prohíbe discriminación, acoso (incluyendo acoso sexual), atormentar o coercionar, e intimidación incluyendo: la discriminación contra un individuo o grupo por motivos de raza, color, ascendencia, nacionalidad, origen nacional, estado migratorio, identificación de grupo étnico, etnicidad, edad, religión, estado civil, embarazo, estado parental, discapacidad física o mental, sexo, orientación sexual, género, identidad de género, expresión de género o información genética; una percepción de una o más de tales características; o asociación con una persona o grupo, con una o más de estas características reales o percibidas.

For inquiries regarding our non-discrimination policies, please refer to the following contacts. Kindly refrain from contacting these individuals regarding the application process.

Para consultas sobre nuestras pólizas de no discriminación, consulte los siguientes contactos. Por favor, absténgase de comunicarse con estas personas con respecto al proceso de solicitud.

Title IX Coordinator

Director, Constituent Services

56 S. Lincoln Street Stockton, CA 95203

[phone] Ext. 2195

[e-mail]

504 Coordinator

School Counseling Program Specialist

1141 Lever Blvd. Room 105 Stockton, CA 95206

[phone] ext. 2617

[e-mail]

Education Equity Compliance Officer

1661 Pacific Avenue Stockton, CA 95204

[phone] ext. 1387

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