Teacher Assistant - HS

ORANGE COUNTY HEAD START, INC.; San Juan Capistrano (CA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Orange County Head Start, Inc. is seeking a Teacher Assistant II to support teachers in delivering Head Start programs in a California classroom. You will help with lesson implementation, documentation, and parent conferences to track each child’s progress toward individual goals.

The role requires assisting with daily routines, safety, and activities, plus collaboration with families, volunteers, and staff to ensure a high-energy learning environment for preschool children.

Qualifications

• Education: A Child Development Associate Teacher Permit and/or a minimum of 12 units of Early Childhood Education/Child Development including core courses.
• Experience: Some related experience.
• Knowledge: Knowledge of early childhood development and Head Start Performance Standards.
• Language Skills: Fluency in English; Spanish and/or Vietnamese may be required.

Responsibilities

• Assist Teacher to develop individual lesson plans with parents for each child’s development.
• Document child progress through observations, work samples, pictures and parent input using the required assessment tool.
• Must be able to hear and see children at all times when under supervision.
• Instruct and interact with children using age-appropriate interactions (one-on-one, small group, large group).
• Provide care and supervision for children, including safety, toileting and self-care routines.
• Assist Teacher in training parents and volunteers on classroom procedures and tasks.
• Assist with screening tools to observe health and development and refer concerns to appropriate services.
• Prepare daily paperwork (attendance, meal/milk counts, drills, safety checks).
• Communicate progress with parents during home visits and conferences and help set/update goals.
• Recruit parents for the Parent Involvement Program and notify them of meetings and events.
• Prepare and set up meals and snacks as required.
• Assist children and adults during injuries or emergencies in the classroom.
• Participate in preparing, cleaning and setting up classroom environments and materials.

Skills

Fluent English

Spanish or Vietnamese

Education

Child Development Associate Teacher Permit

12 ECE units including core courses

Job description

Job Purpose Summary

In conjunction with a Teacher, responsible and accountable for overseeing the learning environment and assistance with teaching Head Start Children including assisting with preparation, instruction, evaluation, home visits and parent conferences regarding children’s goals and progress toward continued education in early childhood.

Essential Job Duties

Assist Teacher in effectively implementing learning experiences that advance the intellectual and physical development of children including improving the readiness of children for school based on individual and group patterns of development that address all domains and areas required by the Head Start Performance Standards.

• Assist Teacher in working with parents to develop individual lesson plans, goals and objectives for each child’s development in the domains required by the Head Start Performance Standards.
• Assist teacher to document child’s progress through written observations, work samples, pictures and input from parents and other qualified staff in the required assessment tool.
• Must be able to hear and see children at all time when under their supervision.
• Instruct and interact with children utilizing the appropriate adult child interactions as approved by the agency including one-on-one, small group, and large group interactions.
• Provide care and supervision for children including maintaining safety, assisting with toileting and self-care routines.
• Assist teacher in training parents and volunteers regarding classroom procedures, appropriate interactions with children and specific tasks.
• Assist Teacher with implementing approved screening tools in partnership with parents to observe each child’s health and development and when concerns are identified refer children with concerns to the appropriate services for support.
• Assist Teacher to prepare daily paperwork including but not limited to daily attendance, meal count, daily milk count, fire and disaster drills, inside and outside safety checklist.
• Work with the teacher to help communicate during parent/teacher home visit and parent conferences to communicate child progress with parents and set/update goals for each child.
• Assist Teacher to recruit parents to participate in Parent Involvement Program and notify parents of meetings, home visits, events and concerns.
• Prepare and set-up for meals and snacks as required.
• Assist children and adults when injured or during other emergency situations within the classroom and related facilities.
• Participate in the preparation, cleaning, and set up of classroom environment and materials for planned activities/lessons.

Teacher Assistant II

Job Code: Pay Grade 3
Exemption Status: NON-Exempt

Job Purpose Summary

In conjunction with a Teacher, responsible and accountable for overseeing the learning environment and assistance with teaching Head Start Children including assisting with preparation, instruction, evaluation, home visits and parent conferences regarding children’s goals and progress toward continued education in early childhood.

Essential Job Duties

• Assist Teacher in working with parents to develop individual lesson plans, goals and objectives for each child’s development in the domains required by the Head Start Performance Standards.
• Assist teacher to document child’s progress through written observations, work samples, pictures and input from parents and other qualified staff in the required assessment tool.
• Must be able to hear and see children at all time when under their supervision.
• Instruct and interact with children utilizing the appropriate adult child interactions as approved by the agency including one-on-one, small group, and large group interactions.
• Provide care and supervision for children including maintaining safety, assisting with toileting and self-care routines.
• Assist teacher in training parents and volunteers regarding classroom procedures, appropriate interactions with children and specific tasks.
• Assist Teacher with implementing approved screening tools in partnership with parents to observe each child’s health and development and when concerns are identified refer children with concerns to the appropriate services for support.
• Assist Teacher to prepare daily paperwork including but not limited to daily attendance, meal count, daily milk count, fire and disaster drills, inside and outside safety checklist.
• Work with the teacher to help communicate during parent/teacher home visit and parent conferences to communicate child progress with parents and set/update goals for each child.
• Assist Teacher to recruit parents to participate in Parent Involvement Program and notify parents of meetings, home visits, events and concerns.
• Prepare and set-up for meals and snacks as required.
• Assist children and adults when injured or during other emergency situations within the classroom and related facilities.
• Participate in the preparation, cleaning, and set up of classroom environment and materials for planned activities/lessons.

Non-Essential Job Duties

• Perform similar and incidental duties as required.

Job Qualifications

• Education: A Child Development Associate Teacher Permit and/or a Minimum of 12 units of Early Childhood Education/Child Development including core courses.
• Experience: Some related experience.
• Knowledge: Knowledge of early childhood development and Head Start Performance Standards.
• Language Skills: Oral and written fluency in English. Oral and written fluency in Spanish, and or Vietnamese may be required per as a result of community and workforce composition.
• Math Skills: Basic math skills required.
• Other Requirements: Must have a valid California Driver License and proof of insurance. Must be able to drive to and from different family homes, centers, meetings and/or training venues. Successfully comply with the provisions of Senate Bill 933 and Orange County Head Start’s requirements relative to fingerprinting and criminal background checks.
• Other Abilities: Ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing. Ability to work in a team environment. Ability to effectively teach, deal effectively with children, parents and others, and to be an effective member of a teaching team. Must be able to work in a high energy/high stress environment.
• Reasoning Abilities: Ability to understand and interact with children, parents and various support personnel.
• Reporting Relationships: Reports to Center Director.
• Major Business/Professional Contacts: Works as a team member with Teachers and other Teacher Assistants and additional Head Start Staff. Frequent contact with health staff regarding child’s health; with Inclusion Facilitator to assess child’s needs relative to special needs and with Center Director for the operation of the center.
• Working and Environmental Conditions: Typically functions in a classroom or office environment, as well as daily outside exposure for playground monitoring.
• Physical Demands: Requires extended periods of time standing, walking bending and lifting to help the children. Must be able to lift/carry/restrain a 40/50 pound child. Must be able to move freely and quickly within the center environment including sitting on the floor, kneeling, crawling to play with children and to meet their needs.