Teacher's Assistant I

Arkansas; Benton (AR); Sur place; USD 26 000 - 38 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Friendship Community Care, Inc. seeks a dedicated classroom caregiver to educate and care for children, ensuring safety and development per plans of care.

Responsibilities include maintaining ITERS/ECERS standards, participating in staff meetings, and completing progress notes in Credible, while ensuring proper attendance, documentation, and confidentiality.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED; early childhood experience preferred.
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions and memos.
• Ability to effectively present information and communicate with customers, clients and staff.

Responsabilités

• Assures quality standards of care in early childhood programs.
• Supervises children at all times and follows safety protocols.
• Completes required progress notes and documentation in Credible.
• Participates in trainings and staff meetings as required.

Connaissances

Reading comprehension

Writing simple correspondence

Effective communication with parents

Presenting information

Attendance and reliability

Formation

High school diploma or GED

Outils

Credible

Description du poste

FRIENDSHIP COMMUNITY CARE, INC
Job Description

REPORTS TO:

ECDS/Licensed Teacher/Lead Teacher

SUMMARY:

Responsible for direct and indirect care, and education of children. This includes goals and objectives in plans of care. Creates and maintains an environment conducive to the proper care, education, and safety of children.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Essential duties include the following but are not considered an inclusive list.

• Assures Quality Standards of Care for Early Childhood programs are met. See Below
• Creates and maintains an environment based on ITERS/ECERS standards, sustaining a rating of 4 or higher in DD classrooms and a 5 in ABC/ABCSS classrooms.
• Assists with implementation of plans of care by following FCC procedure for collecting data and creating quality daily progress notes in Credible.
• Directly always supervises children.
• Works cooperatively with parents/staff members to ensure positive, productive atmosphere.
• Stays informed of child’s record in Credible to ensure only authorized persons pick up child.
• Actively engages with children.
• Maintains DHS/ABC and DDS staff/child ratios reports out of ratio to supervisor immediately.
• Completes required progress notes and other documentation in a timely manner.
• Collects Work Sampling and Ounce data on assigned ABC/ABCSS children.
• Maintains current certification in Infant/Toddler CPR, First Aid, and Infection Control by attending annual courses and serves as First Responder for Preschool.
• Ensures that timesheet in payroll system accurately reflects times worked and is up to date.
• Actively participates in weekly, monthly, and annual staff meetings as arranged by supervisor.
• Attends all training activities as required by Administration, licensing units, and/or supervisor.
• Participates in minimum 15 hours in-house and/or outside Early Childhood training annually as required, including out-of-town/overnight travel as required. For staff working in an ABC/ABCSS classroom, at least 30 hours of training must be acquired annually.
• Performs additional duties as assigned to the position. Example: Car rider, morning care, aftercare, bus loading/unloading, etc.
• Assists with and attends parent functions as scheduled.
• Reports any abuse/neglect signs to a supervisor as soon as possible after discovery.
• Follows chain of command by reporting to immediate supervisor for all issues.
• Always follows FCC Policy/Procedures manual and minimum licensing requirements for childcare centers.
• Comply with all DHS regulations contained within DHS Handbook.
• Other duties may be assigned.
• This is a safety sensitive position.

Maintains confidentiality of all information received regarding Friendship Community Care, Inc., and the clients. Conditions of confidentiality shall comply with Friendship Community Care Non-Disclosure Policy and HIPPA Policies.

This job description is not intended to be all inclusive, and employees will also perform other reasonable related business duties as assigned by immediate supervisor and other management as required.

This organization reserves the right to revise or change job duties as the need arises. This job description does not constitute a written or implied contract of employment.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED). Previous early childhood experience preferred.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one on one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percentage and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

REASONING ABILITY:

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation 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 use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

QUALITY ASSURANCE & COMPLIANCE:

• The Code of Conduct and Compliance Investigation Procedures as read and discussed in the new employee training must be followed at all times.
• Consumers’ progress notes be maintained and completed daily or as needed on the prescribed forms.
• Consumers’ records must be maintained weekly, monthly, quarterly, and yearly. All information must be filed in consumers’ records as needed and updated as prescribed by funding sources.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Please note that this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive list of activities, duties, and responsibilities required for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time, with or without notice. A team member should perform all duties as assigned by his/her supervisor.

QUALITY CLASSROOM STANDARDS OF EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS

• Greets parents, children, and other staff in a pleasant manner upon arrival/departure. PS-05
• Assures classroom is ready prior to children’s arrival each morning by preparing the day’s activities and gathering needed supplies.
• Ensure children’s arrival/departure times are recorded as they arrive and depart as listed in PS-25.
• Directly supervises children at all times. Supervision requires staff to be engaged and children to be in line of sight.
• Works cooperatively with parents/staff members to ensure a positive, productive atmosphere.
• Uses positive behavior guidance and classroom management techniques according to DHS/DDS regulations and FCC guidelines outlined in PS-05.
• Reads to the children multiple times daily.
• Takes initiative to actively engage and talk with children during all classroom instruction time, outdoor play, lunch, or special activity time. PO-05
• Post and follow all classroom schedules daily.
• Provide daily opportunities for children to explore music and participate in musical play.
• Actively participate with children during outside play. This may require staff to join in a child’s game/activity or lead children in game/activity. See PS-31
• Encourage and assist children to pick up and put away toys that are not in use.
• Daily seek opportunities to work individually with each child to obtain mastery of objectives written in child’s plan of care. Opportunities should be sought during play to address goals.
• Communicates regularly with ECDS to ensure the plan of care is updated and appropriate.
• Ensures children regularly wash their hands and face, offering assistance when needed, by following hand washing and diaper changing procedures, PS-14.
• Cleans tables as outlined in Table Washing Procedure, PS-20.
• Feeds children as specified by nutritional guidelines as outlined in PS-12.
• Follow doctor instructions concerning feedings, staying within DHS guidelines unless ordered by doctor.
• Documents infant feedings and tube feeding as appropriate.
• Assists children entering/exiting buses/cars daily if assigned and/or as needed.
• Send children home with clean faces, hands, and dressed appropriately.
• Maintains a clean classroom environment by completing assigned classroom cleaning duties, daily and weekly, as scheduled. PS-15
• Assists in room pick up/cleaning as needed.
• Place harder-to-clean toys in bleach/water solution (¼ cup bleach to 1 gallon water).
• Cleans up spills as they occur. PS-15
• Sweep floors after meals and as needed. PS-15
• Sanitizes toys as needed by spraying with bleach/water solutions and wiping clean allowing for air dry.
• Works safely by following infection control guidelines.
• Follows diapering procedure, PS-08, which includes checking diapers often, changing immediately upon discovered need, and documenting bathroom data/potty log.
• Keeps diaper changing area organized with each child’s things stored separately PS-08.
• Maintains a neat/clean diaper changing area (away from food preparation areas). Follows 2 step sanitizing procedure between each child to sanitize the changing table after each use. PS-20
• Properly supervise children in the bathroom, see PS-35.
• Keeps children’s bathroom clean including toilets, sinks, floors and trash cans. PS-15.
• Keeps the classroom refrigerator clean.
• Labels food and any cups in classroom refrigerator with date and child’s name. PS-15
• Completes laundry responsibilities scheduled by supervisor.
• Cleans walls, doorknobs, and light switches with an appropriate cleaner at least weekly.
• Maintains confidentiality by not discussing information concerning a child not in your classroom, unless deemed necessary by supervisor.
• Follow all pediatric procedures as written.
• Complete required documentation as required. These include but are not limited to:

• Daily Notes to families
• Daily Progress Notes in Credible
• Quarterly Progress notes
• Monthly newsletters/calendars
• Monthly heights and weights of all children
• Bathroom Data
• Marks reports
• Accident reports (Oops/Ouch)
• Tube Feeding
• Adaptive Equipment reports
• Child Abuse/Neglect forms as required
• Other documents as deemed necessary by Supervisors.

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