Childcare Teacher Assistant - Infant classroom

Deaconess Health System•Evansville, IN

44d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is for the Infant Room. The Teacher Assistant position in an early childhood education setting who supports the head teacher in providing care, education, and supervision for young children. The role involves helping implement The Creative Curriculum and Reggio Approach, assisting with child assessments and documentation, and ensuring a safe, healthy, and developmentally supportive learning environment that promotes social, emotional, physical, cognitive, and language growth. The teacher assistant also communicates with families, contributes to classroom management, and steps into full head teacher responsibilities when needed. Additional expectations include maintaining professionalism, supporting program quality, and completing ongoing professional development requirements.

Requirements

CDA credential with some teaching experience in an early childhood program preferred and the willingness to start a program to obtain an Associate’s Degree in Early Childhood Education within six months of employment.
Must acquire 20 hours of professional development annually.

Nice To Haves

Associate’s Degree in Early Childhood Education a plus.
Current CPR/First Aid certification.
NAEYC Membership preferred.

Responsibilities

Supports the head teacher in providing care, education, and supervision for young children.
Helps implement The Creative Curriculum and Reggio Approach.
Assists with child assessments and documentation.
Ensures a safe, healthy, and developmentally supportive learning environment that promotes social, emotional, physical, cognitive, and language growth.
Communicates with families.
Contributes to classroom management.
Steps into full head teacher responsibilities when needed.
Maintains professionalism.
Supports program quality.
Completes ongoing professional development requirements.