NC PreK Teacher Assistant - FT

LIFESPAN INCORPORATED•Burlington, NC

11d•$14 - $15•Onsite

About The Position

Under general supervision, the primary purpose of this position is to assist the teacher in implementing daily activities for students. This role involves assisting the teacher in implementing daily activities for special education students to meet IFSP/IEP goals, and supporting the daily activities of students by providing a safe, positive, and stimulating learning environment. The position also includes performing routine procedures like positioning, diapering, and feeding, maintaining a clean and orderly classroom, and keeping necessary student records. Adherence to the LIFESPAN ChOICES Training Curriculum and ensuring students are engaged and supervised are key aspects of this role. The assistant will interact positively with students, follow the daily schedule, and communicate professionally with students, parents, visitors, coworkers, and case managers. A critical responsibility is to abide by, enforce, and participate in the implementation of all LIFESPAN safety standards and regulations, and to collect data documenting individual student progress on IEP/IFSP goals. Participation in professional development is also required.

Requirements

High school diploma or general education degree (GED) required.
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
Knowledge of and ability to use a variety of office and other equipment relevant to performing the essential duties of the position.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
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.
Written and verbal communication skills are required.
Ability to work well with others.
Ability to responsibly and confidentially handle sensitive student information.
Must be physically able to exert up to ten pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force or constantly carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects (e.g. strollers).
Physical demands are in excess of sedentary work; position requires walking, standing, stooping, reaching, crouching, etc for brief periods of time.
Must be able to lift and carry weights of approximately twenty pounds.
Will lift no more than forty pounds independently.

Nice To Haves

One year experience in a child care setting or working with special education students preferred.
North Carolina Early Childhood Credentials

Responsibilities

Assist the teacher in implementing daily activities for special education students to meet IFSP/IEP goals.
Assist with the daily activities of students, providing a safe, positive and stimulating learning environment.
Perform various routine procedures such as positioning, diapering and feeding the students.
Maintain the classroom in a clean and orderly condition.
Maintain necessary records on students (e.g. data sheets, position charts, toileting charts, medication sheets, etc.).
Adhere to the principles of the LIFESPAN ChOICES Training Curriculum.
Ensure that the students are engaged and supervised at all times; interact with the students with eye contact, smile, handshake, pat on the back, etc. in a positive, polite and respectful way.
Follow the daily schedule.
Communicate professionally with all students, parents, visitors, coworkers, case managers, etc.
Abide by, enforce and participate in the implementation and ongoing oversight of all LIFESPAN safety standards and regulations.
Collects data to document individual student progress on IEP/IFSP goals.
Participate in professional conferences, training programs and continuing education as required.