Pre-K Teacher Assistant- GA

ENRICHMENT SERVICES PROGRAM INCORPORATED•Columbus, GA

8d•$13 - $13•Onsite

About The Position

The Pre-K Teacher Assistant works collaboratively with the classroom teacher to establish, maintain, and manage classroom activities. The assistant supports children’s development and learning through respectful interactions, play, routines, and developmentally appropriate guidance. The position also helps implement lesson plans and schedules, records observations, maintains learning centers, and supports families and the Head Start program. The assistant helps ensure children’s health and safety by supervising them at all times, maintaining group ratios and attendance records, completing relevant paperwork, and keeping the classroom and equipment clean, safe, and organized. The role also includes encouraging children’s health, safety, and nutrition practices; organizing classroom materials and activity areas; recruiting volunteers and soliciting in-kind contributions; and attending required meetings, trainings, and workshops.

Requirements

Early Childhood Education (ECE) diploma, current Child Development Associate (CDA), associate degree in ECE, or equivalent credentials.
At least one year of work experience in a childcare setting.
Ability to communicate effectively with parents, children, and staff.
Ability to meet the physical demands of the role, including regularly walking, sitting, handling or feeling objects, tools, or controls, reaching, talking, hearing, standing, climbing, balancing, and stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling.
Ability to regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
Vision abilities including close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Responsibilities

Work collaboratively with the classroom teacher to establish, maintain, and manage classroom activities.
Maintain confidentiality regarding staff members, children, and families.
Demonstrate knowledge of children’s ages, developmental stages, and physical, social, cognitive, and emotional development.
Interact frequently with children in a friendly, calm, affectionate, and respectful manner, communicating at their level.
Respect children’s interests, enhance their play, and support their thinking and actions through language, toys, and activities.
Intervene when needed to maintain safety and respond to children’s needs, questions, and requests.
Encourage and model developmentally appropriate social behavior and expectations, acknowledge feelings sensitively, and use positive discipline techniques consistent with NAEYC.
Support children and families during transitions to and from classrooms.
Assist with implementing daily lesson plans and schedules and recording daily observations in Teaching Strategies GOLD.
Organize and maintain classroom learning centers and assist in arranging clear, well-organized activity areas with accessible materials.
Recruit volunteers and solicit in-kind contributions.
Attend required meetings, trainings, and workshops.
Maintain the cleanliness of classrooms and adjoining restrooms.
Serve as an advocate for the Head Start Program, families, and children.
Implement a developmentally appropriate curriculum reflecting observations, assessments, and goals jointly developed with parents or guardians.
Follow location safety and health rules and supervise children at all times.
Maintain awareness of the whole group, know the number of children in the group, and maintain required ratios.
Maintain accurate attendance records and complete paperwork related to accidents, medication, and allergies.
Encourage children to use appropriate health, safety, and nutritional practices and respect classroom materials.
Keep the environment and equipment safe, clean, and attractive, and notify the designated individual when supplies are needed.
Perform other duties as assigned.