Preschool Assistant Teacher (Full-Time/Part-Time)

Early Education Program•Eugene, OR

9h•Onsite

About The Position

The Early Education Program (EEP) is looking for qualified full and part-time experienced Preschool Assistant Teachers to join our Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE) classroom teams in Eugene and Springfield! EEP classrooms offer 7-9 special-education-eligible preschoolers fun and engaging activities that meet their needs. Assistant teachers are key members of the teaching team and help us provide a safe, organized, nurturing, and highly effective instructional program for all EEP children. Our part-time positions are 8:30-12:30 OR 12:30-4:30 on Monday-Thursday with some AM hours necessary on Friday. Our full-time positions are 8:30-4:30 Monday-Thursday with some AM hours necessary on Friday.

Requirements

Communicating well with others is required.
Loves children, passionate about teaching, and making a difference is required.
Cool-tempered, friendly, mindful, and accepting of feelings is required.
Creative and practical; excited to develop activities for children that are engaging/fun with a focus on the goals required.
Can act as a mediator between children is required.
Enrolled on Oregon’s Child Care Central Background Registry (CBR) required.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a preschool setting is preferred.
Experience with children with special needs is preferred.
Understanding the principles of child development & key preschool teaching methods is preferred.

Responsibilities

Ensures that all children are safe and well-cared for at all times with an average ratio of four+ staff for 7-9 children.
Assists in the set-up, organization, and maintenance of the classroom and materials/supplies; assists with record keeping copying, filing, and communication with families as directed by the classroom teacher.
Interacts with children in warm, fun, and positive ways; is nurturing and shows enthusiasm.
Is flexible, mindful, and responsive to individual child needs.
Supports EVERY child in meeting developmental goals outlined in Oregon’s Early Learning and Kindergarten Guidelines (ODE, 2019) and on each child’s Individual Family Service Plan (IFSP). Embeds key goals routinely. Capitalizes on opportunities to embed goals. Creates opportunities to embed goals.
Uses strategies that prevent challenging behavior; deals with child feelings with empathy; treats challenging behavior as communication; helps teach social-emotional skills.
Lesson plans for & may lead one-on-one and small groups daily; assists in large groups; leads or assists during free play /other routines including transitions.
Assists in assessing child progress at least weekly/as directed by the teacher/service coordinator/site supervisor.
Is welcoming to families. Shows respect for all families. Acts to secure the confidentiality of family records/information.
Acts to maintain required State licensing requirements.
Attends training requested by EEP's contractor, Director, and/or Site Supervisor.
Demonstrates an excellent work ethic; is punctual; attendance is exemplary.
Deals mindfully and flexibly with feedback; gives feedback respectfully.
Interested in learning new skills; willing to be coached.