Preschool Teaching Assistant

University of Waterloo•Waterloo, ON

19h•CA$56,494 - CA$70,618•Onsite

About The Position

The Teaching Assistant is responsible for assisting the Preschool Teachers in providing a quality, developmentally appropriate program to children 2.5 to 5 years of age and to support research activity. The Teaching Assistant is responsible for supporting the children’s program alongside the Preschool Teachers.

Requirements

Early Childhood Education Diploma as a minimum requirement.
Experience working in a play based, emergent curriculum setting with a preschool age population.
Familiar with the Ministry of Education document How Does Learning Happen?
Knowledge of the Child Care and Early Years Act 2014 (CCEYA) and the ability to meet the specifications of this Act.
Must be a Registered Early Childhood Educator with the College of ECE of Ontario
Holder of a current Standard First Aid Certificate and Infant/Child/Adult CPR certificate
Holder of a valid Safe Food Handler certificate.

Nice To Haves

Degree in Early Childhood Education OR Bachelor of Arts in Psychology or Child Studies or a related field AND an Early Childhood Education Diploma

Responsibilities

Providing developmentally appropriate programs for young children that reflect the goals and philosophy of the ECEC
Assisting in preparing and maintaining the learning environment
Assisting in the planning, preparing, presenting and evaluating of learning experiences for children
Supervising and caring for children with a daily awareness of health and safety issues
Supporting individual children as needed (special needs, separation anxiety, etc.)
Assist teachers by preparing documentation of children’s learning using various methods and tools
Provide teachers with input concerning individual children’s progress and assist in gathering examples of children’s work
Greeting parents and helping them feel comfortable in our setting
Providing parents with ongoing informal information about the program, community resources and individual children
Participating in parent events
Facilitating the work of researchers and participating in research as required
Supporting students on placement or volunteering in the ECEC
Substituting for an absent Preschool Teacher
Acting as Designate Director when assigned
Assisting at ECEC special events such as field trips and community functions
Participating actively as a team member at staff meetings, collaborative reflection sessions, in generating and exchanging ideas, in goal setting and in sharing the responsibility for all the children enrolled
Assist in carrying out the shared team tasks (weekly sanitizing, room set up, end of day clean up, laundry, playdough making, etc.)
Provide input to the ongoing evaluation of the program and annual goal setting
Assist with work to further the ECEC annual goals
Provide information to outside agencies about individual children when required
Carrying out individual project tasks as assigned (Sanitizer mixing, book library updates)
Participating in ECEC staff professional development opportunities, reflective practice sessions and book studies