School Age Student Assistant Teacher

Associated Students•Long Beach, CA

11d•Onsite

About The Position

Under general supervision, the School Age Student Assistant Teacher provides safe and appropriate care, guidance, and supervision of children. This role involves developing interpersonal skills for effective and respectful interaction with children. The Assistant Teacher is responsible for daily routines and tasks including meal times, toileting, care of equipment and supplies, and housekeeping. Under the guidance of head teachers, the Assistant Teacher helps create a safe and nurturing environment that offers support, comfort, challenge, and predictability for children.

Requirements

Must be enrolled at California State University, Long Beach in at least six units with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 and making satisfactory progress in a degree program.
Minimum or no previous experience required.
Must be at least 18 years of age.
General working knowledge of the Associated Students, its programs, activities and services.
Reading, writing, mathematical and reasoning abilities appropriate to the position.
Ability to develop trusting relationships with children and is able to demonstrate respect for and acceptance of children.
Must be capable of working under pressure and handle multiple requests simultaneously.
Must demonstrate eagerness and capacity to learn.
Successful completion of a fingerprint background check (live scan).
Must meet state health requirements: physical exam, tuberculosis test (every 5 years), TDAP (every 10 years), Immunization Record (MMR), and flu shot (annually or sign waiver).
Completion of Healthy School Act (every year).
Mandated Reporting Training (every 2 years).
Compliance with California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act as a mandated reporter.
Must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Nice To Haves

May be asked to help orient and shadow new staff.

Responsibilities

Establishes relationships and demonstrates skills with children, knowing all children by name.
Provides quality care and supervision.
Demonstrates respectful and trusting relationships.
Exhibits an understanding and acceptance of children's emotions, behavior, motivations, and needs.
Becomes aware of children’s individual needs and parental requests and works as a team to provide as appropriate.
Demonstrates an understanding of when to use independent judgment and when to inform supervisor.
Acquires effective skills for interacting: active listening, limit setting, problem solving, and guidance.
Forms an understanding of anti-bias and demonstrates the skills involved.
Becomes familiar with Program Philosophy, Goals for Children, Mission and Vision Statements.
Develops and demonstrates effective communication and teamwork skills.
Develops positive working relationships with other staff based on dependability and mutual support.
Communicates with staff on duty as required, i.e. need for care-giving tasks, need for breaks.
Informs supervisor about injuries, safety concerns, and/or unusual events.
Assists in set up and cleaning tasks.
Conveys a willingness to help.
Works with others to solve problems.
Informs supervisor of purchasing needs in a timely manner.
Reports absences and requests for time off as stated in the personnel policies.
Creates and maintains a safe, healthy, and nurturing environment.
Conducts daily wellness checks with each child at the beginning of each shift.
Helps maintain a safe environment by continuous inspection for health and safety.
Reads and understands the IPCDC’s Health, Safety and Emergency Preparedness document and follow procedures contained within.
Reports child accidents, injuries, illnesses, and unusual incidents to head teachers/or assistant director in absence of head teacher and record on appropriate paperwork.
Becomes familiar with the dietary accommodations of children during meal times.
Assists in transportation by gathering and supervising scheduled children in from Minnie Gant to IPCDC in the IPCDC Van.
Engages in personal development and participates in the development of the program.
Attends bi-annual retreats and weekly staff meetings.
Demonstrates a willingness to learn about program philosophy, goals for children, and methods for interacting with children.
Participates in program development.
Takes part in self-evaluation process.
May be asked to help orient and shadow new staff.
Establishes and maintains effective relationships with parents.
Acknowledges parents as they enter and leave the program.
Displays a welcoming demeanor and ability to instill confidence in parents.
Refers parental questions and/or concerns to head teachers.
Helps parents separate from their children at drop off.
Helps parents at pick up time.
Plans, prepares, and carries out activities with children.
Learns guidelines for planning and presenting activities.
Begins to carry out activities with children which focus on the learning experiences (process) and not a desired or end result (product).
Observes children and produces records of observations.
Learns guidelines for writing meaningful observations.
Begins to observe and produce observations through anecdotal notes.
Uses observations to produce developmental checklist, DRDP summaries, and portfolios.
Prepares and maintains records, reports, and checklists.
Becomes aware of and carries out paperwork responsibilities as required by daily routines.
Correctly fills out injury reports.
Understands and carries out the closing checklist.