Teacher Assistant - Multiple Locations

Mahube-Otwa•Detroit Lakes, MN

17h•Onsite

About The Position

Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of young children? Is working for a company that is community-minded important to you? MAHUBE-OTWA is hiring caring individuals, with a strong independent initiative and excellent attendance to work in our Early Head Start and Head Start Centers in Detroit Lakes and Park Rapids as a Teacher Assistant. Your workdays will be filled with education, laughter, art, stories, hugs and so much more. Go home each day having had fun at work and feeling like you made a difference! Eligible applicants will have a passion for educating young minds and be availability for full-time work.

Requirements

HS Diploma (or GED) plus Technical/Vocational certificate.
Must be willing to attain CDA.
Must be willing to earn a CDL.
Knowledge of early childhood development and developmentally appropriate practices for the classroom is essential.
Ability to read, write and comprehend simple instructions and correspondence.
Basic math skills.
Ability to apply common sense solutions in standardized situations.
Must have the ability to work in a positive and cooperative manner with children, staff and parents.
Must effectively and professionally deal with typical and unexpected classroom situations.
Must honor private/confidential information.
Must have basic computer skills including working with e-mail, internet, data entry, computer files, databases and/or web-based programs.
Must have valid driver's license.
DHS Net Study clearance required.

Nice To Haves

CDA and 1 to 3 years working with low-income families and/or young children preferred.
Equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered.

Responsibilities

Workdays will be filled with education, laughter, art, stories, hugs and so much more.
Go home each day having had fun at work and feeling like you made a difference!
Assist in classrooms with young children.
Engage children in educational activities.
Maintain positive and cooperative interactions with children, staff, and parents.
Effectively and professionally deal with typical and unexpected classroom situations.
Honor private/confidential information.
Utilize basic computer skills including working with e-mail, internet, data entry, computer files, databases and/or web-based programs.