Teachers Aide Early Head Start - Full Time; 5456-207-N

Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens•Brooklyn, NY

9d•Onsite

About The Position

Early Childhood Development Centers provide free Early Head Start services to low-income families at no cost to the children ages 6 weeks to 3 years. The high-quality services are offered in the center-based program settings available for the Brooklyn and Queens Communities. Through the Montessori approach, the centers ensure children are ready for school by providing a variety of developmentally appropriate activities that promote cognitive, social, emotional, language-literacy, and physical development. The Early Head Start Program strives to actively engage parents, recognizing family participation throughout the program, as a key to a child’s robust development as well as to offer the learning experiences tailored to the changing needs and abilities of children.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED required.
Ability to lift and carry supplies and equipment as needed between 5-10 pounds.
Ability to travel to multiple locations within the five boroughs as needed.

Nice To Haves

12-24 college credits preferred.
CDA credential preferred.
Minimum of 1 year experience in a pre-school classroom preferred.
Bilingual Spanish/English; Russian/English; Chinese/English; Korean/English; English/Creole speaking preferred.

Responsibilities

Assist Teacher and Assistant Teacher to plan and execute age and developmentally appropriate activities reflecting the Montessori curriculum.
Assist the Teacher and Assistant Teacher in maintaining the written documentation/reports in order to meet compliance standards of CCNS, ACS, DOH, CACFP, and other overseeing agencies relevant to NYFD.
Help to facilitate parent involvement in all aspects of the program and promote positive growth and professional development.
Adhere to policies and procedures established by CCNS, ACS, DOH, DOE, and CACFP and comply with procedural norms and standards of attendance, punctuality, and confidentiality relevant to HIPPA.
Ensure a learning environment based on the Montessori approach that helps the children develop physically, emotionally, socially, cognitively and creatively.
Establish and maintain positive relationships with parents/families via open communications, training, and other developmental activities.
Assist Teacher and Assistant Teacher to complete written observations, progress reports, outcomes reporting, CROWD, and other documents relevant to the tracking of children’s progress.
Assist Teacher and Assistant Teacher to utilize information obtained via observations, conferences, tracking, etc. to design developmentally appropriate and individualized lesson plans.
Perform other duties as assigned.