Teacher Support Aide (PT)

EASTER SEALS NORTH GEORGIA • Monroe, GA

11d • Onsite

About The Position

The Floater/Substitute Teacher assists the Teacher or Assistant Teacher in facilitating quality, individualized early childhood education through developmentally appropriate practices in an inclusive environment. As a team member working with the Lead Teacher, Assistant Teacher, and Education/Disabilities Specialists, the aide helps plan and implement activities that support children’s growth and development, promote social competence, and encourage parental involvement. The role also supports classroom safety, supervision, organization, communication, recordkeeping, child transitions, and compliance with applicable program standards. The position is part-time, scheduled 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Monday through Friday, in Walton, Monroe, Georgia.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Knowledge, skills, and experience needed to perform assigned functions responsibly.
• Familiarity with the ethnic backgrounds and cultures of families in the program, and ability to serve and effectively communicate, to the extent feasible, with children and families with no or limited English proficiency.
• Training, experience, and knowledge that include theories and principles of child growth and development, early childhood education, and family support.
• Excellent communication skills and fluency to communicate with children and families.
• Ability to move and lift children up to age five.
• Ability to stand, sit, and walk for sustained periods, including responding quickly to safety concerns.
• Ability to use hands and fingers to feel, operate a computer, and perform picking, pinching, and whole-hand or arm handling tasks.
• Ability to climb stairs; stoop, kneel, crouch, sit on the floor, or crawl; and reach in any direction.
• Ability to push or pull objects weighing up to 25 pounds.
• Ability to talk, hear, and see clearly for information exchange, child safety and supervision, computer use, and extensive reading and writing.
• Ability to work in indoor and outdoor conditions and assist children as needed while on a moving bus.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in Early Childhood Education.
• A CDA credential in progress.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a positive work atmosphere through appropriate conduct and communication with customers, clients, coworkers, and management.
• Maintain punctuality and attendance.
• Assist with developmentally and linguistically appropriate activities that recognize and support each child’s rate of development.
• Help assess the safety of classroom and outdoor play areas before children participate in activities.
• Help organize classroom areas for learning, eating, resting, and playing in accordance with the Creative Curriculum.
• Accompany children between the bus, classroom, playground, and off-center activities while helping maintain attendance checks and head counts.
• Assist with the daily schedule of child-initiated and teacher-initiated activities.
• Maintain staff and classroom ratios, remain with an Easter Seals Teacher or Assistant Teacher whenever children are present, and support child safety and supervision.
• Provide breaks for Lead Teachers and Assistant Teachers as directed by the Center Manager while ensuring appropriate ratios and supervision.
• Participate in communication among children, families, teaching staff, the Center Manager, and community organizations as directed.
• Support and participate in the values and mission of ESNG.
• Help complete weekly classroom Health and Safety Checklists as directed.
• Help monitor and report accurate numbers for weekly program reports.
• Help maintain accurate and up-to-date educational and nutritional records for children.
• Maintain confidentiality.
• Follow policies and procedures supporting Georgia licensure, NAEYC accreditation, and Head Start performance standards.
• Assist with child transition plans, parent advocacy and preparation, cross-training and sharing transition needs, field trips to feeder schools, and helping parents become familiar with community resources.
• Participate in mandatory Easter Seals pre-service, in-service, and other educational trainings.
• Complete the minimum training hours required by DHR, OSR, Georgia Pre-K, and Head Start.
• Attend and complete all components of the required CDA credential course.
• Perform other duties assigned by management.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED