Teacher Support Aide (Part-time) Early Childhood Education

EASTER SEALS NORTH GEORGIA • Jefferson, GA

35d • Onsite

About The Position

The Teacher Support Aide assists teachers in providing 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 position supports classroom routines, child safety and supervision, communication with families and staff, recordkeeping, and compliance with applicable program standards. The aide also participates in required trainings and completes the required CDA credential course components. The role is part-time, scheduled 9:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, in Jackson–Jefferson, 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 the extent feasible, to serve and communicate effectively with children and families with no or limited English proficiency.
• Training, experience, and knowledge including 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 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 as needed when working with small children.
• Ability to reach in any direction and push or pull objects weighing up to 25 pounds.
• Ability to talk, hear, and see clearly to exchange information, maintain child safety and supervision, use a computer, and perform extensive reading and writing.
• Ability to work indoors and outdoors and assist children as needed while on a moving bus.
• Maintain punctuality and attendance and communicate in a manner that supports a positive work atmosphere.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

• Assist with developmentally and linguistically appropriate activities that support each child’s rate of development.
• Help assess classroom and outdoor play areas for safety before 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-site activities; maintain attendance checks and head counts with a Lead Teacher or Assistant Teacher.
• Help implement a defined daily schedule of child-initiated and teacher-initiated activities.
• Maintain staff and classroom ratios and remain with an Easter Seals Teacher or Assistant Teacher whenever children are present.
• Provide teacher breaks as directed by the Center Manager while maintaining child ratios, safety, and supervision.
• Participate in communication with 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 information for the program’s weekly report.
• Help maintain accurate and updated educational and nutritional records for children.
• Maintain confidentiality and follow policies and practices supporting Georgia licensure, NAEYC accreditation, and Head Start performance standards.
• Assist with child transition plans, including supporting parent advocacy, sharing transition-related needs, accompanying children and parents on feeder-school visits, and helping parents become familiar with community resources, as directed.
• Participate in mandatory Easter Seals training, including pre-service, in-service, and other educational programs.
• 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