Job Posting
Teacher Assistant BW
Position: Teacher Assistant
Reports To: Director
Department: Head Start
Job Purpose: Provides and coordinates daily early childhood development services and provides a successful, safe and supervised educational setting for children ages three through five years of age.
Job Duties
• Provides safe, high quality and age-appropriate educational experiences for children on a daily basis.
• Follows approved lesson plans and curriculum and incorporates Parent Committee and Language Committee recommendations as appropriate.
• Responds to the individual child assessments and the Teacher/Parent Plan and Individual Education Plans (IEPs).
• Assists children with experimentation, exploration, problem solving, cooperation, socialization, and choice making activities.
• Assists in contributing to children’s feelings of competence, safety, security, and self-worth.
• Provides an atmosphere and group activities that are conducive to learning.
• Attends Parent and Language Committees meetings as required.
• Prepares supply lists and lesson plans.
• Works with Nutrition Staff in development of appropriate cooking activities and field trip menu.
• Schedules home visits and parent teacher conferences to inform parents of their child’s progress or issues.
• Assures compliance with Head Start Health and Safety Codes.
• Attends and participates in weekly Teacher Meetings and attends trainings as assigned.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by conducting research; attending seminars, educational workshops, classes and conferences; reviewing professional publications; establishing networks; participating in professional societies; and conferring with representatives of contracting agencies and related organizations.
• Maintains confidentiality of all information.
• Provides guidance and direction to Teacher Assistants and Classroom Volunteers.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
• Knowledge of principles and practices of early childhood development and care.
• Knowledge of the different stages of child development.
• Knowledge of applicable rules, regulations, policies and procedures related to Head Start.
• Knowledge of proper and safe food handling, storage, and disposal requirements.
• Knowledge of food preparation methods and techniques.
• Skills in operating various word-processing, spreadsheets and database software programs.
• Skills in nurturing, motivating, teaching and guiding children.
• Skills in displaying maturity, patient, and understanding behavior.
• Ability to supervise and ensure a safe learning environment for children in a classroom setting.
• Ability to plan and track meetings, maintain records and assure the confidentiality of family records and information.
• Ability to work independently and effectively manage time, set priorities and meet deadlines.
• Ability to use excellent communication skills with especially good listening skills.
• Ability to respond to and remain calm in an emergency or crisis situation.
• Ability to establish and maintain professional relationships with individuals of varying social and cultural backgrounds and with co-workers at all levels.
• Ability to analyze situations and adopt appropriate courses of action.
• Ability to collect and analyze information and develop statistical analysis and reports or data.
• Ability to perform and analyze child development assessments.
• Ability to respect the dignity of each family, culture, customs and beliefs.
• Ability to demonstrate moral character, honesty, tact, fairness, lack of prejudice, and desire to help when dealing with people.
• Ability to use effective communication skills, both verbal and written, and provide reports as needed.
• Ability to work professionally and cooperatively with staff, parents, and community members.
• Ability to understand and learn Head Start Standards, regulations, handbooks, and policies used for implementation and reporting requirements.
Work Environment
• Work is performed in a classroom environment with high noise level.
• Exposure to household chemicals and cleaning supplies may occur.
• Exposure to bodily fluids, urine, or feces of babies or infants.
• Exposure to unpleasant odors and infectious diseases
Physical Demands
• Extensive interaction with small children.
• Stoops, kneels, bends, etc. in order to get down to a child’s level.
• Stands and walks for up to 8 hours per day.
• Talk, hear, sit, stand; use hands to handle objects, equipment, controls and reach with arms and hands.
• Position requires frequent lifting of up to 50 lbs.
Minimum Qualifications/Requirements:
• Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood Development or related field with credit in ECM
• Six months to one year experience working in a classroom, Head Start or similar situation preferred.
• CPR and First Aid certifications.
• Must obtain and maintain Food Handler’s Card.
• Must be able to pass a physical examination and TB screening.
• Must have fingerprinting completed prior to employment.
▪ Valid Oklahoma driver’s license with ability to meet Seminole Nation liability insurance requirements and maintain eligibility for insurance.
▪ Must be able to pass Seminole Nation and OKDHS background check, with no prior convictions and/or felonies.
▪ Must be able to comply with the Seminole Nation Drug Free Workplace policies.
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