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Teacher Aide

Family Services
  • North Carolina
    10 days ago

    Job Description

    Summary:
    Support classroom staff in providing care and education to children in a Head Start classroom.
     
    Position Responsibilities:
    • Responsible for maintaining compliance by adhering to Agency Policy and Procedures, Administration for Children and Families Performance Standards, and North Carolina Day Care rules and regulations.
    • Assist classroom staff in maintaining a safe, clean, and healthy work/classroom environment.
    • Support classroom staff in implementing developmentally appropriate curriculum and assessment processes.
    • Model appropriate behavior and interact in a positive, friendly, and courteous manner with children, families, volunteers, and staff to foster responsive relationships.
    • Establishes and maintains a safe and healthy nurturing environment for children
    • On-going professional development through education, training, and resources
    • Adheres to protocols and procedures for active supervision.
    • Must adhere to the Code of Conduct at all times
    • Other duties as required.
    Maintain Professional and Ethical Standards:
    • Maintain confidentiality by agency policy and legal requirements
    • Be honest, reliable, and dependable
    • Respect and maintain the rights and privacy of all staff, parents, and children
    • Attend mandated training and meetings, and seek out staff development opportunities
    • Work as a team member with all staff and maintain a positive work ethic
    Knowledge and Skills:
    • Ability to work with individuals and groups of children ages 0-5, supporting social-emotional, physical, and cognitive growth
    • Ability to work with others in supporting a positive work environment
    • Ability to write reports & correspondence and read & interpret documents
    • Basic computer skills and some experience with computer applications (including; Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
    • Must obtain a First Aid and Infant/Child CPR card within 90 days of hiring and keep current.
    • Occasionally lifting to 50 lbs. in the classroom setting; assist children into seats on the bus
    • Frequent kneeling, bending at the waist and neck; sitting on the floor, frequently getting up and down from the seat to assist children on the bus and in the learning environment
    • Communicate by telephone or in-person in a one-to-one or group setting.
    Position Qualifications:
    Minimum:  High School Diploma or GED and Early Childhood Certificate or 12 credit hours or two years of experience working in an early childhood classroom.
     
    Preferred:
    • Child Development Associate (CDA) in preschool and/or infant toddler development or
    • Associate Degree in Early Childhood Education and a minimum of one-year experience teaching infants/toddlers and/or preschool.
     * Transcripts will be required to validate degrees/classes, which may require confirmation of up to 18 credit hours of coursework relating to Early Childhood Education
     
    Required:
    • A minimum of one year experience in birth to five classrooms
    • Valid driver’s license and ability to travel between various agency sites, community resources, and home visits
    • Ability to work professionally with others in a team environment.
    Expected Hours of Work:
    • Days and hours of work are Monday through Friday, from 8:00 a.m.-12:00 pm
    Essential Physical Functions:
    The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here represent those that an employee must meet to perform the essential functions of this job successfully.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
     
    Physical Activity
    • Carrying  ·  Writing  ·  Bending  ·  Stooping  ·  Grasping
    • Standing  ·  Twisting  ·   Sitting  ·  Lifting  ·  Walking
    • Filing documents  ·  Communicating with internal and external stakeholders
    • Using computers, telephones, mobile devices, and fax machine keyboards
    Physical Requirements     
    • Push, pull, lift, or carry up to as much as 25 pounds occasionally
    • Must be able to sit or stand for long periods
    Visual/Audible Acuity Requirements
    • Must be able to read and distinguish small print
    • Must have depth perception and be able to distinguish primary colors
    • Must be able to distinguish normal sounds from some background noise
    • Must be able to speak clearly and make self-understood while also understanding others using the English language
     
    Equal Employment Opportunity 
    Family Services, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, or non-disqualifying physical or mental handicap or disability. 
      
    Americans with Disabilities Act 
    Applicants as well as employees who are or become disabled must be able to perform the essential duties and responsibilities either unaided or with reasonable accommodation.  Family Services, Inc. shall determine reasonable accommodation on a case-by-case basis in accordance with applicable law. 
      
    Job Responsibilities 
    The above statements reflect the general duties, responsibilities and competencies considered necessary to perform the essential responsibilities of the job and should not be considered a detailed description of all the work requirements of the position.  Family Services, Inc. reserves the right to revise the job duties and responsibilities at any time with or without notice, based on the needs of the organization. 

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationNorth Carolina
    IndustryNonprofit Charitable Organizations
    Company Size50 to 99 employees
    Year Founded1891
    Websitehttps://familyservicesforsyth.org/who-we-are/join-our-team/job-openings/

    About Company

    In collaboration with others, the mission of Family Service is to provide quality programs and services, which effectively assist and strengthen individuals and families in our community. Family Service provides more than 5,000,000 meals each year through a USDA food program in 85 Nebraska counties. This program feeds almost 21,000 children in more than 1,312 licensed home child-care facilities. Family Service delivers the Women, Infant and Children (WIC) program to 3,000 people in Lancaster County each month. Services include nutrition and breast feeding education as well as formula, milk and other staples. Family Service cares for more than 1,700 children who take part in our child care and early childhood programs based in 20 Lincoln Public Schools. Family Service counsels families and individuals with behavioral health sessions at 13 specific local schools. Family Service partners with a variety of federal, state, local and non-profit agencies to make available a number of other innovative programs to assist Nebraska families. Family Service Early Childhood and Youth Development programs granted over $694,000 in free and reduced rate scholarships to children during 2011-2012 school year. Visit and like us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/FamilyServiceLincoln

    Skills

    • CPR Certificationunmatched
    • Child Developmentunmatched
    • Childcareunmatched
    • Depth Perceptionunmatched
    • Driver's Licenseunmatched
    • Early Childhood Educationunmatched
    • English Languageunmatched
    • First Aidunmatched
    • High School Diplomaunmatched
    • Legalunmatched
    • Lift/Move 50 Poundsunmatched
    • Maintain Complianceunmatched
    • Microsoft Excelunmatched
    • Microsoft Officeunmatched
    • Microsoft PowerPointunmatched
    • Microsoft Wordunmatched
    • Physical Demandsunmatched
    • Regulationsunmatched
    • Regulatory Requirementsunmatched
    • Reporting Skillsunmatched
    • Safety/Work Safetyunmatched
    • Staff Developmentunmatched
    • Team Playerunmatched
    • Training/Teachingunmatched
    • Willing to Travelunmatched
    • Writing Skillsunmatched

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