Responsible for working directly with all children in the classroom, assists the classroom teacher in planning and implementing appropriate early childhood activities with the assistance of parent volunteers, including working under the supervision of the Teacher and is responsible for temporary assignments of teaching duties as assigned by his/her supervisor, the Site Manager, or the Site Supervisor School Readiness Supervisor within the Head Start Program. Actively participate in classroom operations by creating developmentally appropriate lesson plans that include IEP, developmental assessment goals, teach/instruct ageappropriate language development, pre-math skills, encourage staff and child interaction, implement appropriate room arrangement and classroom environment, set goals and objectives, conduct on-going observation/assessments, facilitate family-style meals, plan classroom activities and reinforce behavior management.