Hybrid Preschool Program Associate - Vince Meyer bei Waukee Community School District

 Hours:

• Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday:  8:30am - 4:00pm
• Wednesday:  8:30am - 12:30pm

Position Criteria:

• High School Diploma
• Experience with early childhood education preferred

Performance Responsibilities:

• Works with individual students or small groups of students to reinforce learning of material or skills initially introduced by teacher
• Leads small group and/or large group activities
• Commits to ongoing professional growth to support the early childhood program as it relates to the Iowa Quality Preschool Program Standards.
• Assists with accurate data collection.
• Maintains the same high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students as is expected of fully licensed teachers.
• Serves as the chief source of information and help to any substitute teacher assigned in the absence of the regular teacher.
• Assists with wash-up and toilet routines.
• Assists with snack and cleanup routines.
• Reads to students, listens to student understanding, and participates in other forms of oral communication with students.
• Assists with the supervision of the students during emergency drills, assemblies, play periods, and field trips.
• Guides independent work, enrichment work, and remedial work set up and assigned by the teacher.
• Maximizes use of time throughout the day.
• Implements classroom and individual student behavior support plans.
• Distributes and collects student work, papers, and other materials for instruction.
• Operates and cares for equipment used in the classroom for instructional purposes.
• Supports PBIS (Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports) for all students in all settings.
• Demonstrates collaborative skills in a team environment.
• Demonstrates effective communication skills.
• Supports generalization of skills in an integrated setting.
• Assists the teacher in devising strategies for reinforcing material or skills based on a sympathetic understanding of individual students, their needs, interests and abilities.

Physical Demands: The Special Education Associate job demands require: occasional maximum lift of 25 lbs from floor to waist; occasional maximum carry of 25 lbs for 30 ft; occasional maximum horizontal push/pull force of 40 lbs; occasional grip force of 30 lbs; frequent bend; frequent crouch; frequent neck rotation; frequent trunk rotation; frequent standing; frequent walking; occasional forward reach; occasional overhead reach; occasional lateral/sideways reach; occasional hand coordination; occasional fine motor coordination; occasional sitting; occasional crouch/kneel.