Teacher Assistant
Dunkirk, NY
Description
Position Data:
Title: Teacher Assistant
Grade: T1 – T4 Exempt Non-Exempt X
Reports to: Center Director/Center Director 2/UPK Site Supervisor
Full-Time 37.5 hours/ week
Basic Function or Position Summary:
Responsible for the supervision, care and education of a classroom of children;
implements developmentally appropriate activities under the direction of the teacher.
Pay rate is $16.48-$18.52 per hour, 37.5 Hours/ week
Requirements
Security Clearance Lv. 2 V, A, C, R.
Position Responsibilities and Specific Duties:
• Utilize nurturing and responsive practices and interactions that foster trust and
emotional security; are communication and language rich; promote growth in the
developmental progressions described in the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes
Framework: Ages Birth to Five
• Implement well-organized learning environments with developmentally appropriate
schedules, lesson plans, and indoor and outdoor learning experiences that provide
adequate opportunities for choice, play, exploration, and experimentation
• Support and implement a daily schedule of program activities that offers reasonable
regularity in routines.
• As directed, lead or support individual and group activities.
• Support the development of the home language for dual language learners.
• Promote learning through approaches to rest, meals, routines, and physical activity.
• Assist in completing/obtaining a current developmental screening to identify concerns
regarding a child’s developmental, behavioral, motor, language, social, cognitive, and
emotional skills within 45 calendar days of when the child first attends the program
• Integrate child assessment data in individual and group planning.
• Communicate with parents to ensure they are well-informed about their child’s
routines, activities, and behavior.
• Implement IEP’s, IFSP’s, and behavior plans with fidelity.
• Assist with conducting parent conferences and home visits with each family.
• Provide a safe and healthy learning environment.
• Ensure the health and safety of children by ensuring competent supervision of all
children in care.
• Utilize CAPTAIN/Teacher Strategies Gold for tracking and maintaining all children
records along with documentation of individual family contacts.
• Conduct daily health checks for children
• Participate in assigned tasks necessary for the preparation of learning centers,
activities, and materials required for planned activities.
• Together with the teacher, maintain accurate, complete and timely records, including
but not limited to attendance, meals and observations of children.
• Serve meals to children ensuring dietary restrictions and safety for allergies are
followed; model eating new and diverse food options.
• Maintain personal hygiene of children, including provide learning opportunities for
washing of hands and use of restroom facilities
• Assist volunteer staff with their assigned tasks.
• Participates in service enrollment and recruitment strategies
• Support the planning and implementation of family events
• Promotes agency mission.
• Maintains confidentiality and complies with the code of ethics.
• Maintains consistent professional customer service.
• Job performance incorporates integrated service delivery model while promoting self-
sufficiency.
• Other duties as designated by supervisor
Key Working Relationships:
A. Internal: Division staff members, Central Services staff members.
B. External: Service providers, Consultants, Volunteers and Parents
Supervisory Scope:
A. Number of staff supervised: 0
B. Titles supervised: None
Organizational Responsibilities:
• Adheres to all policies and procedures
• Gathers appropriate documentation and tracks outcomes.
• Participates in organizational committee structures as appropriate.
• Participates in organizational and divisional management systems
