Assistant Teacher Prek

General Position Description
The Teacher Assistant supports the Teachers and the Director by helping to create a caring and safe environment for the children and assisting in activities to improve the overall care and quality of education. The Teacher Assistant must be able to communicate, listen and work well with others in a team environment. The Teacher Assistant assists the teachers in implementing a quality educational program and in developing positive relationships with the children and their parents, the Teacher Assistant observes and documents children’s interest and progress, and relays that information back to staff. The Teacher Assistant is responsible for implementing developmentally appropriate activities
based on children’s interests and needs under the direction of the Teacher and the Director.

Key Responsibilities
• Assist in the implementation of curriculum activities and encourage participation by children.
• Actively engage in activities; manage cleanliness, maintenance, and availability of classroom materials.
• Maintain communications with parents through informal discussions.
• Encourage self-help and good hygiene through behavior modeling.
• Help ensure smooth, daily transition from home to child care center.
• Provide emotional and behavioral support to children as indicated by creating a positive environment that supports emotional connections between children and adults and between children and their peers.
• Manage the classroom to support children’s development as indicated by setting clear age-appropriate expectations for children’s behavior.
• Provide engaged instructional support for learning as indicated by using interactions and discussions to promote higher-order thinking skills and cognition.
• Follow all center policies and state regulations.
• Maintain personal professional development plan to ensure continuous quality improvement.
Required Knowledge, Skills and Experience
• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Must clear Louisiana Child Care Criminal Background Check.
• Upon hire, must participate in Louisiana Pathways Career Development System.
• Upon hire, must attend Health and Safety trainings required in Louisiana Early Learning Center Licensing Regulations Bulletin 137.
• Upon hire, must attain required clock hours of continuing professional development in areas identified in Bulletin 137 §1721 throughout each year based on the anniversary year of the center.
Desired
• Minimum of 1-2 years of professional child care experience.
• High energy.

• Ability to work well with others.