Assitant teacher

Description:

Each teacher assistant is responsible for the implementation of the center's educational program. She/he is accountable to the Site Director. She/he is required to adhere to all OCFS Regulations.

Responsibilities:

Essential Functions Responsibilities:

● Responsible for executing age appropriate activities to accomplish the goals and support the philosophy of CCDP.

● Must be actively engaged with the children at all times, when not dealing with classroom maintenance responsibilities.

● Interact with children in ways that encourage them to communicate, think, and solve problems.

● Accept every child as a worthy human being and let them know with verbal and nonverbal clues.

● Help children accept and appreciate themselves and each other.

● Use a variety of positive methods to help children control their negative behavior.

● Make sure no child is ever left unsupervised.

● Teacher assistants will be friendly and accommodating to parents and will communicate parents' concerns to classroom teachers or their direct supervisor.

● Teacher assistants will work together as a team with other staff assigned to the group.

● Other responsibilities include the following:

● You may be asked by the Executive Director or Site Director to do extra things at certain times. These "extras" will be fairly assigned.

Qualifications: