Teacher's Assistant- Mary Crane Center

Position Summary:
Teacher Assistants for Head Start programs assist Lead Teachers in planning and implementing learning
experiences that advance the intellectual, emotional, social, and physical development of children within a safe,
healthy learning environment. They encourage the involvement of the families of the children of the program and
support the development of relationships between children and their families.

Responsibilities:
• Utilize appropriate language, interactions, and positive discipline.
Model positive behavior.
Assist in instructing and supervising children in classroom activities.
Implement age appropriate activities that support the Head Start standards, the NAEYC standards and the
Creative Curriculum.
Implement and model family style eating during meal times.
Continuously monitor children to ensure safety at all times, and report child abuse and neglect when
necessary.
Assess children on a regular basis.
Take pictures and maintain anecdotal notes, written observations, and other approved forms of
documentation for each child.
Administer ESI-R screening, My Teaching Strategies Creative Curriculum, Ages and Stages
Questionnaire, Ages and Stages SE Questionnaire.
Utilize research library, research, plan, and develop age appropriate activities for lesson plans in
conjunction with the Lead Teacher.
Assist the Lead Teacher in incorporating required activities into lesson plans that support children’s
development.
Help Lead Teacher prepare activities that support lesson plans.
Mandatory Job Qualifications:

Associate Degree in Early Childhood Education from an accredited college with a minimum of one year
of experience. and Level 2 Infant Toddler Credential.

OR 2 years of college with 60 college credits, which 15 should be in ECE.

Benefits: Mary Crane Center offers its employees competitive Benefits.

Send resume to virizarry02@iwe.staugustine.edu to apply
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