at YMCA of Metro Chicago in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Description
Make A Difference In Your Community!
Head Start - Assistant Teacher Opportunity
The starting pay for this role is $19.23 per hour
Our early learning programs create a child-centered environment that promotes learning, character development, healthy living and positive, nurturing relationships. With a commitment to meeting accreditation standards and extensive training and development in research-based practices, you'll also learn and grow and positively impact our children, families and communities.
The Early Head Start Assistant Teacher works cooperatively to with both classroom teachers to ensure prompt and responsive care to each child, responding to their emotional, social, and physical and educational needs. Principal duties include promoting a supportive and positive classroom climate, attention and engagement in activities and play that stimulates development and frequent high quality language experiences. Further responsibilities involve child observation, assessment and adapting routines and daily experiences to meet individual child interests and abilities. The EHS Assistant Teacher communicates with classroom teachers regarding all aspects of each child's care and classroom management, and conducts child observation and assessment of children assigned in the classroom, while ensuring the individual needs of the children are met as mandated by Head Start, NAEYC, federal, state and local standards. This is a union position.
Scope of Responsibilities:
Provide responsive caregiving and continuity to help children develop secure relationships while focusing on the children's social and emotional well-being.
Support and embrace the agency written plan for continuity of care.
Assist in the planning, preparation and delivery of age appropriate instructional activities that facilitate active learning experiences and promote the social, emotional, physical and cognitive development of each child. This includes both indoor and outdoor activities
Assist the Early Head Start Teacher in rigorous academic instruction for English Language Learners (ELLs) that will support children's academic, intellectual and linguistic development.
Maintain awareness and supervision of the needs of the entire classroom and ensure the health and physical safety of children, at all times, whether indoors and outside.
Meet the individual needs of each child, at their physical level (kneeling, bending, or sitting on the floor)
Interact with, and assist children individually or in small groups in order to guide and reinforce learning concepts.
Assist with the completion of daily recording of health checks, communication logs, attendance, and meals.
Guide and support all children, including dual language learners and those with special needs.
Model and promote appropriate English grammar, language, positive interactions and discipline and interactions for children and parents.
Establish a professional rapport and work cooperatively with adults assigned to the classroom (i.e., Teacher, Aide, Parents, and Volunteers), establishing clear expectations for roles and responsibilities.
Develop effective communication and professional relationships with families and encourage parent involvement through a variety of methods (e.g., classroom parent meetings & events, center-wide activities).
Participate and support agency/center efforts toward recruitment, enrollment, attendance and retention of eligible families.
Adhere to Head Start Performance Standards, Developmentally Appropriate Practices and the Creative Curriculum for Infants, Toddlers and Two's.
Discreetly handle sensitive information and maintain confidentiality at all times
Lesson Planning and Classroom Management
Collaborate with classroom team members to develop lesson plans with goals, objectives, activities and outcomes for children that integrate health, nutrition, mental health, disabilities and parent involvement.
Gather, arrange and display children's work to help in a manner appropriate for their eye level
Assist classroom team to maintain an attractive, clean, safe and engaging classroom environment which includes positive guidance techniques and that encourages support children's independence and self-selection of activities.
Model and implement family style eating during meal times.
Regularly sanitize all surfaces, classroom toys, equipment and laundry.
Assist with classroom management, arrangement, organization, and labeling materials.
Assume joint share of classroom team to maintain a safe, clean, environment, and practice good personal hygiene and frequent hand washing.
Assist with completion of classroom inventory quarterly and the selection of materials and equipment to support instruction and children's learning.
Assist in Evaluations, Assessments, and Reports
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We are proud to be an EEO/AA employer M/F/D/V. Employment is subject to a background check.
