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Early Childhood Education Assistant Teacher 

Position Early Childhood Education Assistant Teacher  
Full-Time/Part-Time Full-Time  
Base Wage $9.25 - $10.75 per hour based on education level  
Description

Summary

The Early Childhood Assistant Teacher supports the Early Childhood Teacher in developing a quality learning environment which is developmentally appropriate and actively engages children in the learning process. Through experience this position will serve to enhance the child’s physical, emotional, cognitive, and social growth. The Early Childhood Assistant Teacher collaborates with the Early Childhood Teacher in implementing curriculum as well as maintaining appropriate and regular communication with families. This position reports to the Director of the Childcare Center.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

  • Ensure the safety and well-being of all children at all times. This includes; visual contact with children both inside and outside, children not allowed in hallways unescorted, knowing the number of children responsible for at all times, and refraining from unnecessary adult conversations while supervising children.
  • Actively participate and practice Trauma-Informed Care. Trauma threatens a person’s physical or psychological integrity and is unique to each individual based on experiences, cultural background and family history. Using Trauma-Informed practice recognizes that children and families may experience trauma and that staff must be aware of how to support children and families through this trauma.
  • Maintain a neat, organized and hazard free room arrangement. This includes clear pathways, toys in good repair, minimized clutter.
  • Insure sanitary procedures are followed by all adults and children. This includes hand washing procedures, blood borne pathogen training and practices, diapering procedures, and soiled clothing practices.
  • Cultivate a friendly and welcoming atmosphere where each child feels safe and secure and can develop a sense of belonging and value.
  • Ensure curriculum provides opportunities for rich conceptual development that actively engages children in the learning process, encourages independence, and allows children to make meaningful choices. Curriculum emphasis is on mathematical, scientific, language, physical, and social/emotional growth.
  • Involve children in planning and implementing learning activities, as appropriate, using Creative Curriculum for instruction and Teaching Strategies (TS) GOLD for child assessment.
  • Incorporate a wide variety of learning experiences, materials, equipment, and instructional strategies which consolidate learning and foster acquisition of new concepts and skills while building on what children already know and are able to do using benchmarks and activities.
  • Provide curriculum opportunities that emphasize the development of children’s thinking, reasoning, decision making, and problem-solving abilities. Emphasize multiple conversations with all children throughout the day asking open ended questions and waiting for responses.
  • Through the curriculum emphasize the value of social interaction and provide opportunities for children to learn from their peers.
  • Strengthen the children’s sense of competence and enjoyment of learning by providing experiences for children to be successful from their point of view. Give children responsibilities (Job Helpers).
  • Utilize transitions as learning experiences.
  • Demonstrate respect for all children at all times. Talk with, not to, children at their physical level. Never discuss a child in front of other children. Do not yell across the room.
  • Discuss unacceptable behavior with the Site Director prior to reporting it to parents, particularly if behavior indicates a child is not adjusting to the program or if the behavior is detrimental to the functions of the group.
  • Present self as a professional ally of parents, establishing genuine empathy for parent/guardians perspectives. Seek to reflect family life and values in the classroom. Provide a variety of ways that family members can participate in the program and encourage family participation.
  • Promote positive relations with parents through formal and informal communications to include daily contact, occasional phone calls and frequent oral and written reports on each child’s progress.
  • Report all suspected cases of child abuse to Site Director and /or the Department of Human Services in Iowa, or the Department of Children and Family Services.
  • Ensure compliance with the Child Adult Care Food Program (CACFP).
 
About the Organization Mission


SAL Community Services (SALCS) strengthens children, families, and individuals to build and enhance thriving communities.


About Us


SALCS operates Skip-a-Long Child Development Services - early care and education centers in Iowa and Illinois, The Home Child Care Network - a network of licensed and license-exempt home child care providers in both the Quad Cities and Peoria areas, Open Door - a crisis assistance program funded by IDHS to help individuals and families in crisis navigate local social services, SAL Child Care Connection - the child care resource and referral program in Peoria, IL, the Child Care Resource and Referral of Midwestern Illinois that serves the Illinois Quad Cities and surrounding counties, and Early Head Start Child Care Partnerships that serve Rock Island, Henry, and Mercer Counties in Illinois. SALCS is at the forefront of public policy and issues regarding early care and education and individual and family social services, and is dedicated to making sure all families have what they need to be successful, regardless of financial means.

 
EOE Statement SAL Community Services is an equal opportunity employer and believes in equal opportunity for all employees and applicants. Accordingly, all employment decisions are based on the principles of equal opportunity. These decisions include recruitment, selection, promotion, transfer, discipline, compensation, benefits, training and other personnel actions involving persons in all job titles and shall occur without regard to actual or perceived race, creed (including religious dress and grooming practices), color, religion (or for requesting an accommodation for a religious belief), sex, age, ancestry, national origin, genetic information (as defined in Title II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA)), military status or discharge status, veteran status, qualified disabled veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, transgenderism, marital status, citizenship status, familial status, physical or mental disability (or for requesting an accommodation for a disability), association with a disabled person(s), medical condition (including HIV or AIDS status, cancer related or genetic characteristics) arrest record (unless doing so violates contractual, funding, or licensing requirements), order of protection status, pregnancy (including conditions related to childbirth or breast feeding), homelessness or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.  
Location Rock Island Skip-a-Long Child Development Center  
Exempt/Non-Exempt Non-Exempt  
Open Date 8/4/2020  

This position is currently not accepting applications.

To search for an open position, please go to http://SALFamilyandCommunityServices.appone.com



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