Teacher Aide

Job description

Responsive recruiter General Summary: To assist the teacher in carrying out developmentally appropriate activities in the preschool classroom and in promoting the health, nutrition and education of children while attending to their safety and welfare. The Teacher Aide must comply with the Head Start Program Performance Standards, THHS Child Care Regulation, School Readiness Goals and other Federal, State and any local regulations, policies and procedures. The Teacher Aide serves in the role of teacher when the assigned teacher is absent. Primary Responsibilities: - Responsible for assisting teachers with the care, supervision and education of a group of children as part of a teaching team. - Provide preschool aged children with a nurturing, safe and healthy environment and individualized learning experience to help them develop socially, intellectually, physically, and emotionally in achieving social competency. - Assists in implementing screening procedures that identify concerns in the developmental, behavioral, motor, language, social, cognitive, and emotional skills of each child in the classroom within 45 calendar days of the child’s entry into the Program. - Assists in implem...