Teacher's Aide Job Description

Little Dewdrops Preschool

Teacher's Aide Position

JOB DESCRIPTION

Morning (Afternoon) Aide

Weekly Schedule: Monday through Friday 8:30 – 12:30 (12:30-4:30)

Reports to the Lead Teacher

Responsibilities:

Establish and maintain a safe and healthy environment

•Establish and maintain an environment for children, which is clean, safe, stimulating and appropriate for each child’s developmental level.

•Promote healthy eating practices

To advance motor and intellectual competence

•Supporting, emerging literacy and language development in response to each individual child’s interest through whole language experience.

•Use equipment and material for indoor and outdoor play that promotes children’s fine and gross motor development.

•Assist teacher in activities that promote intellectual and physical development.

To support social and emotional development and provide positive guidance

•Consider the individual child in relationship to his/her culture and socio-economic background.

•Treat each child, co-worker and parent with dignity and respect.

•Help each child become aware of his/her role as an integral member of a group.

•Provide an environment that provides development of self-esteem.

To maintain a commitment to professionalism

•Attend all staff meetings, parent meetings and other mandatory or required in-services.

•Promote agencies code of ethics.

•Maintain flexibility and consistency with all staff.

•Maintain confidentiality regarding staff, families and children at all times.

•Relate to families in a positive and respectful manner.

Education Requirements

• Associate’s degree in Early Childhood Education, Child Development, or closely related field or minimum 2 years working experience in a preschool environment

• Have current CPR/First Aid Certification

Required Skills

• Excellent communication skills

• Strong organizational skills

• Ability to establish and maintain good interpersonal relationships with parents, children, and staff

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office including but not limited to, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint