Teacher Aide II

Requisition ID: 2024-7652

of Openings: 1

Location: US-UT-Logan Category: Teaching (non-Faculty) Position Type: Benefited Full-Time Job Classification: Non-Exempt College: E Eccles Jones Coll of Ed and Hum Svs Department: Human Development and Family Studies Advertised Salary: Minimum $35,000; Commensurate with experience, plus excellent benefits

Overview The Dolores Dore Eccles Center for Early Care and Education includes five classrooms/programs: Infants, Toddlers, Junior Preschool, and Senior Preschool serving children from approximately 6 weeks through 6 years old. The primary assignment for this position will be with toddler and preschool age children. The Center serves two primary purposes:

• To provide and maintain a safe, nurturing, and developmentally appropriate learning environment for young children in the context of establishing mutually supportive partnerships with families.
• To afford a meaningful learning experience for university students earning academic credit in early childhood education and other related disciplines through on-site teaching and mentoring. The early childhood Teacher Aid is a full time 40 hour per week non-exempt position. The general work schedule is Monday through Friday with varying hours from 7:30 AM to 5:30 PM and occasional evenings. It is expected that this position will work cooperatively and supportively with the assigned Lead Teacher to provide a safe, nurturing, and developmentally appropriate environment for young children.

Responsibilities

• Ensures the health, safety, welfare, and accountability of children through constant and direct supervision, effective arrangement of space, proper maintenance of all indoor and outdoor equipment, practice of emergency procedures, and ensuring that all center and state licensing policies and procedures are followed.
• Facilitates an effective program to meet the physical, social, emotional, language, and cognitive needs of each child based upon child development principles, Developmental Appropriate Practice.
• Creative Curriculum Learning Objectives, and NAEYC Accreditation Guidelines.
• Plans, organizes, and implements daily routines across indoor and outdoor spaces, curriculum plans, appropriate learning environments, space arrangement, child assessments, and parent interactions in cooperation with a lead teacher.
• Assists with ongoing assessments of childrens progress through daily observations, routine record keeping, and developmental assessments in cooperation with a lead teacher.
• Assists with operating a classroom/program in compliance with all state child care center licensing standards and NAEYC accreditation criteria.
• Provides supportive and nurturing experiences during routine caregiving, such as meal times, nap times, diaper changing, and potty training.
• Maintains accurate daily records in accordance with policies and procedures for classroom and age group.
• Demonstrates a professional, positive and engaging attitude towards caregiving duties, and all children, families, and coworkers. This includes arriving on time for scheduled shift, presenting a professional and functional appearance, and following center policies... For full info follow application link.

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