Assistant Teacher Temporary/Per Diem Opportunities

Job Summary
The Assistant Teacher helps to provide for all aspects of care and education in the classroom. The Assistant Teacher helps provide developmentally appropriate activities, helps assess children s progress, and makes sure to follow all standards or regulations. Additionally, the Assistant Teacher helps to meet each child s individual needs.

Essential Functions
Ensure that children are supervised at all times.
Provide coverage in any classroom as needed to maintain ratios.
Provide developmentally appropriate activities and experiences to facilitate the children s development in multiple areas.
Help to meet each child s social, emotional, cognitive, and physical needs.
Assist with child assessments and screenings.
Assist in maintaining classroom cleanliness and compliance with all relevant regulations and standards, including state regulations, accreditation standards, Head Start/Early Head Start performance standards, and/or Universal Pre-Kindergarten standards.
Participate in case conferences (CAT meetings) as assigned.
Assist in the implementation of goals from the Public Schools or Early Intervention for children with an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) or Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP).
Implement strategies from the Social Worker for children with social-emotional or behavioral issues.
Encourage parents to be involved in the program through such means as parent meetings, parent/teacher conferences, home visits, family events, parent workshops, curriculum planning, and attending field trips.