Infant/Toddler Teacher Assistant
Full Time
Knoxville, TN 37921
Posted
Job description
Summary
The Infant/Toddler Teacher Assistant supports the Teacher in providing a safe and caring learning environment for young children.
Duties
Requirements
Benefits
Administered by Knoxville-Knox County Community Action Committee (CAC).
CAC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, creed, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital or Veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected status.
The Infant/Toddler Teacher Assistant supports the Teacher in providing a safe and caring learning environment for young children.
Duties
- Assists with and maintains a safe and healthy learning environment using appropriate classroom organization, schedules, and routines and effective classroom and child management techniques; provides health and nutrition services for infants and toddlers.
- Assists in implementing developmentally appropriate learning activities for young children based on individual needs in order to advance physical, intellectual, social, and emotional growth and development.
- Assists in the provision of parent involvement services consistent with the Parent Involvement/Education Plan and operating policies and procedures.
- Provides transportation services for children and parents consistent with the Transportation Plan and operating policies and procedures.
- Assists in the provision of social services consistent with the Family Services Plan and operating policies and procedures.
- Demonstrates professional behaviors and work habits which comply with agency personnel policies and procedures, and completes special assignments from immediate supervisor or the Head Start Director.
Requirements
- College degree in Early Childhood Education, Child Development or Child and Family Studies or Infant/Toddler CDA
- Experience providing professional childcare services to infants/toddlers
- Physical ability to supervise a group of 4-8 infants/toddlers
- Verifiable work history
- Driver's License
- Criminal background checks (fingerprint, vulnerable person's registry, etc.)
Benefits
- 4-day teaching week, with every Friday designated for professional development, team meetings, paperwork, lesson planning, etc
- Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Employer
- Overtime pay over 40 hours
- no-cost meals when working with children
- Over three weeks of paid leave for winter break, spring break, holidays, etc.
- Sick Leave
- Free health insurance for the individual
- Dental and vision insurance
- Free life insurance equivalent to one's salary
- Retirement contributions by the employer equivalent to 6% of one's salary after one year of employment
- Deferred Compensation Plan
- Employee Assistance Program
- Flexible spending account
- Training to update and renew skills
Administered by Knoxville-Knox County Community Action Committee (CAC).
CAC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, creed, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital or Veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected status.
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