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(Early Childhood Education) Teacher Assistant
Job Overview
Employment Type
Full-time
Hourly
Compensation
Hourly
Exact $20.56
Work Schedule
Standard Hours
Benefits
Personal time off (PTO)
Paid sick time
Paid holidays
Bereavement leave
Jury duty leave
Medical insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
403(b) Retirement Plan
basic life insurance
accidental insurance
Pet insurance
supplemental life insurance
Professional development opportunities
Employee assistance program (EAP)
Supplemental cancer plan
Supplemental disability plan
Supplemental accident plan
Employee Referral Bonus
discounts
public service loan forgiveness
Credit union membership
Job Description
The Mexican American Opportunity Foundation (MAOF) is a well-established non-profit organization dedicated to empowering individuals and families through educational, employment, and health services. MAOF has a long history of serving diverse communities with a focus on equity, inclusion, and community development. With comprehensive programs that span various sectors, including child care and early education, MAOF's commitment to fostering growth and opportunity is evident in their continued efforts to improve quality of life for those they serve. The organization is known for its supportive work environment and extensive employee benefits, making it a desirable employer in the community services sector.Show More
Job Requirements
- Minimum six (6) semester units in Early Childhood Education/Child Development
- Minimum one (1) year experience in working with preschool children
- Positive attitude with a desire to work with and promote the welfare of children and their families
- Sensitive to the needs of the program and the children
- Sensitivity and the ability to work well with diverse ethnic, religious and cultural groups
- Maintain confidentiality
- Regular attendance, Monday through Friday, according to schedule provided by the site supervisor
- Must be able to read, write and communicate
- Bilingual English/Spanish required
- Must meet state health requirements
- Must submit to a pre-employment physical examination and tuberculosis (TB) clearance at the time of employment, to be renewed every four years
- Must submit to a flu vaccine once a year or provide waiver
- Must provide vaccination records for influenza, pertussis, and measles, at the time of employment
- Criminal record clearance: FBI, DOJ and CACI must be cleared prior to employment
- Fingerprint clearance must be obtained for continued employment with MAOF
- Must complete LIC 508 Criminal Record Statement and Out of State Disclosure
- Must complete AB 1207 California Child Care Providers: Mandated Reporter Training within 90 days of hire, renewed every two (2) years
- Must be fingerprinted and cleared through the Justice Department
- Fingerprints clearance must be active and on file with the Justice Department.
Job Qualifications
- Minimum six (6) semester units in Early Childhood Education/Child Development
- Minimum one (1) year experience in working with preschool children
- Positive attitude with a desire to work with and promote the welfare of children and their families
- Sensitive to the needs of the program and the children
- Ability to work well with diverse ethnic, religious and cultural groups
- Must be bilingual English/Spanish
- Ability to read, write, and communicate effectively.
Job Duties
- Assist teacher in group instruction and activities by teaching, preparation of materials, demonstrating, supervising play and activities, assisting to serve meals, nap time routine, and other activities as assigned
- Assumes responsibility for regular activities (indoors/outdoors) assigned and carries them out with minimum supervision
- Provides children with a learning environment which will help them develop socially, intellectually, physically, and emotionally in a manner to their age and development stage
- Takes all reasonable precautions to ensure the safety of the children and insures that children are supervised at all times
- Assists in documenting attendance and in maintaining and insures that children are supervised at all times
- Assists children during snack and mealtime
- Assists Teacher in maintaining an orderly environment inside and outside. Cleans and straightens up, maintaining well arranged, orderly, and clean environments inside and outside
- Assists in the implantation of safety rules and supervises children in order to ensure their safety
- Assists in the cleaning up and setting up the classroom and maintaining a well-arranged orderly environment indoors and outdoors
- Supervises children’s activities indoors and outdoors to ensure their safety
- Assists Teacher with the preparation of weekly lesson plans and educational materials/equipment
- Teaches arts, crafts songs, and games to children
- Assists in individual group activities
- Provides evaluations and observations to teacher on the progress and development status of each child
- Supervises classroom when Teacher is on-site but away from the classroom
- Attends staff meetings, conferences, workshops, in-service training, and parents meetings as assigned
- Maintains clean and neat appearance in keeping with professional position and as an example to the children. Wears an apron (provided by MAOF) daily. Wears appropriate clothes, shoes and apron/uniform provided
- Carries out any other activities which may be necessary for the proper implementation of the MAOF Child Care & Development Program.
Job Criteria
Experience
Mid Level (3-7 years)
Job Location
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