Full-Time Child Care/Preschool Classroom Support

Locations: Hendersonville, NC, and Brevard, NC Positions: Teacher Assistant

Benefits

• Great health benefits

• Generous PTO and paid holidays

• Excellent wages

• Opportunities for advancement

• Funding for higher education

• Wellness program with rewards

• Retirement 403B with matching

Teacher Responsibilities for the Teacher Assistant Position include:

• Engaging in classroom activities and teaching in a manner consistent with the philosophy and goals of the WNCSource Head Start program building and maintaining a positive, nurturing, and supportive relationship with the children and families.
• Planning and implementing learning experiences as part of the Head Start curriculum that address physical health and development, social and emotional development, approaches to learning, language development and communication, and cognitive development.
• Creating ongoing assessments of the growth and development of assigned children to form instruction and measure progress toward School Readiness Goals.
• Partnering with families to develop positive, open, relationship-based two-way communication using home visits, parent/teacher conferences and other communication tools.
• Establishing procedures to support successful transitions for enrolled children and families into and out of Early Head Start.
• Maintaining a safe and healthy environment in the classroom and on the playground.

Teacher Responsibilities for the Floater Position include:

• Engaging in classroom activities and teaching in a manner consistent with the philosophy and goals of the WNCSource Head Start program building and maintaining a positive, nurturing, and supportive relationship with the children and families.

• Maintaining a safe and healthy environment in the classroom and on the playground.

• This position assists the Site Supervisor/Center Director in providing high-quality supplemental support in Early Head Start, Head Start, NC Pre-K and Wrap Around programs.

• This individual will step in to assist the classroom in the care and supervision of the children in the absence of a Teacher, Teacher Assistant, or Support and may also be asked to assist the Site Supervisor/Center Director, Office Assistant, Administrative Assistant, Cook or other staff as needed

Head Start prepares young children to succeed in school and in life beyond school. We deliver services to children and families in areas of early learning, health, and family well-being while engaging parents as partners every step of the way.

Qualifications

• A minimum of an associate’s degree in Early Childhood Education OR a Child
  Development Associate (CDA) credential OR a state awarded certificate that meets or exceeds the
  requirements for a CDA credential and are enrolled in a program that will lead to an associate’s or
  baccalaureate degree.
  Degree(s) must be from an accredited college recognized by the NC Department of Child Development
  and Early Education.