Preschool Teacher Assistant

Family Star is currently seeking to fill the position of Infant Teacher Assistant for our Northeast Denver location. If you want to make a difference in the lives of some of Denver’s youngest learners, Family Star is the place for you!

Major Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

I. INTERACTIONS WITH CHILDREN

• Interact with infant children in an open, honest, and loving manner, always with dignity and respect.

• Be consistent: do what you say and say what you do.

• Trust that children are able to do things by themselves.

• Be aware of the child’s concentration and avoid disturbing it at all costs.

• Consider children’s individual learning in relationship to their temperament, development, cultural and socio-economic background.

II. INTERACTIONS WITH FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES

• Respectfully, courteously, and professionally include families in our Montessori environment and actively encourage and support family participation in program activities.

• Communicate daily with parents regarding progress, interactions, and incidents.

• Understand when to answer inquiries and when to refer them to another team member.

• Work collaboratively with families to meet children’s needs.

• Participate in family nights, conferences, and home visits as needed.

• Participate in community and public relation events as needed.

III. LEARNING ENVIRONMENT

• Calmly and efficiently assist in maintaining a safe and prepared environment for the children.

• Keep the environment in order: clean, supplied and in good repair.

• Follow all health and safety procedures.

• Ensure children are supervised at all times.

• Assist in preparing and maintaining classroom Montessori materials.

• Follow CACFP guidelines while sharing the responsibility of food preparation.

• Effectively communicate and collaborate with classroom teammates.

• Work closely with sister classroom to share responsibilities.

• Be flexible to assist in other classrooms as needed.

• Sustain the team, the environment, and the classroom paperwork in the absence of the Lead Teacher.

• Consistently complete and maintain pertinent child-related paperwork in a timely manner.

• Complete opening or closing responsibilities based on the schedule of the position.

• Follow all Family Star policies and procedures.

• Other Duties as assigned.

IV. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

• Participate in the continuous and creative process to meet individual and program goals through training and professional development.

• Participate in recommended training programs, educational conferences, professional days, staff meetings, and other courses pertinent to professional growth.

• Collaborate with Supervisor to develop and implement professional development plan and goals.