REGIONAL ASSISTANT TEACHER SUBSTITUTE

POSITION: Regional Assistant Teacher Substitute

SUMMARY: Responsible for assisting the teacher in the development of an appropriate age educa-tional environment for preschool children. Will be traveling between regional locations provided sub-stitute assistance to locations. To act as an Ambassador to the Agency and to reflect on all Agency matters in a positive way.

REPORTS TO: Regional Manager/Site Supervisor

FLSA STATUS: Full Time, Non-Exempt

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Must supervise and monitor children at all times by following Active Supervision procedures, policies, and strategies to ensure no child is ever left unsupervised.
• Follow direction and support from the teacher regarding classroom expectations and adult-child interactions.
• Assist the teacher to ensure the quality and safety of the educational environment.
• Participate in the developmental screening process when appropriate.
• Work with and encourage parent and community volunteers.
• Assist teachers in assessment by recording specific examples of developmental progress for individual children.
• Use positive child guidance techniques and build nurturing relationships through caregiving routines
• Use developmentally appropriate practices to facilitate activities with groups and individuals.
• Follow a consistent schedule which includes small and large group experiences, choice time, music and movement, large and small motor activities, skill development and effective transitions between activities.
• Encourage experimentation, exploration, problem solving, cooperation, socialization, and choice making; ask open-ended questions and listen respectfully to the answers.
• Promote family literacy.
• Always be a positive role model to children and volunteers.
• Responsible for supporting the program in collecting in-kind to meet federal requirements.
• Prepare materials for classroom activities.
• Attend staff meetings and training.
• Promote and support parent involvement and leadership throughout the program.
• Responsible for active supervision of all children during Head Start/EHS/CCP activities.
• Participate in general cleaning of center.
• Maintain classroom and outdoor space so they are neat, clean and ready for daily activities.
• Sanitize classroom equipment and toys, following work plans procedures.
• Must support center during major transitions to ensure child safety and supervision.
• Must follow break schedule created by supervisor.
• Must follow agency’s Standards of Conduct, Code of Ethics, and Child Abuse and Neglect re-porting policies.
• To the extent possible, employees will not provide direct services to their family members. However, when this is not possible, to minimize potential conflicts of interest, employees should avoid providing direct services to their family members. If an employee is responsible for the care and guidance of closely related children, they should make every effort to transfer these responsibilities to another caregiver within the classroom. This approach helps maintain professional boundaries and ensures impartiality in service delivery.

RECORD KEEPING, PLANNING, AND DOCUMENTATION:

• Assist teacher in maintaining appropriate documentation of each child’s developmental level and progress.
• Keep and submit records and reports as required.
• Participate in educational planning for children.
• Participate in center monitoring for safety and compliance.
• Participate in child/family staffing when applicable.

ADDITIONAL DUTIES WHEN ASSIGNED TO SUPPORT THE DRIVING STAFF:

• Monitor safety on the bus.
• Assist children boarding/leaving the bus.
• Ensures children are secured in child restraints and all adult passengers use appropriate seat belts.
• Visually observe the health of each child on the bus. Report any concerns to the teacher and parent/guardian.
• Occupy the children during the ride with developmentally appropriate songs, games, observations, etc.
• Collaborate with the driver to ensure that each child is delivered to the care of a responsible adult (authorized list on Transportation Permission Fact Sheet) upon leaving the bus.
• Ensure that no child is ever left unattended while on the bus, following all Active Supervision, child attendance, and bus alarm deactivation procedures as written in the Transportation workplan to prevent a child being left behind.

ADDITIONAL DUTIES WHEN ASSIGNED TO SUPPORT THE KITCHEN STAFF:

• Preparation and delivery of meals/snacks that meet USDA Food Program requirements for pre-school and or infant/toddler children and all Head Start program requirements and policies.
• Ensure meals are prepared and served on schedule.
• Use food production and food storage procedures that meet USDA and CACFP requirements.
• Follow standards of sanitation according to State and Head Start regulations and policies.
• Safely operate basic food service equipment provided by Head Start.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: None