Teacher Assistant - Floater

Provide classroom coverage and support to the early learning classrooms at Carroll Children’s Center and Growing Hope Child & Family Development Center. The role of the Floater is to be available on a part time basis to cover for classroom shifts that vary between the hours of 7:00am-5:45pm. The Floater supports the classroom team with implementing a developmentally appropriate classroom that supports Childrens’ language, physical, cognitive, and social-emotional development.

Responsibilities:

Under the direction of the assigned Lead Teacher, create and maintain a safe and healthy environment

• Report needed repairs and maintenance to assigned classroom staff.
• Provide a safe, developmentally appropriate indoor and outdoor learning environment
• Apply health standards and care for the children and classroom

Under the direction of the assigned Lead Teacher, support with planning & provide curriculum through normal care giving routines

• Establish a learning environment to build and enhance each child’s self-esteem and positive self-concept
• Provide activities and opportunities that encourage curiosity, creativity, exploration and problem solving appropriate to the developmental level and learning style of each child
• Implement positive guidance practices that teach and meet the individual temperaments of each child.

Maintain open, friendly and cooperative verbal and written communication with each Childs’ family

Under the direction of the assigned Lead Teacher, foster positive guidance, engagement and communication in the classroom

• Guide and sustain positive interactions between children and adults.
• Maintain an atmosphere that encourages open communication with children and adults.
• Provide opportunities and support for children to understand, acquire, and use verbal and non-verbal means of communicating thoughts and feelings.

Maintain confidentiality of children, families, and staff

Continuing professional development

• Participate in required training requirements according to licensing standards.
• Participate in scheduled supervision, required meetings and training

Participate in Center activities and other duties as requested