CDC Associate Teacher (Coalinga) - Temporary Substitute

Job Description

Position Duties

Summary
Provides instruction for pre-school-aged children and educational exercises for parents. Provides meaningful learning and recreational activities for preschool-aged children. Employs a range of instructional techniques and strategies to enhance student progress and establish a productive classroom environment.

The Child Development Center Associate Teacher is trained to deliver age-appropriate education to preschool children. Advancement to this position requires credentials plus the demonstrated ability through coursework and experience to deliver age-appropriate subject matter and learning style concepts that enhance student skill and development. Advancement to Teacher requires a bachelor's degree and appropriate licensing.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Plans and provides meaningful learning and developmental activities for preschool classes, including a program of instruction specifically designed to enhance and develop the mental, physical, emotional, and social capabilities of children.
• Participates in and may complete parent education activities as they relate to program requirements and needs.
• Plans, coordinates, and maintains a supportive learning environment by developing and applying current thought in learning aids and devices. Develops monthly lesson plans by facilitating input from co-workers.
• Ensures a safe environment for children. Inspects equipment, furniture, and learning devices.
• Gives each child individual and special attention each day. Responds to each child's particular needs and characteristics. Ensures that all children receive equal attention.
• Prepares developmentally appropriate and practical individual education and development plans for each student. Applies social and emotional development screens.
• Ensures that attendance documents are completed by parents daily. Prepares attendance reports by summarizing sign-in documents. Initiated phone and/or personal contact with parents in connection with the child's attendance and performance.
• Prepare for and hold conferences with parents on the progress of children, including topics such as motor development, speech, hygiene, and behavior. Make home visits.
• Encourages parent involvement in educational activities. Design learning exercises that encourage the parents to volunteer and become involved.
• Schedules, organizes events, field trips, and other activities that require integration of other District services.
• Serves as a resource to staff regarding early childhood and program curriculum.
• Prepares teaching aids, labels, charts, bulletin boards, and displays as instructed.
• Deliver education by using effective and appropriate oral communication skills and providing students with clear written communications and instructions.
• Receives information from specialists about the developmental, cognitive, and physical levels of children. Identifies special needs of students and cooperates and participates with other professional staff to assess student health, attitude, and learning challenges.
• Evaluate and document achievement for each student, prepare periodic progress reports, and confer with parents.
• Oversees student activities that are out of the classroom, such as but not limited to, field trips, and extra-curricular events. Attends and makes presentations during evening and weekend programs and school functions such as back-to-night, parent open houses, etc.
• Works and interacts with peers, as individuals and/or in team/group settings, in a professional manner that contributes to academic achievement goals.
• Maintains current knowledge of new techniques and developments in preschool education by maintaining contact with professional associations and educational groups and by reading outcome-based research materials.
• Coordinates the work of ECE Assistants when assigned.
• Performs other duties as assigned that support the overall objective of the position.

Qualification

Knowledge and Skills:
The position requires a working knowledge of child guidance principles and practices and an understanding of the goals and objectives of a preschool program. Special knowledge is required in the emotional, physical, and mental variations and needs of preschool and elementary school-aged children. Requires a working knowledge of curriculum development. Requires working knowledge of arithmetic, grammar, spelling, language, and reading sufficient to direct students with learning exercises or projects. Requires a working knowledge of personal computers and multimedia equipment operations, including common office productivity software, internet, and computer-aided teaching programs. Requires creative writing skills to prepare and/or adapt age-appropriate class materials and reports. Requires well-developed oral communication skills to convey concepts in classroom and community-based settings and work cooperatively with a diverse population of children and parents.

Abilities:
Requires the skill sets to perform the responsibilities of the position, including delivery of instruction in classroom and play settings. Requires the ability to understand the needs and differences of children and to reach and motivate them. Requires the ability to balance emotional support and discipline to deal with behavior problems. Requires the ability to observe, categorize, evaluate, and critique the performance of pre-school children. Requires the ability to learn, interpret, and apply District, State, and Federal requirements and objectives for academic achievement. Must be able to prepare curriculum and set up assignments, tests, and student projects. Requires the ability to develop and maintain a productive and safe classroom environment. Must be able to organize and prioritize work and manage time effectively. Must be able to communicate professionally, in both formal and informal settings, with students, fellow staff, and parents.

Physical Abilities:
Requires the ability to function effectively in classroom and outside play environments, engaged in work of a moderately active nature. Requires sufficient physical ability to move to indoor and outdoor work locations, stand or move about for extended periods of time, and lift heavy objects on an intermittent basis. Requires the ability to grasp, reach, push, pull, and move lightweight teaching aids and supplies. Requires sufficient arm, hand, and finger dexterity to use a personal computer keyboard, multimedia, and other office equipment. Requires sufficient hearing and speaking skills to project voice and communicate with staff and students in classroom settings and in one-on-one conversations. Requires visual acuity to read printed materials and computer screens, observe students perform assignments, and observe moving objects and events.

Education and Experience:
12 units of Early Childhood Education/Child Development, including core courses. Core courses include child/human growth & development, child/family/community or child family relations, and program/curriculum. Applicants must have a minimum of three semester units or four quarter units in each of the core areas.

50 days of experience in an instructional capacity in a childcare and development program, working at least three hours per day within the last two years.

Must be enrolled and maintain continued enrollment in coursework leading to a BA/BS degree in Child Development, other related field, or a BA/BS in any other discipline, and 36 units of Child Development or Early Childhood Education to meet the qualifications under the National Education for the Education of Young Children.

Licenses and Certificates:

Supplemental Information

REQUIRED MATERIALS:

• Online District application
• Professional resume
• Unofficial transcripts from an accredited institution verifying coursework completed and degree(s) received.