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Teacher Assistants for Early Childhood and Head Start programs assist Lead Teachers in planning and implementing learning experiences that advance the intellectual, emotional, social, and physical development of children within a safe, healthy learning environment. They encourage the involvement of the families of the children of the program and support the development of relationship between children and their families.

• Utilizes appropriate language, interactions, and positive discipline.

{=html} <!-- --> - Models Positive behavior. - Assists in instructing and supervising children in classroom activities. - Assists with implementation age appropriate activities that support the Head Start performance standards and the creative curriculum. - Implements and models family style eating during meal times. - Continuously monitors children to ensure safety at all times, and report child abuse and neglect when necessary. - Assists with administrating screenings, creative curriculum and DECA and DIAL-4 screening. - Assists in utilizing curriculum library, trainings, plan, and develop age appropriate activities for lesson plans in conjunction with the lead teacher. - Assists the lead teacher in incorporating required activities into lesson plans that support childrens development. - Assists in open communication with parents by scheduling and conducting parent/teacher conferences and home visits. - Assists as a parent advocate, help resolve issues or concerns that are raised. - Assists to inform parents about daily classroom routines, expectations, policies, field trips, and volunteer opportunities. - Assists to communicate with parents about incidents that have been observed and/or recorded on site. - Assists to complete all necessary paperwork for classroom activities including meal count sheets, attendance, screenings, parent/teacher conferences, and home visits in a timely manner. - Assists to maintain up to date and accurate education folders to include complete incident reports, permission slips. - Assists with maintaining accurate and up to date portfolios. - Assists with classroom supply lists and inventory. - Assists with completion of assessment paperwork, such as creative curriculum checklist, and DECA and DIAL-4 screenings, according to specified timelines. - Work closely with EC Manager, Assistant EC Manager, and classroom teaching team. - Works with Senior Manager and other content area specialists. - Actively participates in meetings which may include management, staff meetings, as requested.