Infant / Toddler CDA Specialist
22 days ago
Danbury
Job DescriptionConnecticut Institute for Communities, Inc. Description: CDA Specialists work under the direction of an assigned Lead Teacher. The position is responsible for assisting 1-2 classrooms in planning and implementing classroom routines, curriculum, meals, and related activities for pre-school and/or infant toddler children (ages 6 months-5 years). Summary: The position is responsible for assisting 1-2 classrooms in planning and implementing classroom routines, curriculum, meals, and related activities for pre-school and/or infant toddler children (ages 6 months-5 years). This position serves as the assistant in a classroom of 14 to 20 Head Start /Preschool children and/or 7-8 Infant/Toddler children. This position is chiefly responsible to aid in the core functions of the Head Start program and performs other tasks as needed. • Unit: Early Learning, • Immediate Supervisor: Education Services Professional, • Classification: Standard / Full Time (1.0 FTE) or Part-Time (Hourly), • Status: Non-Exempt, • Directly Supervises: None Essential Job Responsibilities: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or abilities required. • Works under the supervision of a licensed teacher or assistant teacher to enforce learning for individual students or small groups of students., • Administers, and records achievement and diagnostic tests under the direction of the teacher or assistant teachers for individual students or groups of students., • Assists the teacher or assistant teacher in devising special strategies for reinforcing material or skills based on an understanding of individual students, their needs, interests and abilities., • Assists the teacher or assistant teacher in the handling, operation and care of equipment, including media, and instructional materials., • Assists the teacher or assistant teacher in the supervision of students during emergency drills, assembles, play periods, field trips and in other non-classroom activities., • Assists the teacher or assistant teacher with non-instructional duties such as snack, lunch, toilet and clothing routines., • Serves as a source of information and help to any substitute teacher assigned in the absence of the regular teacher., • Assists the teacher or assistant teacher in drill work, large group reading or storytelling., • Alerts the regular teacher or assistant teacher to any problem or special information about an individual student., • Performs clerical duties as assigned by the teacher or assistant teacher, as needed., • Maintains the same high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students as is expected of a licensed teacher or assistant teacher., • Participates in professional development training programs, as assigned. Knowledge • Knowledge of the principles and practices of Early Childhood., • Knowledge of child development and learning styles., • Knowledge of computer data entry processes. Knowledge of family-centered practices., • Ability to know and implement the Head Start Performance Standards and requirements and policies of CIFC Early Learning Programs., • Ability to exercise judgment in evaluating and making decisions., • Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff, parents, clients, outside agencies, and the public., • Ability to keep program information confidential., • Ability to carry-out daily functions., • Ability to use program software, use computer for data entry., • Reliable transportation to get self to and from home, office, Head Start sites, and other program locations., • Ability to communicate ideas and instructions orally and in writing., • Ability to speak, read and write English at a level well enough to understand and be understood by others., • Ability to hear an understand all emergency announcements in English., • Ability to write observations and business correspondence., • Ability to read, retain and understand Health & Safety procedures for sanitization, disinfection, and meal-time distribution., • Ability to speak within groups of individuals, such as Parent Conferences and staff meetings., • Ability to calculate amounts by adding, subtracting and dividing., • Ability to accurate count the number of children in a classroom., • Ability to understand 1:4, 2:8, 1:10, 2:20 child to staff member ratios.Requirements:, • Minimum High School Diploma or GED equivalent is required., • Child Development Associate (CDA) Certificate or a commitment to obtain a CDA within 1 year of employment is required (paid by the employer) is required., • Early Childhood Education Credits are preferred; and/or Associate and/or Bachelor degrees are preferred., • Bilingual candidates strongly encouraged to apply., • Entry level position; previous babysitting or childcare experience is preferred., • Basic computer experience is required (i.e. email, word processing, internet navigation)., • Recent documentation free of communicable diseases; and, • Recent fit for duty examination. CIFC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Provider. Compensation details: 16.35-17.35 Hourly Wage PIe49fe2d64ff0-25405-38093583
