Assistant Teacher
2 months ago
West Bronx, The Bronx
Acacia Network, the leading Latino integrated care nonprofit in the nation, offers the community, from children to seniors, a pathway to behavioral and primary healthcare, housing, and empowerment. We are visionary leaders transforming the triple aim of high quality, great experience at a lower cost. Acacia champions a collaborative environment to deliver vital health, housing and community building services, work we have been doing since 1969. By hiring talented individuals like you, we've been able to expand quickly, with offices in Albany, Buffalo, Syracuse, Orlando, Tennessee, Maryland and Puerto Rico. KEY ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: - To share responsibility for keeping equipment and material accessible and in good condition in order to encourage maximum constructive use by the children. - To share responsibility for removing or reporting any damaged or hazardous equipment to the Child Education Coordinator or other designated person so that necessary action may be taken. - To share responsibility for planning and supervising an appropriate arrangement of classroom equipment and furniture designated to promote optimal program functioning - To assist in the overall planning for the best use of shared space in relation to the total center program - To assist the Assistant teacher in planning the use of community resources to enrich the educational content of the children’s program - To share with classroom associates their mutual knowledge and understanding of the Head Start. program and the sponsoring agency of which the center is a part. - To promote his or her own professional growth of development through participation in regularly scheduled individual conferences, classroom group conferences, staff meeting and early Childhood Training. - To share with other classroom personnel the performance of routine chores related to all areas of the program/ - To participate, wherever feasible, in related training opportunities as these become available. - To participate in objective discussions with the teacher and aide about classroom activities. - Adhering to the approved plan by which information concerning the children and program can be shared with the parents. - Attending and participating in parenting education groups and training when required. - Respecting the confidential nature of all information about parents and children. - Maintaining Good working Relations and Objective Attitudes with Other Center Personnel. - Other related duties, as assigned, consistent with the above and including the fulfillment of full program responsibility for the group in the absence of the Teacher. - Assist with trips walking through the neighborhood or community bus trips. - Fire Drill assistance, ensuring the children are escorted down the stairs and back to classroom in an orderly fashion. - Working within the 8:30 am – to 4:30pm scheduled hours of the Head Start Program - Classroom assistance to various age groups, assisting with those children that are not potty -trained REQUIREMENTS: - High School Diploma or GED required - CDA/AA preferred
