Child Development Associate Teacher

Climate, Culture and Curriculum 

• Participates in creating weekly age-appropriate curriculum (activity plans) to nurture and stimulate the psycho social, cognitive, and cultural needs of the children in their care guided by program curriculum. 
• Completes attendance records, maintains up to date emergency forms, lesson plans, individual child development profile and other records as needed. 
• Provides homework assistance and tutoring for students. 
• Regularly assess student to inform and refine instruction to best meet student needs. 
• Prepare and implement academic and social enrichment activities. 
• Work cooperatively with team teaching staff to review student progress and co-plan weekly activities. 
• Assist in guiding the parents of an orientation of the program. 

Classroom Management 

• Completes checklist to ensure that classroom is kept neat and orderly. 
• Completes documentation and reports of all incidents, accidents or behavioral outbursts. 
• Complete daily, weekly, and monthly logs and reports as requested by supervisor. 
• Work with teachers and school staff to build and support positive behavior expectations by reinforcing school-wide rules and expectations in classrooms and elsewhere on campus. 
• Reinforce school-wide rules and expectations throughout the campus. 
• Assist in completing and developing short and long term goals for individual child and overall group. 

Supervision and other duties 

• Participates in supervision meetings on a weekly basis with site supervisor. 
• Provides supervision and care to children in the classroom and actively participates in classroom and yard activities. 
• Completes daily ratio counts and ensures that ratios are met at all times. 
• Reports regularly to the supervisor any issues of concern that need immediate attention. 
• Completes and reports any symptoms of child abuse to supervisor and/or the Child Abuse Hotline. 
• Completes daily health checks regarding hygiene, safety, and overall well-being of children. 

Professional Growth 

• Participate regularly in professional development opportunities, grade and subject specific, collaborative meetings, staff meetings, and both on- and off-site training. 

Education:

Special Skills and Abilities 

• Ability to work independently and as a team member 
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple and diverse priorities. 
• Must have the ability consistently show good judgment and decision making skills. 
• Possess strong creative and organizational abilities. 
• Professional appearance and attitude. 
• Computer literate with hands-on experience. 
• Able to communicate effectively verbally and in writing. 
• Bilingual English/Spanish preferred. 
• TB test clearance, to be renewed every two years.