Child Development Teacher Aide-Intermittent; South East Early Head Start Job Baltimore area,Maryland USA,Child Care/Nanny

Position: Child Development Teacher Aide-Intermittent (South East Early Head Start)

Overview

Currently offering a $750 Hiring Incentive!

The Child Development Teacher Aide will be primarily responsible for providing floating support to classroom teachers by assisting with instruction and clerical tasks. Responsibilities may include working with students who need additional instruction, preparing materials and equipment for activities, and contributing to discussions on students' progress with their teacher at the Early Head Start (EHS) center. The incumbent is responsible for ensuring a safe, clean, and comfortable childcare space that is conducive to quality parent/child interactions and exceptional educational experiences.

The Early Childhood Development and Education Center's Southeast Early Head Start program offers specialized child care services for children under the age of three whose families are experiencing a variety of high-risk factors such as community trauma, interpersonal violence, housing instability, recovery from addiction, as well as the many challenges faced by families where English is a second language.

The Southeast Early Head Start offers an attachment-based, trauma-informed child care program based on teaching methods and mental health intervention approaches that support strong parent-child attachments and enhance stability in the family.

The Southeast Early Head Start Program is a delegate agency of the Maryland Family Network, and is licensed by the Maryland State Department of Education’s Office of Child Care.

Responsibilities

Assist Child Development Teacher (CD Teacher) with interacting and engaging with children through play, age appropriate activities, and modeling.

Participate and assist in implementing parent-child attachment interventions (e.g., A Good Good-Bye, Family Tradition Groups, etc.).

Assist with meal prep, laundry, to and breakfast count for assigned children at the center.

Assist in planning and implementing daily parent/child activities to assigned classroom.

Assist the teaching team members as needed with various child-care tasks.

Conduct weekly observations on assigned children using the Teaching Strategies Gold online tool under the supervision of CD Teacher as assigned.

Meet with the CD Teacher/Child Development Teacher Mentor for weekly planning and discussion about the children, families, classrooms, and quality of instruction and engagement.

Provide assistance in stocking and maintaining organization of supplies within the center.

Prepare and update bulletin boards.

Clean, organize, and maintain materials/equipment, child development rooms, shared spaces, and the playground.

Qualifications

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

Must be able to lift, push, pull, or carry a minimum weight of twenty-five (25) pounds and carry small children as necessary.

Must be able to bend, squat, and work with child-sized spaces.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Must be eighteen (18) years old or older.
Must obtain ninety-hour Early Childhood Education Certificate within 3 months of employment and maintain certification.
Must obtain forty-five-hour Infant Toddler Certificate within 6 months of employment and maintain certification.
Must obtain Child Development Associate credential (CDA) within 12 months of employment and maintain credential.
Must possess and maintain cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and First Aid certification.

EDUCATION:

High School Diploma or GED required.

EXPERIENCE:

Minimum of one year supervised classroom experience working directly with children ages birth to three years old preferred.
Daycare experience preferred.

Minimum pay range

USD $15.00/Hr.

Maximum pay range

USD $22.50/Hr.

Vacancy 12395

Pos. Category Early Childhood & Child Care

Job Location :
Street 1101 Valley Street

# of Hours 0.00

Job Location s US-MD-Baltimore

Pos. Type Intermittent

Department :
Name PACT - Therapeutic Nursery

Equal Opportunity Provider & Employer M/F/Disability/Protected Vet

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