PreK Teacher Assistant Substitute

SUMMARY:

The Pre‑K Teacher Assistant is responsible for assisting the classroom teacher in supervising children to ensure their safety and well being; providing instruction and facilitation to groups and individual children under the direction of the Teacher; and collaborating with the Teacher to assess the strengths and needs of children and design appropriate classroom activities. Brown University Health employees are expected to successfully role model the organization's values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence as these values guide our everyday actions with patients, customers and one another.

In addition to our values, all employees are expected to demonstrate the core Success Factors which tell us how we work together and how we get things done. The core Success Factors include:
Instill Trust and Value Differences Patient and Community Focus and Collaborate.

• Assist teacher in any way possible.
• Plan activities for assigned groups or individual children.
• Implement the daily schedule as assigned.
• Decorate the room with bulletin boards, pictures, children's artwork, and other hangings.
• Serve breakfast, lunches, and snacks.
• Help with materials and room clean‑up and organization.
• Provide nurturing and supportive environment for children, using positive behavior interventions and preventative strategies.
• Complete required training hours each year by local workshops and trainings.
• Assume temporary responsibilities of the teacher in her/his absence.
• Report any special needs or problems of individual children to the classroom teacher.
• Work with children who have special needs, supporting their developmental and behavioral characteristics.
• Report any cases of suspected child abuse and/or neglect to Director, or make a direct call to DCYF (1‑800‑RICHILD).
• Assist in supervising naptime, outdoor play and toileting.
• Help implement educational plans to meet the needs of individual students.
• Confers with teacher in preparation of school reports.
• Complete weekly progress notes and mail them every Friday.
• Effect a positive learning environment.
• Actively participate in teacher‑directed activities with the students.
• Create bulletin boards and classroom decorations as requested by the teacher.
• Maintain positive student‑staff relationships.
• Cover exploratory, Friday activity, lunch periods and bus duty as scheduled.
• Plan and coordinate exploratory activities, submitting plans one week in advance.
• Report to staff about activities at Tuesday staff meeting.
• Cover class lunch table and bus duty per policy and procedure.
• Effectively manage behaviors within the classroom and other settings.
• Follow CAP City policies and procedures regarding behavior management.
• Attend training and use non‑violent crisis intervention.
• Modify programming as necessary to promote positive behavior.
• Use Reality Therapy or other psycho‑educational methods to affect positive behavior change.
• Attend weekly staff supervision meetings and general meetings; attend 90% of scheduled staff and team meetings.
• Perform various duties as requested by the classroom teacher, including correcting papers and tests, running dittos, giving tests, obtaining snacks and supplies, monitoring store and break time.

• High School Diploma or General Equivalency Diploma (GED).
• CDA or active participation in CDA program or completion of RIDE‑approved Teacher Assistant Training Program OR 12 credit hours of early childhood or related coursework.
• Level I or II RIELS certification preferred (must be able to complete within 2 years from date of employment).
• Language Skills – Ability to read and interpret lesson plans and books; write and print posters and signs.
• Mathematical Skills – Ability to perform basic math (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division).
• Reasoning Ability – Ability to recognize problems.
• Certificates, Licenses, Registrations – Ability to work toward CPR & first aid certification;
  Ability to work toward CDA certification.

The physical demands described her are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made…