Teacher Aide - Head Start - Hoonah

Requirements

• Knowledge, Skills & Abilities. A comprehensive set of capabilities required to perform job tasks effectively:
• Knowledge of applicable state and federal laws and requirements.
• Ability to work effectively with executives, managers, supervisors, employees, and employee representatives.
• Knowledge of program rules and requirements.
• Ability to maintain accurate, complete, and confidential records.
• Familiarity with word processing, spreadsheets, and database software.
• Proficiency in computerized record keeping and reporting.
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
• Project management and conflict resolution skills.
• Familiarity with Alaska Native cultures, particularly Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian.

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• *Child Development Associate (CDA) credential
• One (1) year of experience working with young children in a group setting.
• Possess a current First Aid/CPR certificate.
• Food Worker Card
• *HS Performance Standards state: a program must ensure Head Start Preschool assistant teachers, at a minimum, have a CDA credential or a State-awarded certificate that meets or exceeds the requirements for a CDA credential, are enrolled in a program that will lead to an associate or baccalaureate degree or, are enrolled in a CDA credential program to be completed within two years of the time of hire.

Preferred Qualifications

• AAS degree in Early Childhood Education

• Physical Requirements. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job with or without reasonable accommodation:
• The work is generally active, requiring routine walking, standing, bending, and carrying of items and/or children weighing up to 60 lbs.

• Work Environment. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job:
• The majority of work is performed in a pre-school setting with a wide variety of children & people with differing functions, personalities, and abilities. The office is a non-smoking facility with outside smoking areas.