Teacher Assistant/Associate Teacher ( Early Childhood )

The assistant/Associate teacher supports the lead teacher in maintaining a safe and healthy early childhood education environment, implementing a child-Centered curriculum based on head start performance standards and creative curriculum principles. Responsibilities include assisting with lesson planning, material preparation, meal service facilitation, documenting observations for child outcome assessments, and actively participating in parent engagement activities like home visits and conferences.

Minimum education is a high school diploma for assistant teacher or an associate of arts degree in child development with 36+ college credits for associate teacher, with a requirement to complete six college credit hours in child development within the first year. Candidates must be at least nineteen years old, possess reliable transportation, pass background clearance, physical, and tb tests, and aim to obtain an illinois gateway ece credential level 1 or cda initially, progressing to level 3 within two years.