Teacher Assistant

Description Join Our Team at Centro de la Familia! Are you passionate about nurturing the growth and development of young minds? Join us at Centro de la Familia, where we create exceptional opportunities for children and families through our early childhood education programs. Right now, we're looking for a Teacher Assistant to become a crucial part of our team.

Position Overview

• As an integral part of our team, under the guidance of the
• Lead
• Teacher and
• Education
• Specialist, you will: Administer a developmentally, linguistically, and culturally appropriate early childhood education program. Meet the individual and holistic needs of infants and toddlers. Work closely with parents and families, ensuring they are included in the planning and execution of their child’s education. Collaborate with staff, parents, and volunteers, and be directly involved in providing meals and snacks for children. Assume Teacher duties in the temporary absence of the Teacher.
• Key
• Responsibilities:
• Classroom
• Environment: Assist in managing the classroom, supervising children, and engaging them in learning activities both indoors and outdoors.
• Program
• Planning: Support daily planning to promote children’s growth and development, adhering to Head Start Performance Standards and CDLF Service Plan.
• Learning
• Environment: Use space, relationships, materials, and routines to create an interesting, secure, and enjoyable environment for play, exploration, and learning.
• Physical
• Development: Implement activities that promote children’s physical development and encourage curiosity, exploration, and problem-solving.

Communication

• Actively communicate with children, providing opportunities for verbal and nonverbal communication.
• Creative
• Expression: Stimulate children’s creative abilities through play with sound, rhythm, language, materials, space, and ideas.
• Emotional
• Security: Help each child develop a sense of independence and pride in themselves, fostering acceptance and mutual respect among peers.
• Behavioral
• Development: Create a supportive environment for children to practice appropriate and acceptable behaviors.