Teacher Assistant

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

● Ability to maintain confidentiality.

● Excellent communication and presentational skills

● Demonstrated capability to interface and maintain effective relationships with administration, staff, consultants, regulators and founders in a team-orientated environment.

● Capacity to assume responsibility for own professional development.

● Ability to follow structured planning and schedules.

● Flexible, with the ability to work in a highly demanding, stressful environment.

● Ability to maintain the classroom and other designated areas, it being clean and tidy at all times.

● Outstanding time-management.

● Willing to offer helpful services to colleagues when needed.

● Pro-active approach towards helping other colleagues.

● Ability to cooperate successfully as a member of a team.

● Ability to communicate effectively with others, including giving and receiving feedback on quality services and being able to distinguish one's own role & responsibility.

● Meet specific content area requirements.

● Ability to read and speak English proficiently.

● Connect with Children, Deal with Uncertainty, Safety Management, Judgment, Objectivity, Confidentiality, Dependability, Emotional Control, Handles Pressure, Listening, Verbal Communication.

Duties & Key Responsibilities:

Interact with Children:

● Treating all children with dignity and respect.

● Utilize appropriate language, interactions, and positive discipline.

● Model positive behavior.

● Assist children in classroom activities and daily duties (toileting, feeding, sleeping).

● Assist in age-appropriate activities that support EYFS curriculum, In the moment planning /approach.

● Continuously monitor children to ensure safety at all times, and report child abuse and neglect when necessary.

● The lead teachers carry out various activities which lead to the emotional, intellectual, and social development of children; the assistants need to help teachers in successfully conducting these activities. ● To help children in developing good habits including that of personal hygiene is a minor yet important task to be handled by assistants; the different tasks associated with personal hygiene are toilet training and diaper changing.

● Assisting in outside playground activities.

● Ongoing supervision.

Curriculum Preparation:

● Creating and maintaining a clean and safe environment for the children to learn and grow in.

● Assist the Lead Teacher in required activities into lesson plans that support children’s development, including the daily curriculum and Skillplay program.

● Help Lead Teacher execute activities that support lesson plans.

Communicate with lead teacher & Parents:

● Maintain open communication with parents during hand-over. Discuss daily routine and inform parents on activities and children’s learning experiences. Always be positive and enthusiastic towards parents and other caretakers.

● Communicate all issues to lead teacher so she can resolve issues or concerns that are raised.

● Communicate with lead teacher about incidents that have been observed and/or recorded on site.

● Always keeping a professional attitude and a loyalty to the school.

Documentation:

● Assist in design and complete documentation panels for the classrooms and hallways as assigned by the teacher or centre director.

● Assist in taking photographs and making videos.

● She should be aware of the National Association for Education of Young Children’s (NAEYC) code of ethics.

Administration:

● Work closely with lead teacher and centre director, classroom teaching team and other content area specialists.

● Participate in team meetings. Communicate and share ideas and concerns with the centre director.

● Engage in continuing education and professional development activities such as training, workshops, and classes to meet required qualifications.

● Engage in events.

Classroom Maintenance:

● Maintain a clean and organized learning environment.

● Follow cleaning rota developed by centre director, making sure the designated areas are spotless.

● Engage in helping other staff members with any cleaning jobs, be pro-active in assisting others.

● Sanitize all surfaces, equipment, and classroom toys.

● Assist in maintaining a quality room arrangement in compliance with curriculum standards.

● Routinely check classroom equipment and materials to ensure they are in good repair.

● Participate and carry out regular deep cleaning sessions.