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Job Listing ID:  3954717  Job Title:   Center - Based Early Head Start Teacher Assistant  
Application Deadline:  Open Until Filled Job Location:  La Grande
Date Posted:  02/21/2024 Hours Worked Per Week:  40
Shift:   Day Shift
Duration of Job:   Full Time, more than 6 months
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Job Summary:  REQUIREMENTS:
* High School Diploma or equivalent.
* CDA or AA in Early Childhood Education or Child Development is required within 2 years of hire.
* Pediatric CPR/First Aid certification.
* Oregon Food Handler's Card.
* Enrollment in the Oregon Child Care Division Central Background Registry at the time of application (free).
* Pass Communicable Disease Verification from a qualified Healthcare Provider.

PREFERENCES:
* Possess CDA or AA in Early Childhood Education or Child Development.
* Experience working with children in a calm, gentle manner, and a willingness to learn appropriate classroom techniques and strategies in working with children.
* Experience and knowledge of Conscious Discipline.

JOB DUTIES:
* Help the Teacher maintain a safe, healthy, emotionally secure learning environment; Help to implement daily lesson plans and follow a consistent schedule that includes one-on-one time, small and large group experiences, choice time, music and movement, large and small motor activities, skill development, two meals, and effective transitions between activities.
* Encourage language use, experimentation, exploration, problem solving, cooperation, socialization, and choice-making.
* Contribute to an atmosphere that promotes and reinforces parental involvement in the classroom; Supervise and monitor children at all times.
* Under the direction of the Teacher, contribute to the maintenance of accurate written records, including screening and assessment, special education documentation, anecdotal observations, documents for transition to public.
* Maintain open and on-going lines of communication within the direct service team, with enrolled families, with consultants and service providers.
* Develop good working relationships with parents under the direction of the Teacher and the Family and Community Partnership Manager; support family partnership activities as requested.
* Accompany Teacher on Home Visits as requested.

HOURS:
* Full time position, 10 month position, from mid August to mid June.
Job Classification:  Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School, Except Special Education

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Licenses/Certifications
Required:  CPR Certification
First Aid Certification
Compensation
Salary:   $17.00 to $20.81 per Hour Depending on Experience, Depending on Qualifications
Job Requirements
Experience Required: None
Education Required:  High School Diploma/GED Minimum Age:  N/A
  Gender:  N/A
Employer Will Perform:   Background Check
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