This is a student intern position as a Teacher Assistant with Families First Child Care Center in Boardman. Student intern will work 5-15 hours per week on a flexible schedule.

Application Process

The application portal opens on March 1, 2021, and application materials are required no later than April 16, 2021.

• Application
• Resume
• Cover Letter
• Letter of Recommendation

To work cooperatively with staff, parents, and volunteers to carry out the responsibilities and duties of the FFCC programs in order to meet the cognitive, emotional, social, and physical needs of children and families.

Teacher Assistant Essential Responsibilities:

This position assists the Teacher in:

• Ensuring consistency in teaching practices and supervision of children
• Implementing lesson plans, giving feedback, and providing input for individualized goal tracking and conferences with parents
• Sharing the responsibility of providing appropriate care for children with disabilities
• Following Active Supervision practices
• Involving children and parents in preparing and planning nutritious meals and helping the children to gain skills in serving themselves, trying new foods, and cleaning up
• Assisting with children’s personal hygiene needs such as hand-washing, tooth brushing, diapering, and toileting
• Maintaining a safe and healthy learning environment by sharing cleaning responsibilities of the classroom which include cleaning and sterilizing toys, floors, and bathrooms
• Following licensing procedures of signing in and out and recording accurate attendance
• Establishing and maintaining productive relationships with parents by communicating in a positive manner and encouraging them to attend center activities and events
• Providing childcare at Parent Education Classes and Center Meetings with the teacher or teacher assistant.

In addition, the Teacher Assistant may be asked to take the lead in instructing children when the Teacher is absent so the Intern will support the assistant.

General Staff Responsibilities:

Program Participation and Team Member

• Will be present at work at the assigned time in order to provide consistent services to children and families
• Will be a punctual team member that actively participates in all required activities, meetings, and training

• Will project a professional work image in dress and manner, and will demonstrate familiarity with employment policies, performance standards, work plan, and commitment to agency mission/ values in the performance of daily duties.
• Will perform all work in compliance with FFCC Standards of Conduct
• Will fulfill the role as a mandatory reporter as stated in Child Abuse and Neglect Policy
• Will fulfill any other duties deemed necessary by your supervisor

Experience and Skills Requirements: Can be acquired after hiring

• Desire to work in Early Childhood Development in a preschool-age program
• Food Handler’s card
• Current CPR/First Aid Certification

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. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to:

• Occasionally lift children up to 50 pounds from the floor to waist high.
• Be able to sit on the floor or in child-sized furniture.
• Frequently bend and kneel to a child’s height in order to maintain eye contact with the child
• Stand tall enough to reach children on play equipment
• Stand or sit for long periods of time

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work Environment/Conditions:

• Requires working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions, and outdoors, where the learning environment is exposed to weather conditions
• Job tasks are performed in close physical proximity to other people

Safety:

Apply safe practices in the performance of duties

• Reporting of unsafe or hazardous working conditions and/or any injury immediately
• Complying with Agency safety standards
• Participate in emergency drills
• Promote a culture of safe environments in the workplace