Project-Based Associate Teacher

Expected Hourly Pay Rate:

$21.00

Work where your work matters. Work at CCRC.

CCRC prides itself as a workplace of choice for passionate talent, driven by our mission to cultivate child, family and community well-being. Whether the position works directly with the public or supports our programs, every position is vital to our mission's success and reputation as a leader. We are not your typical non-profit. We are 900+ people strong and growing!

Essential Duties and Responsibilities 

Within the team structure, Associate Teacher provides quality preschool services for children enrolled in the Early Care and Learning program, which include the following responsibilities:

Interactions with Children and Families (70%)

• Assist with child management in the classroom, outside, transitions, and sign in and sign out process.  
• Assist with providing age-appropriate activities using the chosen curriculum and supplemental materials.  
• Assist with supporting all children, addressing their individual capabilities and requirements.
• Assist in establishing weekly goals that promote individual and group educational plans.
• Partner with parents to provide care for all children, including feeding and diapering.
• Partner with families and teachers to encourage guided experimentation, exploration, problem solving, cooperation, socialization, choices, and ways to ask open-ended questions with their children.
• Support the implementation of age-appropriate professional practices, effective teaching strategies, and other applicable policies and regulations.
• Prepare classroom materials to support developmentally appropriate activities and ensure that learning environments, equipment, eating, diapering, and napping areas are clean, safe, and sanitized.
• Assist with food service and other classroom needs as requested.
• Communicate regularly with parents regarding each child’s progress and provide parents with resources.
• Conduct home visits and parent conferences to establish individual goals, communicate class progress, and provide educational strategies for caregivers to implement
• Develop and maintain well-defined lines of communication and professional boundaries parents, caregivers, and families

Staff Relationships (15%)

• Support with the daily routine and functions in the classroom to ensure they are being implemented
• Support the Individual Education Plan processes by participating in meetings, making referrals, active in assessments, goals planning, and ensuring children are receiving services.
• Maintain communication and professional boundaries with staff at all times

Administrative Functions (15%)

• Ensure monthly reports are accurate and submitted to the Teacher and Center Director.
• Support the completion and submission of weekly lesson plans and goals to the Teacher and/or Center Director for review and feedback prior to implementation.
• Collect observations for ongoing assessments to ensure child outcomes are meeting agency benchmarks.
• Read, analyze, and interpret data from the DRDP (2015) to support creating child and center specific goals. 
• Implement knowledge of age-appropriate practices, effective teaching strategies, federal and state regulations including licensing, DCFS, IEP/IFSP meetings, and teaching methods/practices. Assist with generating and tracking Non-Federal Match monthly. 
• Support consistent adherence to Suspected Child Abuse reporting policies, procedures and documentation by all center and regional staff. In the absence of the Teacher and Center Director, complete the Unusual Incident reports and promptly communicate incidents to the Early Learning Supervisor.

• Maintain a system of confidentiality for all data, records, and information regarding Early Care and Learning families at all times.
• Promptly report all issues, emergencies, and unusual incidents.

Non-Essential Duties and Responsibilities 

These duties include tasks that are required and comprise less than 5% of daily functions for this job:

• Assure general maintenance and security of facility and assist with inventory of equipment and supplies.
• Will establish and maintain ongoing lines of communication with the Teacher.
• Active engagement in parent meetings; provide childcare as needed, participation, planning, and set up of materials and room.
• Attend meetings, trainings, and appropriate professional development activities.
• Other duties as assigned

Job Specifications

Minimum Required

• Education: 24 semester units in Early Childhood Education or Child Development, i