Teacher Assistant Apprentice - Antelope Valley - $17.27 Hourly

Expected Hourly Pay Rate:

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Hiring Pay Rate: $17.27/hour

Under the direction of the Workforce Development Apprenticeship Coordinator, the Teacher Assistant Apprentice will support activities designed to stimulate learning in all developmental domains. Offered in partnership with Early Care and Education Pathways to Success (ECEPTS) and Los Angeles Pierce College, the Early Childhood Apprenticeship Program is an innovative, earn-and-learn program that will prepare Early Childhood Apprentices to work with young children and families as early childhood educators, and other community-focused workers. The Early Childhood Apprenticeship will provide paid on-the-job training and mentoring, as well as free college coursework, tutoring, and other supports. 

Throughout the Early Childhood Apprenticeship Program, Apprentices will complete a total of 2,000 hours of on-the-job training, as well as 12 units of applicable college coursework. On-the-job hours include job shadowing of teachers, centered around the following topics: early childhood development, parent-child relationships, documenting interaction observed during home visits, screening children for developmental strengths and delays, helping families identify goals, linking families to local resources and facilitate transition into Kindergarten. 

This position is term-limited to the duration of part one of the Early Childhood Apprenticeship Program.

Hiring Pay Rate: $17.27/hour

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Under the joint guidance of the WFD Apprenticeship Coordinator and the ECL Center Director, the Apprentice will complete the following tasks:

Job Shadowing Interactions with Children and Families (80%)

Staff Relationships/Development (10%)

Administrative Function/Documentation (10%)

Job Specifications

Minimum Required:

• Education: High School diploma or equivalent.
• Experience: Professional or personal experience with children and families and/or referring community services to others.
• Professional/Technical Certifications: n/a 
• Technical Requirements:
  • Beginner skill and/or a desire and ability to learn basic office applications such as Microsoft Word, Outlook, and Excel.

• Travel: Some business related, local travel required; reliable transportation required. Automobile, current auto insurance, current California Driver’s License and DMV clearance required. 10% travel time expected for the position locally.

• Work Schedule: Part-time (less than 10 hours per week)
• Work environment: Classroom environment including both inside and outside play areas.
• Background & Health Clearance Requirements: ECL: Criminal Records (e.g. Live Scan Fingerprinting), Child Abuse Index Check, Sexual Offender Registry, Health, Tuberculosis (TB) test and Immunization clearances required. Must have up to date COVID-19 vaccination (2 shots or Johnson & Johnson 1 shot).

Preferred

All minimum requirements above met, plus:

• Experience: Former/current recipient of Head Start program services for a minimum of 2-years, preferred.

• Bilingual preferred. Ability to converse, write and/or translate in English and Armenian and/or Spanish

Please view the full job flyer here: Teacher Assistant Apprentice Job Flyer

Background check required. As a grant-funded Agency supporting Children and Family Services, CCRC conducts background checks commensurate with the role to verify candidate qualifications (criminal history, employment history / experience, education, reference checks) and ensure grant compliance. Specific roles may have additional verification / clearance to the standard background check as part of the recruitment and selection process, including:

Live Scan Clearance / DOJ Fingerprinting: For positions working directly with the public in a child/ community care or child / community care adjacent setting (CA Health a