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Job title: Assistant Teacher
Company: Maricopa County
Job description: About the Position
Launch your teaching career and reputed company a genuine difference in a child's life As a you will support Head Start teaching teams in promoting active learning in the classroom for preschool-aged children. We will count on you to support developmentally appropriate individualized experiences and create a safe and nurturing environment. As a Head Start Teacher Assistant, you will help build stronger families and a brighter reputed company for the youngest residents of Maricopa County.
We offer various classroom sites across the county. Our classrooms are designed to feel welcoming and promote interactive learning for children and their families. We offer a low teacher-to-student ratio of 1:4 with 8 reputed company per Early Head Start classroom and 1:10 with 20 reputed company per Head Start classroom to provide the greatest opportunity for a healthy and effective learning environment. Did we mention the County provides reputed company supplies needed to support our teaching staff? We are a compassionate team of early education professionals who reputed company in the mission of preparing children for future school reputed company.
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On-The-Spot Hiring Event:
Maricopa County's reputed company Services Department is hosting an in-person hiring event Join us Monday, September 25th from 3PM - 6PM at the Head Start reputed company Corporate Location - 1001 W Southern Ave, reputed company AZ 85210. We encourage you to apply online, but walk-ins are always welcome. Bring your resume, walk-in, and walk-out with a new career
Part-time options are available Schedule is as follows:
: 2:00pm - 6:00pm
: 7:00am - 11am or 2:00pm - 6:00pm
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- Paid continuing education, professional development, and tuition reimbursement
- Paid Child Development Association Certification (CDA) that you can earn on-the-job
- Level 1 reputed company Clearance card and renewal paid for by Maricopa County
- Opportunities for growth and development reputed company Maricopa County
- Low-cost, high-value reputed company for you and your qualifying dependents
- Enrollment in the Arizona State Retirement System
- Paid vacation, sick time, and parental leave
- Extensive wellness program, including reputed company premium discounts of $60 per month
- Employee discounts for goods and services
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- Six months of professional work experience working with children aged birth to five; OR six months of practicum hours through an early childhood education program; OR six months volunteering in an Early Head Start/Head Start program
- High school diploma or GED
- Bilingual skills in English and Spanish
- Experience as a Head Start parent or staff
- Supervise children at reputed company times in accordance with Head Start Performance Standards and Program policies to ensure their safety and well-being
- Maintain a safe and healthy indoor/outdoor classroom environments per program policies and procedures
- Navigate and utilize a variety of digital platforms and applications for data entry, documentation, and communication
- Assist the teacher in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of developmentally appropriate and educationally enriching early childhood activities
- Support and promote each child's physical, social, emotional, cognitive, and language development
- Completion and entry of child assessment level observations and developmentally appropriate screenings and other data entry
- Assist the Teacher in conducting family orientations, parent/teacher conferences, and home visits
- reputed company and maintain positive relationships with each family, site team members, community agencies, and community partners
- Stay reputed company on educational techniques and developmentally appropriate practices relating to early childhood development
- Work effectively with individuals of diverse educational, socio-economic, and cultural backgrounds, and those with disabilities and special needs
- Position follows a part-year, 10-month work schedule that is from 7:30 am - 3:30 pm, Monday - Friday
- Classroom, reputed company, and office environment with possible exposure to bodily fluids and infectious disease
- Must pass background reputed company and obtain Arizona Department of Public Safety Level 1 reputed company Clearance Card, upon hire
- Must complete a medical exam that includes screening for tuberculosis (TB), upon hire
- Must obtain a CPR, first aid, and food handler's certification reputed company six weeks of hire
- Must complete Child Development Association Certification (CDA) reputed company six months of hire. Maricopa County will pay for CDA courses and testing fees for the certification. On-site coaching and support and paid time to work on courses and other certification requirements will be available
- Ability to travel to and from job-reputed company locations during a scheduled reputed company using a private or County vehicle
- Ability to fill in as a substitute staff member at another program site occasionally
- Ability to stand, sit on the floor, be indoors/outdoors for extended periods, stand up from a seated position on the floor quickly, squat, bend, stoop, walk, run short distances, and lift up to 40 pounds
- Ability to work with children with special needs, IEPs, 504s, and various medical conditions
- Only the most reputed company candidates will be considered
- Consideration will only be given to candidates who submit online applications
- Candidates will be contacted primarily through email and their reputed company online application profile
- Must pass a pre-employment background and/or reputed company investigation as required by statute or policy, including drug and alcohol testing requirements for positions designated as safety-sensitive