Teacher Assistant (HS)

Job Title: Teacher Assistant (HS)

Company: AVANCE - San Antonio

Key Responsibilities

• Promotes and models the organization’s Core Values.
• Ensures the safety and well-being of children while under AVANCE’s care.
• Follows program confidentiality policies.
• Provides individually appropriate activities and knows each child’s capabilities and modes of learning.
• Promotes feelings of security and trust in children by being warm, supportive, and comforting.
• Establishes strong and caring relationships with children.
• Maintains an open, friendly, and cooperative relationship with each child and parent.
• Encourages parent involvement in the program and promotes parent-child bonding.
• Plans and prepares healthy and safe activities and supplies according to lesson plans and as directed by the Teacher.
• Assures parents sign children in on daily logs and documents accurate sign-in/out times.
• Assures children's belongings are labeled and returned.
• Maintains proper hygiene in children and all equipment and space used for child care.
• Reports suspected neglect, abuse, or medical conditions/illnesses immediately to the Teacher and Education Coordinator.
• Maintains assigned child’s Portfolio and other documentation.
• Attends meetings and training sessions as specified.
• Works cooperatively and effectively as a team member.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Preschool CDA (Child Development Associate Credential) or Associate degree in Early Childhood Education or related field with the required 18 hours of Early Childhood Development.
• Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education, Psychology, Sociology, Social Work, Business Administration, or related field and with at least 18 hours of early childhood development coursework completed (preferred).
• Six (6) months in a licensed childcare facility, public/private school, or early childhood facility, or has completed an early childhood degree program with required practicum(s) (preferred work experience).
• Excellent writing, editing and proofreading skills.
• Proficiency in MS Office software applications with advanced skills using Microsoft Outlook, Word, PowerPoint and Excel, and Adobe Acrobat.
• Spanish fluency helpful, but not required.
• Demonstrated ability to achieve high performance goals and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to perform and prioritize multiple tasks seamlessly with excellent attention to detail.
• Very strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build relationships with stakeholders.
• Emotional maturity.
• Highly resourceful team player, with the ability to be effective independently and manage numerous simultaneous projects.
• Forward-looking thinker, who actively seeks opportunities and proposes solutions.
• Strong analytical, presentation, verbal and written communication, problem solving and decision-making skills.
• Ability to generate, analyze, evaluate, and summarize reports.
• Ability to travel to various training sessions.
• CPR and First Aid Training.
• Must have dependable transportation daily, valid driver’s license, a clean driving record, current auto liability insurance and be bondable.

Working Conditions

• Travel: 0-10% annually on average, mostly local with occasional long distance.
• Mental and Physical Demands: General office and sedentary. Regularly required to sit; use hands to handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. Specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. Use of personal computing equipment. Maintain emotional control under stress; work with interruptions and deadlines; walking, standing, stooping, bending, pulling, and pushing; occasional: lifting/carrying, pulling/pushing 10-30 pounds. Work evenings and weekends as needed.
• Environmental Factors: Occasional exposure to biological hazards (communicable diseases, bacteria, insects, mold, fungi, etc.). Occasional exposure to weather related conditions when working in outside environments/neighborhoods and events.