GA Pre-K Assistant Teacher

Summary

GA Pre-K assistant teachers provide assistance to the lead teacher to support the implementation of quality instruction and supervision.

Duties

Attendance Standard

• Maintains excellent punctuality and attendance.

Fundamental: Day to Day Activities

• Assists in planning and implementing developmentally and linguistically appropriate activities, that recognize and supports each child's rate of development
• Assists in assessing the safety of classroom and outdoor play areas before engaging children in activities
• Assists in organizing classroom environment into areas to be used for learning, eating, resting, and playing in accordance with the Creative Curriculum,
• Assists in the development of a daily schedule of child-initiated and teacher-initiated activities that are well defined to help children in the order of events accruing each day
• Maintains staff and classroom ratios at all times
• Leads the classroom in the absence of the Teacher

Requirements

• Valid Paraprofessional Certificate (issued by the Georgia Professional Standards Commission)

• Valid Child Development Associate (CDA) credential (issued by the Council for Professional Recognition)

• TCC (Technical Certificate of Credit) in Early Childhood Education

• TCD (Technical College Diploma) in Early Childhood Education

• AA, AS, AAS, AAT (Associate Degree)

• Montessori Diploma (Montessori courses must be taken from an accredited affiliate of the Montessori Accreditation Council for Teacher Education [MACTE])

• BA, BS (bachelor’s degree)

• Georgia PSC Certified Teacher

• MA, MS (master’s degree)

• Specialist Degree or PhD

Nice To Haves

Experience working in a GA Pre-K Classroom

Benefits

Competitive Salary and Benefits.