Teacher Assistant

Summary

WE'VE GOT BENEFITS!

Paid Bi-weekly

Employee Only Health Benefits-$30/month

Free Employee Only Life & Dental Insurance

Discounted Child Care

403B Retirement-Employer Contribution at 1 year

Tuition Assistance Program for Classroom Staff

Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) & Holidays

Paid Parental Leave at 1 year

Duties

We are looking for a friendly & competent Teacher Assistant to join our team and support our Head Start classroom. You must enjoy working with children while building relationships and maintaining safety. If you are compassionate and have an interest in early childhood education, we want to talk to you!  

• Guide children in activities, which promote physical, intellectual, emotional and social development under the supervision of a teacher.
• Help arrange a physical environment in which children can work and play safely.
• Assist children with toileting, meal times, arrange setting for nap time and provide supervision of the children during these periods.
• Prepare or assist with preparing supplies and materials in advance for use by children and prepare the classroom for children's use when transitioning from one activity to another.
• Actively supervise children on playground.
• Assist in maintaining children areas in a neat, sanitary and orderly condition, which may include some cleaning, sweeping and/or mopping in the classroom areas.
• Must participate in 20 hours of training per year in understanding children and improving delivery of childcare services.
• Follow direction of assigned Teacher and perform other duties respective to teaching activities and guiding children as necessary.
• Responsible for interacting and communicating with parents, coworkers and supervisors in a professional and courteous manner.
• Other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Child Development Associate (CDA) required with a high school diploma or equivalent or high school diploma/GED with willingness to earn CDA within 1 year of hire.
• Six months of previous childcare experience is required. 
• Good verbal and written communication skills. 
• Must demonstrate the ability to communicate and interact effectively and professionally with both children and adults.
• Must be able to pass a pre-employment and/or periodic physical examination, TB skin test, and complete background check every 24 months.

Nice To Haves

• Bilingual

Benefits

BENEFITS PACKAGE INCLUDES:

 

Child Care Associates offers a competitive benefits package that is provided to all fulltime employees that include health, dental and life insurance coverage. Additional voluntary benefits are offered to all fulltime employees in addition to the core benefits package. 

 

After completing one (1) year of service, the company contributes 4% of the employee's earnings to the 403(b) retirement plan. If the employee also elects to make a contribution to the plan, Child Care Associates will match half (50%) of the employee's contribution up to 4% of base salary.

 

Child Care Associates provides other benefits outlined in the Staff Handbook, such as paid holidays and paid time off (PTO).

About Us

Child Care Associates reaches more than 14,000 children across Tarrant County. We're one of the largest child development organizations in North Texas.

WE SERVE THE WHOLE CHILD AND FAMILY by providing academic and social/emotional growth through quality early education and child care programs. Our early education programs provide much more than instruction - we ensure that each child has a family doctor, a dentist, and is up-to-date on all immunizations and screenings. We ease the burden on low-income families by offering no-cost CCA campuses or offsetting the high cost of child care. As a result, parents are able to work or finish school while learning important parenting and life skills.