Teacher Aide-Meriden

This position works as a part of a teaching team to assist a teacher in developing activities for children and providing them with varied experiences and an appropriate learning environment. The role involves working with typically developing children and children with disabilities, assisting with classroom activities, and promoting parent involvement in the program.

Requirements

• Assists the teacher in all classroom activities, field trips, and outdoor activities including lesson plans.
• Participates in the screening, observation, and documentation of children.
• Helps supervise at mealtime, eating with the children to encourage good nutrition and proper social skills.
• Assists the teacher in any aspect of the program as the need arises.
• Takes charge of the class in the teacher's absence.
• Makes home visits with the teacher as required or requested and documents them as requested.
• Understands, generates, and documents in-kind and other allowable costs applied toward the non-federal share requirement.
• Attends all workshops and meetings as deemed necessary by the immediate supervisor.
• Attends all required staff and parent meetings and activities.
• Responsible for understanding Performance Standards and local child care licensing regulations.
• Expected to be knowledgeable of the regulations associated with prevention of occupational disease and injury, including the exercise of universal precautions and the prevention of contamination.
• Positively promotes in the community.
• Maintains strict confidentiality with respect to children, families, and staff in accordance with established policies and procedures.
• Becomes thoroughly familiar with Meriden-NBB YMCA Employee Handbook, Meriden-NBB YMCA Operations Manual, and all other Meriden-NBB YMCA handbooks, manuals, and resources and adheres to them.