Full day, Full year, Head Start Teacher Assistant

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Strengthening children and families through early learning, child development, and community partnerships.

Come join our team as a Full Day Head Start Teacher's Assistant by supporting Educational Opportunities for Children & Families (EOCF) realize a common mission. In this role you will assist the Teacher provide and implement a developmentally appropriate early childhood education experience for children enrolled in Head Start and/or ECEAP programs. This benefited position is budgeted for 1832 hours / 229 days per year, and scheduled to work 40 hours per week. Fully qualified $15.07 General schedule is Monday- Friday day time hours.

*Please create a Merit account and submit an application for the Portable Background Check. It can be found in the application tab once you create the account. *

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Required Education: Enrolled in program leading to an associate or baccalaureate degree, or, enrolled in a child development associate credential or WA State Initial Certificate in ECE program to be completed within two (2) years.

Preferred Education: Certificate of proficiency in Early Childhood Education from an accredited college, current CDA certificate, or WA State Initial Certificate in ECE.

Preferred Experience: One year experience with groups of children 3 to 5 years of age in an early childhood setting.

* Training plan may be considered based on qualifications.

* Bi-lingual highly desired.

Knowledge of:
- Developmentally appropriate practices for 3 to 5 year old children.
- Principles of child development and Early Childhood Curriculum planning.
- Safety issues for children and adults.

Ability to:
- Implement established child development practices, principles and performance standards in a comprehensive classroom environment.
- Adopt EOCF's commitment to supporting and strengthening children and families.
- Work cooperatively with staff members and clients from diverse cultural, socio-economic and educational backgrounds.
- Prepare and manage records, reports and other documents as required.
- Maintain confidentiality of records and information.
- Use the team approach to resolving problems or conflicts.
- Demonstrate professional and effective written and verbal communication skills; receive information and feedback in an understanding manner; use good judgment.
- Attend appropriate staff meetings and out-of-town training sessions as assigned.

- Perform the physical requirements of the job which include regular crouching, stooping, bending, kneeling, sitting on the floor to assist and engage with children, and outdoors on a playground setting monitoring safe play and supervision.

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

EOCF shall not discriminate in its staff, hiring practices, board, volunteers, volunteer committees, or recipients of any service on the basis of a person's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, marital status, veteran status, mental, physical, or sensory disability, or any other status not listed, as protected by state and/or federal law.