TITLE:  Pre-K Assistant Teacher

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Complete an Associate’s Degree in Early Childhood or Child Development OR
• Complete an Associate’s Degree OR 60 College Credit Hours AND 12 Early Childhood college credit hours OR completion of an Early Childhood training program.
• Good physical condition with the ability to lift 10 pounds.
• Competent at instructing, assisting and caring for young children.
• Hold effective organizational, communication and problem-solving skills.
• Be skilled at taking direction and working as part of a team.

REPORTS TO:  Pre-K Teacher, Principal and Pre-K Director

SUPERVISES:  N/A

JOB GOAL:  To provide students with the social/emotional support and the academic and physical development skills necessary to function in daily living for achieving the foundation necessary for Kindergarten Readiness and beyond.

PERFORMANCE AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Perform instructional activities under the direct guidance of the Pre-K teacher.
• Work cooperatively with all staff.
• Work within the framework of the Sunflower County Consolidated Schools as set forth in the line organizational chart.
• Assist teacher with planning for instruction and executing and evaluating its effectiveness.
• Participate in daily and long-range lesson and activity planning.
• Constantly monitor the safety and well-being of students; monitor student attitudes and encourages self-esteem; provide social-emotional support to students.
• Monitor student behavior, and help maintain discipline in the classroom.
• Assist with the supervision of children during regular play periods.
• Conduct learning centers with small groups of children; conduct learning activities with individual students.
• Guide children in working and playing harmoniously with other children.
• Alert the teacher to special needs of individual children.
• Provide escort and assistance to children as necessary, especially to and from the bathrooms and various locations within the school.
• Help maintain individual records and transition folders for each child.
• Foster good eating habits and table manners in children.
• Assist teacher in maintaining neat work and study areas.
• Collect and displays suitable material for educational displays.
• Remain knowledgeable of current Pre-K issues by attending school, District and State staff development as determined by the school principal, Pre-K Director, SCCSD District staff or the MS Department of Education.
• Must complete a minimum of 15 Contact Hours in Early Childhood Staff Development each school year, as required by the MS Department of Education.
• Serve as bus monitor on the Pre-K buses as scheduled by the Principal or Pre-K Director.
• Assist in preparing the classroom and organizing all instructional materials and equipment as directed by the Pre-K teacher.
• Administer diagnostic tools as directed by the Pre-K teacher.
• Assist in the supervision of students on bus trips.
• Prepare for breakfast and lunch in the classroom or in the designated eating area (i.e. cafeteria).
• Assist Pre-K teacher on the playground and in the designated P.E. areas (if applicable) in teaching and coaching physical activities that strengthen gross motor skills.
• Must maintain confidentiality regarding student information and records.
• Act in a professional manner at all times.
• Project a positive image of SCCSD at all times.
• Dress neatly and appropriately for the position held.
• Follow daily schedule as outlined by the lead teacher, Principal or Pre-K Director.
• Perform other routine duties as assigned by the lead teacher, principal or Pre-K Director.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: Salary and work year established by SCCSD School Board.

EVALUATION: Performance of this job will be evaluated bi-annually by the Superintendent.