Head Start Teaching Assistant

Teacher and assistant will cooperatively plan and provide enriching developmentally appropriate experience for children in groups and individually which are culturally appropriate. Salary: $11.62 - $13.32 per hour

Position Responsibilies:
* Actively advocate and demonstrate appropriate adult child interactions.
* Maintain a professional relationship with all staff and community members.
* Maintains professional standards towards creating confidential relationships with all program participants and staff.
* Assist Program Managers in planning and carrying out activities related to health, e.g., bathroom habits, safety in classroom, dental hygiene, and nutrition activities.
* Routine classroom cleaning/maintenance to ensure a safe, clean and secure learning environment for all students including playground area.
* Establish and maintain an attractive, safe, healthy, and developmentally appropriate environment for the children.
* Participates in all education programs including local and regional in-service training, advisory committee, and community education meetings as directed.
* Participants/Instructs classes at all educational related events and activities, including attending extended day and or extended week.
* Flexibility to work some evenings for trainings or parent activities.
* Participate in all Head Start trainings.
* Serve as a bus aide on regular bus runs.
* Serve as a primary caregiver for children in the classroom.
* Provide two (2) home visits and two (2) family conferences for primary families with the teacher's support.
* Participates in weekly lesson planning, observations and documentation.
* Displays a responsive and professional manner in promptly responding to all requests, complaints, and problems.
* Recognizes that each employee is a representative of the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa and is responsible for demonstrating courtesy, respect, and sensitivity to the needs of all others, including visitors and co-workers.
* Represents the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa and the department in a positive and professional manner in the community.
* Required to maintain proper attendance including reporting to work on time in accordance with applicable policies.
* Maintains a clean and organized work area.
* Due to changes and modifications in the job from time to time, employees are required to be flexible and assume other responsibilities assigned by management as deemed necessary.

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APPLY TO: Fond du Lac Human Resources
1720 Big Lake Road
Cloquet, MN 55720
218-878-2653