Associate Teacher - Great Start Readiness Program (GSRP)

Job Title: Associate Teacher Great Start Readiness Program
Terms of Employment: $18 per hour, Paid time off, No health insurance available with this position
Schedule: Monday through Friday 7:45am - 3:45pm

Description: 
Using pre-kindergarten standards of quality, developmentally appropriate practices and early childhood curriculum, assist in providing instruction and ongoing assessment to students in a grant based school readiness program. The classroom associate teacher is responsible for working as a team member along with the GSRP Lead Teacher.

Job Qualifications:

• Associate's Degree (AA) in early childhood education or child development 
  OR
• A valid preschool level CDA credential
• Prior experience in an early childhood education setting preferred
• Trained in HighScope curriculum and COR Advantage
• Have or be willing to obtain current CPR and First Aid Certification
• Must be able to obtain Michigan Child Care Licensing Background Check clearance, including fingerprints

Responsibilities:

• Work as a teaching partner with classroom lead teacher
• Assist with planning, implementing, and monitoring curriculum; including supporting a small group of children independently
• Engage with children in all areas and parts of the day
• Complete home visits and parent teacher conferences
• Record chid assessment observation notes
• Follow all licensing guidelines
• Establish a diverse and inclusive classroom that fosters equality for all children regardless of gender, race, or developmental needs

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Frequently stand, walk, sit, talk or hear
• Regularly reach with hands and arms
• Regularly lift up to 40-70 pounds
• Occasionally climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and peripheral vision
• The employee needs to be able to tell where a sound is coming from and hear in a noisy environment
• Employee must possess physical ability sufficient to employ physical intervention strategies when necessary, i.e. non-violent crisis intervention techniques.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time
• This description reflects management's assignment of essential functions, it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned
• This job description is subject to change at any time

It is the policy of the Gibraltar School District not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender/sex, age, disability, height, weight or marital status in its programs, services or activities. The following people have been designated to handle inquiries regarding the discrimination policies: Inquiries related to discrimination to Ms. Amy Conway, Superintendent19370 Vreeland Road, Woodhaven, MI 48183