Job Title: Assistant Teacher
Department: Child & Family Development
Reports to: Teacher
Purpose: To promote school readiness by enhancing the social and cognitive development of children through the provision of educational, health, nutritional, social, and other services to enrolled children and families.
Position Objectives:
- Comply with and utilize the Head Start Program Performance Standards, Head Start Act, State of Michigan Child Care Center Licensing Rules, the Early Childhood Standards of Quality for Pre-Kindergarten, GSRP Implementation Manual (GSRP funded), Great Start to Quality, Program Procedure Manual Guidance, 5 Year Grant, USDA/CACFP/MDE Requirements, and NMCAA Personnel Polices.
- Act in a manner that is conducive to the welfare of children.
- Assist in ensuring facilities are conducive to the welfare of children.
- Ensure appropriate care and supervision of children at all times.
- Assist in administering day-to-day operations.
- Assist in child assessment and in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of the classroom program and child assessment.
