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Child Development Teacher Aide $750 Hiring Incentive (Early Head Start)

The Child Development Teacher Aide will be primarily responsible for supporting classroom teachers by assisting with instruction and clerical tasks. Responsibilities may include working with students who need additional instruction, preparing materials and equipment for activities, and contributing to discussions on students' progress with their teacher at the Early Head Start (EHS) center. The position is responsible for ensuring a safe, clean, and comfortable childcare space that is conducive to quality parent/child interactions and exceptional educational experiences.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Be sixteen (16) years old or older
• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Undergraduate degree in Early Childhood Education or Child Development is preferred.
• Minimum of one year of supervised classroom experience working directly with children ages birth to three years old preferred
• Daycare experience strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist Child Development Teacher (CD Teacher) with interacting, and engaging with children through play, age-appropriate activities, and modeling.
• Under the guidance of the CD Teacher, gather and present information to parents on subjects pertaining to child development and parenting.
• Assist the CD Teacher to keep daily attendance records and breakfast count for assigned children at the center. This includes tracking snack records for the CD room.
• Assist in planning and implementing daily parent/child activities.
• Assist the teaching team members as needed with various child-care tasks.
• Meet with the CD Teacher/ the Teacher Mentor for weekly planning and discussion about the children, families, classrooms, and quality of instruction and engagement.
• Prepare and update bulletin boards; clean organize, and maintain materials/equipment, CD rooms, shared spaces, and the playground.

Benefits

Kennedy Krieger Institute offers excellent benefits including medical, dental, vision, 401K with match, tuition reimbursement, free parking and child care subsidies!  In addition, we offer rich professional development opportunities. 

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We require full COVID vaccination or documentation of medical and/or religious exemption(s) approval for this job as we are a?healthcare?institution committed to putting health and safety first for our patients, students, employees, and the communities we serve.

EOE/M/F/D/V