Associate Teacher

Associate Teachers assist in the delivery of an infant, toddler or preschool program based on the individual and group's educational, intellectual, physical, social, and emotional potential of the children enrolled. Assist in managing the classroom environment. Assist with preparing and maintaining documentation in compliance with Early Head Start/Head Start performance standards and standard operating procedures. Lastly Associate Teachers work with the classroom teaching team to deliver quality education services
Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• In accordance with Early Head Start/Head Start performance standards, ACF, licensing and organization guidelines, assists in implementing an infant/toddler or preschool program based on parent input and individual children's intellectual, physical, social and emotional needs and strengths.
• Assists with daily activities based on children's needs and interests which stimulate learning in all developmental areas (physical, social, emotional, and intellectual) for a class of children which may involve some children with disabilities.
• Organizes and cleans classroom materials and equipment to provide a safe, supportive age appropriate environment for children. Assists in an annual inventory of existing classroom materials and equipment and future needs.

Experience & Education
Experience:

• 3 months to 2 years of experience working with children 0-8 years of age

Education:

• Associates Degree in ECE OR CDA certificate
• ECE Courses 101 & 103 required (or equivalent certification)
• OR willing to complete either of the above while employed

Essential Skills & Abilities

• Interpret/understand basicinformation received as well as prepares and transmits it. Involves ongoing interaction with other employees, the general public, and children and parents within the community. May involve interaction with persons whose first language is not English.
• Develop, read and understand basicwritten materials, and compose information/instruction in written form.
• Understand and perform basicmathematical computations.
• Apply basic level analytical skills for assessment and evaluation responsibility.
• Apply basic level problem-solving skills essential in developing solutions for unanticipated issues and challenges.
• Remain calm and calm others in an emergency, stressful and/or confrontational situation.
• Identify conflict and take the steps necessary to resolve the issues or inform those who can.
• Work with other people taking into consideration, among the dynamics, their needs, their personal style, and the requirements of their jobs.
• Understand, and apply basic levelorganizational theories and practices essential in the development and implementation of policies, practices, programs, and employee communications.
• Demonstrates responsible professional behavior by participating effectively within and across teams.
• Performs other duties as assigned to ensure the quality of Clayton Educare education programs.

Physical Requirements

• Conduct activities involving stooping, kneeling, bending, crouching, crawling, twisting, and reaching on a frequent basis and substantial standing and walking , and moderate sitting.
• Supervise children by sight and sound.
• Sit on the floor or crouch at a child's level. Lift a child weighing up to 50 pounds. Lift, carry, push, and/or pull a burden weighing up to 25 pounds.
• Grasp and manipulate office and art equipment and similar other tools and materials.
• Work with hands above shoulder height with a weight up to 5 pounds.
• Work with arms extended at shoulder height with a weight up to 20 pounds.
• Participate in routine conversation in person or via telephone, and distinguish telephone, radio/pager signals, alarms, and other auditory tones in a noisy environment.
• Distinguish small objects at near and far distances in conditions of bright or low light. Distinguish color and depth, and see objects in a wide field of vision.
• Respond to unanticipated situations involving activities of young children ranging in age from birth to three years of age.

Compensation Details:

• $17.50-$18.50 per hour

Employees are held accountable for all duties of this job. This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, or qualifications associated with the job. I understand I am to become familiar with its contents. If I have any questions regarding this job description, I understand that I should talk to my supervisor.
Our Core Values:
At Clayton we work to foster a community characterized by trust, dignity, love, and justice, with our children and families, our team members, and other partners on our campus and beyond. We see these values in action each and every day as they strengthen our Clayton community and our service to the children, families, and educators we serve.
Community-Community fosters belonging, resiliency, stability, and strength. We are committed to creating a caring, trauma-informed, professional community at Clayton and we are committed to being a positive member of the many communities we partner with and serve. Community means living the seven Sanctuary commitments: nonviolence, emotional intelligence, social learning, democracy, open communication, social responsibility, and growth and change.
Collaboration-Collaboration builds trust and relationships and brings new ideas, skills, and knowledge to help us do better work. We are committed to approaching our work as one team across Clayton. Collaboration means working across teams and departments and with our external partners.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging-Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging leads us to reflect the communities we serve and bring the widest variety of ideas and innovation to our work. We are committed to building and sustaining an organization centered on diversity, equity, and belonging. Diversity means building a team that is reflective of the world around us, in all aspects of our personal and professional backgrounds. Equity means recognizing that we need to provide different resources to meet different needs and circumstances that are often the result of systemic injustice; it is core to everything we do in service of our children and families and in how we work with each other. Inclusion refers to a community where all members are and feel respected and are able to participate and achieve their potential. A true sense of belonging means that everyone who enters the Clayton campus is valued for who they are and can meaningfully say "I belong here."
Growth- Growth allows us to develop as professionals and to provide the best services we can to the children, families, and educators we serve. We are committed to growing as individuals and as an organization. Growth means we are continually learning how to do our individual and collective work better and we adapt and evolve our programs and practices to reflect new learning and to meet changing needs.
Stewardship-Stewardship enables us to have the greatest impact we can with the resources we have. We are committed to being good stewards of our community and our resources. Stewardship means using our financial resources wisely and responsibly so that we can sustain our work into the future, taking care of our unique and beautiful campus so it can remain a resource for our community, and caring for our community and team and treating each other with respect and responsibility.
Fun-Fun reduces stress, keeps us motivated, builds connections, and models for our children the joy that can come with learning and working together. We are committed to having fun! Fun means noticing and sharing things that bring us joy, being creative in our work, making connections with each other, and finding humor and hope in our work.
Clayton Early Learning is an equal opportunity employer that values workplace diversity. We strive to create an inclusive work place that embraces diverse backgrounds, life experiences, and perspectives. We prohibit discrimination of employees or applicants on the basis of race, creed, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual identity, sexual orientation, religious affiliation, disability, or any other classification considered discriminatory under applicable law.