Teacher Assistant

The Hope Street Family Center (HSFC) was established in 1992 as a community program of California Hospital Medical Center. Original program funding was provided by a research and demonstration grant from the federal Head Start Bureau as a national effort to develop more effective ways to support young children and families.

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Founded in 1887, Dignity Health - California Hospital Medical Center is a 318-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in downtown Los Angeles. The hospital offers a full complement of services including a Level II trauma center, the Los Angeles Center for Womens Health, obstetrics and pediatric services, and comprehensive cardiac and surgical services. The hospital shares a legacy of humankindness with Dignity Health, one of the nations five largest health care systems. Visit https://www.dignityhealth.org/socal/locations/californiahospital for more information.

The Teacher Assistant provides support to the Teacher in carrying out classroom activities facilitating developmental appropriate play activities and maintaining a nurturing classroom learning environment. All employees are expected to perform their duties in alignment with the vision and values of the organization. The person doing this job is responsible for a variety of tasks that lead to a high level of customer satisfaction in the most cost-effective manner.

• High school degree and completion of 30 semester units college-level coursework
• AA degree or completion of 60 college-levelsemester units preferred
• A minimum of 1 year experience working in an education or after-school setting with school-aged children from diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds.
• Interest in and ability to establish supportive relationships with kindergarten through third grade students 2.Ability to function within an interdisciplinary team environment.
• Interpersonal skills to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships
• Strong listening and motivational skills
• Knowledge of and comfort in working with children and families from diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds.
• Experience with mentoring and supervising youth within a recreational or educational setting
• Knowledge of child abuse reporting laws
• Ability to write in a concise, logical, and grammatically correct fashion
• Competency in organizing materials and following though on assigned projects
• Solid organizational skills with the ability to maintain accurate records and documentation.
• Bilingual English/Spanish speaking skills.
• CPR and First Aid