POSITION: Bilingual Early Childhood Teaching Assistant Unaccompanied Minors Program
REPORTS TO: Head Teacher
CLASSIFICATION: Full Time

STATUS: Non-Exempt

GENERAL DESCRIPTION: LSSNYs Safe Haven Shelter and Transitional Foster Care Program is a 24-hour program that serves unaccompanied children in immigration custody who are awaiting release to their sponsors. The Bilingual Early Childhood Assistant Teacher supports the Teachers and the Head Teachers by helping to create a caring and safe environment for children from birth to age 8 in an assigned age level classroom and assisting in activities to improve the overall care and quality of education.
Bilingual Early Childhood Teaching Assistants are classified as essential workers, and as such accept responsibility for the completion of their critical services to clients, on site, even during times of emergency.These include, but are not limited to, emergencies caused byweather, nationwide pandemics, civil unrest, and domestic threat.

EDUCATION REQUIRED:

• Associate Degree in Early Childhood Development preferred or
  High School Diploma with NYS Teaching Assistant Certification Level 1

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

• Minimum of 1 year experience in a childcare setting or working with children.

SKILLS & ABILITIES:

• Bilingual in English and Spanish is preferred, but other languages are also welcomed.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively with other staff, as needed.
• Ability to supervise children of all ages in a school setting, including students with behavioral challenges.
• Ability to implement the instructional program as presented by the classroom teacher.
  

  - Strong interest in working with immigrant children population.

This position’s description contains the major responsibilities required to perform this job. These responsibilities may change at any time to meet the needs of our clients, residents or agency

• Ensure proper supervision of students during school hours, ensuring teacher-student ratio is met.
• Assist classroom teacher in the preparation, implementation, evaluation and recording of daily lesson plans as directed by the teacher.
• Assess students for signs of emotional difficulties, abuse, or neglect and report these to the teacher, assigned Clinician and/or Case Manager.
• Actively support the teacher in addressing student behavioral needs, intervening in classroom behavior as needed.
• Monitor and record progress of each student in program database.
• Assist with clerical tasks such as student homework collection and correction, progress reports, monthly data, and incident reporting.
• Facilitate classroom instructions.
• Prepare reports as needed.
• Supervise children during the regular play periods, field trips and outing activities planned in the lessons.
• May be required to support other classrooms if/when needed.
• Other duties as needed.