Job Information
Matrix Human Services Assistant Teacher in Detroit, Michigan
* $2,000 Sign-On BONUS for New Hires Starting October 18, 2023 - May 31, 2024*
Salary Description
$18.37 - $20.04/hourly
Multiple locations throughout Detroit
Matrix Human Services is Educating Children, Supporting Families and Rebuilding Neighborhoods in Detroit.
Operating multiple programs in more than 35 Detroit locations, Matrix provides services to more than 25,000 individuals and families annually and operates the largest Head Start program in Detroit serving more than 1,900 children.
JOB SUMMARY/ACCOUNTABILITY:
The Assistant Teacher is responsible for providing a safe, nurturing learning environment for children and their parents. With support from the Teacher, the Assistant Teacher helps plan and participates in classroom, playground, and field trip activities. These activities are designed to foster or enhance all areas of a child's development.
GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
Create and maintain a clean safe, healthy, and developmentally focused learning environment
Supervise and monitor children at all time and respond appropriately to crisis or emergency situations as they occur
Implement active supervision health and safety practices that ensure children are kept safe at all times set by grantee
Establish a positive classroom climate
Guide the behavior of children in positive, effective ways
Follow a consistent schedule which includes small and large group experiences, work time, music and movement, large and small motor activities, skill development, meals and effective transitions between activities
Encourage experimentation, exploration, problem solving, cooperation, socialization, and choice making; ask open-ended questions and follow-up questions to promote further thinking skills
Use outdoor time as an extension of the classroom; assure the playground is safe.
Promote English language acquisition of children who are English and dual language learners
Release children only to individuals with appropriate signed consent
Eat with and assist children in development of social and self-help skills, and sound nutritional practices
Assist with the sanitation of classroom equipment/toys and daily classroom health and safety checklist
Support the role of the families as the first and primary teacher of their child
Conduct the required parent-teacher conferences and home visits for the purpose of assessment and support, and to share information on classroom and educational strategies at school and at home
Adapt lesson plans to meet the individual goals for children as identified in their individual learning plan (ILP), individualized education plan (IEP) and Individualized family service plan (IFSP)
Monitor for and report child abuse
Assist with inventory of equipment and supplies
Cooperate with other staff and classroom groups to maintain the smooth functioning of the center, which at times may require changes to meet the needs of the children
Ensure all developmental screenings are completed within 45 days of enrollment
Use appropriate observation and ongoing assessment, and tracking to ensure positive child outcomes
Maintain ongoing anecdotal notes to monitor children's individual development
Input COR notes into data base system within timeline set by the program
Maintain adequate safeguards for the privacy and confidentiality of information
Complete required documentation of relevant activities and submit records and reports in a timely and accurate manner
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