Job Description

For over 125 years, Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens has been providing quality social services to the neighborhoods of Brooklyn and Queens and currently offers 160-plus programs and services for children, youth, adults, seniors, and those struggling with mental illness.
Early Childhood Development Centers provide free Early Head Start services to low-income families at no cost to the children ages 6 weeks to 3 years. The high-quality services are offered in the center-based program settings available for the Brooklyn and Queens Communities.
Through the Montessori approach, the centers ensure children are ready for school by providing a variety of developmentally appropriate activities that promote cognitive, social, emotional, language-literacy, and physical development. The Early Head Start Program strives to actively engage parents, recognizing family participation throughout the program, as a key to a child’s robust development as well as to offer the learning experiences tailored to the changing needs and abilities of children.
STATEMENT OF THE JOB
The Teacher-Aide will assist Teacher and Assistant Teacher to plan and execute age and developmentally appropriate activities reflecting the Montessori curriculum. Responsibilities include but are not limited to assisting the Teacher and Assistant Teacher in maintaining the written documentation/reports in order to meet compliance standards of CCNS, ACS, DOH, CACFP, and other overseeing agencies relevant to NYFD; help to facilitate parent involvement in all aspects of the program and promote positive growth and professional development. The candidate will adhere to policies and procedures established by CCNS, ACS, DOH, DOE, and CACFP and comply with procedural norms and standards of attendance, punctuality, and confidentiality relevant to HIPPA.
• Ensures a learning environment based on the Montessori approach that helps the children develop physically, emotionally, socially, cognitively and creatively.
• Establishes and maintains positive relationships with parents/families via open communications, training, and other developmental activities.
• Assists Teacher and Assistant Teacher to complete written observations, progress reports, outcomes reporting, CROWD, and other documents relevant to the tracking of children’s progress.
• Assists Teacher and Assistant Teacher to utilize information obtained via observations, conferences, tracking, etc. to design developmentally appropriate and individualized lesson plans.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS:
• High School Diploma or GED required.
• 12-24 college credits preferred.
• CDA credential preferred.
• Minimum of 1 year experience in a pre-school classroom preferred.
• Bilingual Spanish/English; Russian/English; Chinese/English; Korean/English; English/Creole speaking preferred.
• Ability to lift and carry supplies and equipment as needed between 5-10 pounds.
• Ability to travel to multiple locations within the five boroughs as needed.
BENEFITS:
• We offer competitive salaries and excellent benefits, including:
• Generous time off (Vacation/ Personal Days/ Sick Days/ Paid Holidays annually)
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Retirement Savings with Agency Match
• Transit
• Flexible Spending Account
• Life insurance
• Public Loan Forgiveness Qualified Employer
• Training Series and other additional voluntary benefits.
For more information on our organization, please visit our website at:
www.ccbq.org