Associate Teacher II � CCTR (South Park)

**This position is for the new 26-27 school year effective 7/1/26 Position Compensation: $23.47/hour plus excellent benefits. Pace offers a Total Rewards Package to its employees: 401k Vacation Sick pay 14 Paid Holidays Pet Insurance FSA - Flexible Spending Accounts and Dependent Care Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Affordable Medical, Dental, and Vision packages extended to your family as well. Supplemental Insurance Plans Opportunity to promote within, just to name a few. JOB PURPOSE: Under general supervision of the Site Director, assist teachers in delivering high quality Early Childhood Development services to children enrolled in an 11-hour, full year classroom, including education, social, physical, nutritional and psychological development of children under their care. Assist program staff in planning and implementing classroom lessons, activities and events for children and parents, interacting with the public and providing customer service by phone, email and in person, and completing daily classroom paperwork as required by the early childhood education program. POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES: In collaboration with a secondary teaching team, assist teachers in the care and instruction of preschool children and promotes their social, physical and mental development. Provides supervision of children and supports the planning and implementation of classroom lessons and activities. Serves meals and ensures a healthy and safe learning environment for children. Assist in the completion of required documentation to ensure a high-quality program. ESSENTIAL DUTIES OF THE POSITION INCLUDE: In collaboration with co-teaching team: Take an active role in assisting the teacher with classroom responsibilities, as assigned. Ensure proper care, safety, and supervision of groups of children at all times while maintaining appropriate child/teacher ratios. Ensure classroom routine is conducive to learning, safety, and development. Assist in planning and implementing weekly lesson plans and activities for children indoors and out in accordance with all PACE Education Division selected curriculums and Head Start Performance Standards. Assist in conducting learning and developmental assessments of children, including but not limited to DRDP-2015, ASQ-3, ASQ: SE2, etc. according to timelines, as available. Encourages parents to participate in children�s screening and assessment process, including anecdotal information. Conduct interior and exterior environmental safety checks to ensure a safe learning environment. Assist in gathering classroom observations and other documentation for developmental assessments of children, appropriate documents observations or provides observations/documentation to the teacher. Assist in maintaining sign-in/out records and other required paperwork, both manually and digitally. Use non-teaching hours to assist in the completion of paperwork, home visits, conferences, and other requirements. Ability to work with children of varying abilities and adhere to Individual Educational Plans. Prepare and assist in serving family style meals to children. Clean and sanitize all areas of the classroom, including food preparation, dishwashing, eating and toileting areas. Help children practice good hygiene, including personal cleanliness and toileting/diapering, as needed. Serve as a translator for parents who do not speak English (as appropriate). Organize and maintain instructional and classroom supplies. Participate in the set-up and take down of the classroom and outdoor learning environments as needed. Participate in recruitment of children to maintain full enrollment and an active waitlist. Recruit, train, and supervise parents and other volunteers. Adhere to agency policies and procedures Provide culturally and linguistically appropriate customer service to parents, children, community representatives/members, and all PACE staff daily. Ability to attend assignments away from assigned site, such as in-service trainin…