PART-TIME PRESCHOOL TEACHER ASSISTANT (2024 Annual Pool)

Assist in the supervision of children and activities in the Preschool program.

At the College of Central Florida, our vision is to be “Your first choice for quality higher education.” We aim to accomplish this by providing a caring and exceptional learning environment that fosters the success of our students and community. Candidates considering becoming part of the CF family must be able to embrace and model this philosophy in their day-to-day responsibilities and demonstrate our standards: professional, responsive, informative, dependable and engaged.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Supervise children at all times.  Use positive guidance methods.  Place materials on children's level.
• Be responsible for children's personal belongings.
• Establish good rapport and communication with parents.
• Keep areas clean and orderly at all times.  Assist in the washing of sheets, tidying "cubbies" and caring for pets.  Teach cleanliness to children.  Assist in final clean up each day.
• Follow daily schedule.

(These essential job functions are not to be construed as a complete statement of all duties performed.  Employees will be required to perform other job related marginal duties as required.)

ESSENTIAL PHYSICAL SKILLS:

• Acceptable eyesight (with or without correction).
• Acceptable hearing (with or without hearing aid).
• Ability to communicate both orally and in writing.
• Lifting.
• Walking.
• Standing.
• Bending.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Acceptable eyesight (with or without correction).
• Acceptable hearing (with or without hearing aid).
• Ability to communicate both orally and in writing on a telephone and on a computer for extended periods of time.
• Routinely requires sitting at a desk and viewing a display screen for extended periods of time.
• Ability to access, input, and retrieve information from a computer or other electronic device.
• Routinely requires Moderate (up to 40 pounds) lifting and carrying.
• Routinely requires Walking, Standing, Sitting, Kneeling, Stooping, Reaching up, Twisting and Bending.

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS:

• Works outside and inside.

(Reasonable accommodations will be made for otherwise qualified individuals with a disability.)

High School Diploma or equivalent required. 10 and 30 hours state training certificates. Within 90 days after employment, child care personnel shall begin training to meet the training requirements. Child care personnel shall successfully complete such training within 1 year after the date on which the training began, as evidenced by passage of a competency examination.  First Aid and CPR helpful.

One year experience preferred.

Evidence of exhibiting patience and positive attitude with children, co-workers and parents.