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Southern Illinois University E Early Childhood Teacher Assistants - Head Start/Early Head Start - Open Recruitment (AP24-012) in East St. Louis, Illinois
This job was posted by https://illinoisjoblink.illinois.gov : For more information, please see: https://illinoisjoblink.illinois.gov/jobs/12538232\ Southern Illinois University Edwardsville\ \ \ Position Title: Early Childhood Teacher Assistants - Head Start/Early Head Start - Open Recruitment (AP24-012)\ \ Category: Category: Education / Child Care\ \ Location: East St. Louis, IL\ \ Salary: See Position Description\ \ Opening Date: 01/18/2024\ \ Division: Univ Services to ESL\ \ Flsa: Non-Exempt\ \ JobNumber: 00067\ \ Department: Head Start\ \ ClosingDate: Continuous\ \ Description:
Description
Head Start programs prepare Americas most vulnerable young children to succeed in school and in life beyond school. The SIUE Head Start program currently has multiple immediate Early Childhood Teacher Assistant vacancies to fill for the 2023-2024 academic year.\ \ The SIUE Head Start/Early Head Start Program is committed to ensuring children and families are engaged with highly qualified staff who have the heart, spirit, and knowledge base to support the achievement of children and families. Head Start/Early Head Start Early Childhood Teacher Assistants support the head classroom teacher in welcoming children and families from diverse backgrounds and create a safe, loving, developmentally appropriate space that promotes emotional/social growth and provides a rigorous school readiness experience. Position responsibilities include supporting developmentally appropriate instructional plans, engaging with all children during instruction (including children with identified specialized needs), and promoting positive behavior management. Teacher Assistants support the facilitation of developmental screenings, on-going assessments, and recording of outcome data in order to determine future instruction as well as participate in home visits and parent-teacher conferences as requested by the teacher.\ \ Head Start Teacher Assistant positions are nine- month (August - May), full-time positions, and serve children between the ages of three and five years of age. Early Head Start Teacher Assistant positions are twelve- month, full-time positions, and serve children between the ages of six weeks and thirty-six months of age. SIUE Head Start centers are located in Belleville, Cahokia, Caseyville, East St. Louis, Lebanon, and Lovejoy, Illinois. Final center assignments will be decided upon hire based on programmatic needs.\ \ The SIUE Head Start/Early Head Start program serves more than 860 families and children birth through age five, including children with special needs, throughout St. Clair County and consists of a team of individuals dedicated to making real change that leads to the success of children, families and communities. The program is housed in 8 early childhood centers, six managed directly by SIUE staff, one SIUE-managed/collaboration-managed site and one additional collaboration-managed site. SIUEs Head Start program includes a rigorous school readiness program and provides comprehensive services, such as health/dental screenings and family engagement and support activities.\ \ When submitting your application, please include:
Cover Letter
Resume
Unofficial academic transcripts, including those for SIUE.
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\ \ Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any applicants for employment based on their race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, uniformed service member status, or any other status protected by law.