Teacher Assistant - Infant/Toddler

Job Description

Job DescriptionDescription:

Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of young children?

Is working for a company that is community-minded important to you?

MAHUBE-OTWA is hiring caring individuals, with a strong independent initiative and excellent attendance to work in our Early Head Start Infant & Toddler Center as a Teacher Assistant. Your workdays will be filled with education, laughter, art, stories, hugs and so much more. Go home each day having had fun at work and feeling like you made a difference!

Eligible applicants will have a passion for educating young minds and be availability for full time work.

Pay: $21.95 – $22.70

Schedule: Day Shift, Monday – Friday, Full Time Seasonal with four one-week layoffs that spread over the program year.

Work Remotely: No

Location(s): Park Rapids MN, Frazee MN, Detroit Lakes MN, and Mahnomen, MN

Benefits: Health & Dental Insurance, Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Life Insurance, Retirement Plan, Holiday Pay, PTO and more…

Why join the MAHUBE-OTWA family?

Be part of our team of passionate, purpose-driven colleagues who believe in our Agency values - Client Focused, Community Minded and Resourceful. Help us achieve our Mission to empower people to achieve self-sufficiency. Make a lasting impact in the fight against poverty and homelessness. Make a difference in the lives of others. Help us deliver tangible results that empower people and strengthen our communities.

EEO Statement: MAHUBE-OTWA is an Equal opportunity Employer (EEO) and Affirmative Action (AA) Employer. We recruit, select, hire, transfer, promote, demote, layoff, discipline, terminate, recall, compensate, and train without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, familial status, veteran status, membership or activity in a local human rights commission, or status with regard to public assistance. We take affirmative steps to ensure that all of our company’s employment practices are free of discrimination. We will provide reasonable accommodation to applicants and employees with disabilities whenever possible.

A COMPLETED AGENCY APPLICATION IS REQUIRED as well as 2 work related letters of reference. Please add references to your application or send separately to hr@mahube.org. Complete the application on our website WWW.MAHUBE.ORG/APPLY-NOW

Requirements:

Qualifications include but are not limited to:

• HS Diploma (or GED) plus Technical/Vocational certificate. CDA and 1 to 3 years working with low-income families and/or young children preferred. Equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered.
• Must be willing to attain CDA.
• Knowledge of early childhood development and developmentally appropriate practices for the classroom is essential.
• Ability to read, write and comprehend simple instructions and correspondence.
• Basic math skills.
• Ability to apply common sense solutions in standardized situations.
• Must have the ability to work in a positive and cooperative manner children, staff and parents.
• Must effectively and professionally deal with typical and unexpected classroom situations.
• Must honor private/confidential information.
• Must have basic computer skills including working with e-mail, internet, data entry, computer files, databases and/or web-based programs.
• Must have valid drivers’ license.
• DHS Net Study clearance required