Essential Job Responsibilities: Performance Indicators Classroom Time / School Readiness 1.Supervise and monitor children at all times and respond appropriately to crisis or emergency situations that may occur. 2.Establish a positive classroom climate. 3.Guide the behavior of children in positive, effective ways. 4.Follow a consistent schedule which includes small and large group experiences, choice time, music and movement, large and small motor activities, skill development, meals and effective transitions between activities. 5.Encourage experimentation, exploration, problem solving, cooperation, socialization and choice-making; ask open-ended questions and follow-up questions to promote further learning and thinking. 6.Promote English language acquisition of children who are English- and Dual-Language learners. 7.Release children only to individuals with appropriate signed consent. Family Engagement and Community Partnerships 1. Provide an atmosphere that promotes and reinforces family and volunteer engagement. 2. Support the role of families as the first and primary teachers of their children. 3. Support families’ safety, health, financial stability, life goals and aspirations. 4. Conduct by-monthly 90 minute home visits with individual families. 5. Help plan and participate in family activity events. 6. Coordinate with the Family Support Coordinator (FSC) as needed to assist families to complete follow-ups (i.e. dental, medical, physical and mental health needs of families, etc.) 7. Coordinate with the Early Childhood Education Coordinator (ECEC) and FSC to provide families with timely information and referrals appropriate to their needs. 8. Monitor and document attendance concerns. 9. Provide learning opportunities for dual-language in the home
