Teacher's Assistant (Extra) - SC/ Tustin Ranch

• Be on duty as assigned, maintaining focus on the children at all times.
• Practice “Active Visual Supervision” when on duty.
• Ensure that each child is released only to persons who are “authorized escorts”.
• Maintain a healthy & safe environment at all times both inside & outside.
• For break or lunch, ensure a qualified teacher is in place before leaving the classroom or playground to maintain legal ratio.
• Work cooperatively with other staff to build a strong working team.
• Be available to parents as needed & reasonable.
• Maintain confidentiality of family, staff & proprietary information.
• Communicate all supply & educational needs to the Director in a timely manner.
• Maintain a clean, organized, creative, inviting, age-appropriate classroom environment including centers in multiple educational subjects.
• Pleasantly greet children & families upon daily arrival or departure, while maintaining active supervision of children.
• Develop & maintain warm, yet professionally appropriate, relationships with client/student families.
• Administer appropriate First Aid as needed, using universal & standard precautions.
• Attend mandatory staff meetings & school special events.
• Follow guidelines set in Staff Procedures Handbook, & policies of CA Title 22, & The Salvation Army Policy for Working with Minors.
• Optional Driving – provide transportation for children as needed.

• Supervise gym rentals groups.
• Supervise members, programs, and activities as assigned.
• Enforce facility safety rules, regulations and procedures.
• Complete check list each shift.
• Complete and report all accidents and injuries if necessary.

• Teamwork: Balance team and individual responsibilities; Build a positive team spirit, morale, and group commitment to established goals, core values and objectives.
• Communication: Communication skills are a fundamental component of any job role. Knowing how to communicate effectively with teams, managers and customers can help you be successful in a new role.
• There are many ways communication is useful in a workplace, such as politely interacting with a customer, working together with a coworker to accomplish a task or asking a manager a question or voicing a concern.
• Interpersonal: Interpersonal skills are useful during your interactions with other people in customer management and teamwork settings. Excellent interpersonal skills can include using empathy and patience to develop meaningful workplace relationships. Someone with strong interpersonal skills may often display high levels of sensitivity and consider their coworkers' feelings in the workplace. They might also have a flexible mindset, which means they may be willing to explore different approaches to completing a task in their job.
• Problem-Solving: Problem-solving skills can help you determine how to resolve conflicts and create solutions for potential obstacles before they even occur. Having problem-solving skills can help increase productivity in the workplace because they can give an individual the ability to process and develop a solution to an issue.

• High School diploma or equivalent required. College Units preferred.
• Must complete certification for Protect the Mission policies and procedures.

• Driving Test and clean MVR check (if applicable).
• Bilingual/Bi-literate English/Spanish or Korean preferred.
• Must have ability to work with, direct, and relate well with co-workers, community members, and guests/clients.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office programs.
• Able to function in a fast-paced, frequently changing environment.
• Must possess good relationship skills.
• Ability to work flexible hours including mainly weekends and evenings as needed.

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