About The Position
Assist students with severe special education needs by helping individuals or small groups of students with curriculum, implementing programming, generalizing learned skills, and implementing behavior strategies. This role follows and enforces Colorado Department of Early Childhood licensing requirements, assists children with program activities, and adapts programming to individual needs. The position involves providing technical physical care, administering medication, implementing child accommodations and behavior strategies, and maintaining records of progress and behavior. Safety protocols are paramount, including preventing self-harm and harm to others, and assisting in the development of social interactions. The role also supports the program director and staff with materials, attendance, documentation, and program events. Excellent communication with parents, students, staff, and co-workers is essential, as is maintaining confidentiality. Participation in professional development is required.
Requirements
- Criminal background check and fingerprinting required for hire
- Must be age 18 or over
- Must demonstrate ability to work with children
- Must have completed at least one (1) of the following qualifications: a. Must have at least three (3) months (455 hours) of verified experience in the care and supervision of four (4) or more children over the ages of four (4) who are not related to the individual; or b. A current early childhood professional credential level I one (1) or higher in version 3.0 as determined by the Department based on its Early Childhood Professional Credential 3.0 Worksheet
- Each year, June 1 through May 31, the leader must complete at least 15 clock hours of training
- Knowledge of most aspects of childcare
- Ability to develop and utilize appropriate discipline procedures
- Some leadership and management skill
- Ability to make appropriate decisions and to solve problems effectively
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Light work strength level (lifting or carrying up to 25 pounds)
- Works both indoors and outdoors
- Typically a loud noise level
- Occasional lifting, pulling, and/or pushing
- Frequent bending, reaching, climbing
- Visual concentration
- Squatting
- Working with others
Nice To Haves
- Experience working in the public sector
- Experience working directly with people from diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds
- Racially conscious and culturally competent with the skill, will, capacity, and knowledge to commit to a culture of continuous improvement
- Paid licensed child-care program, teaching assistant/para-educator, or licensed teaching experience
Responsibilities
- Follows and enforces all Colorado Department of Early Childhood licensing requirements.
- Assist child with program activities, including adapting the programming to individual child needs.
- Assist with programming delivery to both individuals and small groups to ensure generalization of learned skills from school.
- Provide technical physical care for children with special needs as assigned, which may include toileting, grooming, cleaning ventilation devices, feeding, care of gastrostomy tube (G-tube), positioning, and improving range of motion.
- Administer medication as needed.
- Implement child accommodations, supports, modifications, therapeutic procedures, behavior strategies, and programming outlined in the child’s 504 plan.
- Maintain records of progress and behavior in conjunction with the program director, which may include special reports, providing feedback, and reporting observations to the program director and staff.
- Maintain and uphold all program safety protocols and measures at all times.
- Monitor child and reinforce appropriate behavior for individual child needs.
- Prevent child from self-harm and harm to others.
- Assist child development of social interactions or communication between children with special needs and general education peers.
- Assist program director and staff in preparing programming materials, attendance, documentation, etc.
- Assist with other program events, such as fire drills, as necessary.
- Exhibits excellent communication with parents, students, school staff, district staff and co-workers.
- Maintains confidentiality of student information.
- Attend and participate in professional development trainings as required by licensing and district.
- Perform other duties as assigned or requested.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Entry Level
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