Classroom Aide - Head Start - Stayton

Mid-Willamette Valley Community Action Agency•Stayton, OR

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Classroom Aide works with Teachers, Teacher Assistants, and Family Educators to provide support in one or more of the following program areas: education, food service, and cleaning. This role is part of the Head Start team and is focused on reducing the impacts of poverty by investing in people and their futures.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED.
Successful registration with the Central Background Registry of the Child Care Division.
CPR/First Aid Certification or the ability to obtain within 60 days of hire.
Food Handlers Card or the ability to obtain within 30 days of hire.
Candidate must pass pre-employment physical examination, renewable every two years.
Candidate must pass pre-employment and random drug/alcohol screenings.
Demonstrated proficiencies with Microsoft Office (including Outlook), videoconferencing platforms, and web tools.
Effective interpersonal communication skills, in both oral and written form.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience with young children preferred.
Bilingual English-Spanish capabilities may be required depending on the needs of the program. To qualify as bilingual, staff must pass a bilingual exam demonstrating fluent speaking, reading and writing in English and Spanish. Required bilingual staff will receive a pay differential based on language test results.

Responsibilities

Ensures safety in the classroom at all times, with appropriate supervision of children, utilizing the transition and counting form and procedure. Ensures children are released only to parent/guardians or authorized adults.
Supports teacher in providing for the development of children's cognitive, physical, social-emotional and language skills through implementation of curriculum, lesson planning and individualization.
Maintains an acceptable and positive level of guidance in individual and group situations, reacting to emergency situations with competence and a calm attitude.
Is positive when working with children; talking, playing, laughing and singing. Participates in children's activities.
Works with classroom team during pre-service, to set up classroom environment, and maintain the environment by regularly changing/rotating materials, supplies and props, utilizing the Creative Curriculum, and the Monthly Environment Checklist.
Creates a supportive climate and positive environment with opportunities for children to make connections with other children and staff. Uses positive redirection and strategies to provide children with a safe, secure and enjoyable experience at school.
Prepares materials, activities, and projects for class.
Maintains a clean, sanitary, safe and orderly classroom during and after class times.
Participates in family style meals, taking USDA required meal counts, and leading conversation at the table to enhance the social and emotional growth of children.
Participates in monthly classroom emergency drills to prepare children and staff for fires, earthquakes, secure campus, and lockdown situations.
Supports team by providing coverage for breaks, lunches, and illness, at home site as well as other sites in the program.
Works with parents whose children require potty-training support.
Acts as a bus rider, making the bus an extension of the classroom and supporting a positive environment during bus rides.