Classroom Student Assistant

Associated Students Inc•Pomona, CA

5h•Onsite

About The Position

Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) employs student-focused professionals with equity-mindsets. Established in 1963, ASI is a non-profit corporation guided by a student board and managed by full-time professional staff. ASI is considered a part of the Cal Poly Pomona Division of Student Affairs with a dashed reporting line to Administrative Affairs. ASI serves the entire campus population, including over 27,000 students, by providing opportunities for student engagement, student employment, and a multitude of programs and services such as recreation and wellness, student union and activities, student government, and childcare. ASI operational support areas include human resources, financial services, information technology, facilities management, and marketing. ASI is engaged in the work of being a learning organization. Currently, the guiding ideas of the organization are “under construction” as the team re-imagines its vision, mission, and core values. ASI is looking for dynamic team members who value team learning, co-creation, and adaptability to best serve the needs of our students. As an evolving learning organization, ASI is human-centered and strives to live its values of care and growth. The purpose of ASI is to transform lives, and its vision will be co-developed through the teamwork of staff. With a commitment to learning, continuous improvement, and innovation, ASI is looking for a dynamic team member who supports team learning, co-creation, radical candor, psychological safety, growth mindset, and lives out equity, diversity, and inclusion practices.

Requirements

6 semester units of ECE or child development including core areas of “CUR”, “CFC”, and “CGD”. Within twelve months of hire should have a total of 12 ECE or child development units.
Certification in pediatric CPR/AED (Employment offer contingent on obtaining CPR/AED certification within 30 days of hire)
Must enjoy children and be patient and flexible.
Ability to work effectively in a team environment
Ability to perceive children’s needs and develop positive relationships
Ability to communicate sensitive information with tact and consideration
Ability to adapt willingly to frequent changes in activity, priorities, and/or work schedules.
Ability to follow written and verbal instructions
Ability to anticipate and diffuse problems and disruptive situations
Ability to satisfactorily complete a background check (including a criminal records check)
Employment with ASI is open to any Cal Poly Pomona student who is eligible to work and has the legal right to work in the United States.
Student employees must be currently enrolled in a minimum of 6.0 units (undergraduate) and 4.0 units (graduate), international student employees must be enrolled in a minimum of 12.0 units (undergraduate) and 6.0 units (graduate) at the end of the add-drop period.
Student employees are required to have a minimum overall and Cal Poly Pomona GPA of 2.0 and be in good academic standing with the University.
Individuals enrolled only in Extended University are not eligible for hire.
Exceptions to the unit load requirement are allowed during the summer term and for students who have applied for graduation for the current term.

Nice To Haves

Paid or volunteer experience working with children 5 years and younger desirable.
No Kitchen or Front Desk experience needed.

Responsibilities

Work as a collaborative member of a classroom teaching team and engage with children to facilitate their play and learning
Build positive relationships with the children, their parents, and center staff
Actively supervise all children
Observe children’s behavior and document their learning in anecdotal records and the children’s DRDP’s
Support classroom planning and attend classroom team meetings
Maintain work and play areas in a safe and clean condition
Remove items that may be a possible hazard to a child
Follow program policies and procedures and any regulatory mandates
Perform other related duties as assigned