Classroom Support - 32 Hours

The Centers•Cleveland, OH

16h

About The Position

At The Centers, meaningful work is grounded in a culture where people feel valued. As a 2026 USA TODAY Top Workplaces winner, the organization is nationally recognized, based entirely on employee feedback, for trust, purpose, and care. This Classroom Support position plays an important role in advancing our mission and supporting the communities we serve. Job Summary The Classroom Support position assists classroom staff to promote the educational and social development of children enrolled in the program. We have six Early Learning Centers in the Cleveland area (including Cleveland, Cleveland Heights, Maple Heights, and Lakewood). Positions are available at multiple locations.

Requirements

High School Diploma required
CPR/First Aid, Communicable Disease, Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention within 30 days of hire (training provided by The Centers).
No record of child abuse or moral turpitude as determined by background check based on fingerprints.

Nice To Haves

Childhood Development Associate (CDA) preferred (Infant/Toddler or Pre-School).
Some entry-level experience in a classroom setting preferred; early childhood focus preferred.

Responsibilities

Assumes responsibility for the assigned children in the Teacher’s classroom; meets the social, emotional, physical and cognitive developmental needs of children in routine areas of their care and throughout their planned daily schedule of activities.
Supports teachers in the creation of an exciting and fun learning environment based on program requirements using the High Scope Curriculum.
Models, engages and promotes flexible and cooperative team teaching with co-workers, volunteers, parents, and student teachers.
Supports teachers for optimal growth and development of children, through activities in both the indoor and outdoor environment.
Implements the Conscious Discipline approach in classroom settings with all children.
Participates in the implementation of all activities in all content areas over the course of a year.
Maximizes contribution of nutritional services to children’s development and socialization by ensuring food is not used as punishment or reward, and that each child is encouraged, but not forced, to eat or taste food.
Takes point of service meal counts at all meals/snacks; assists with the serving and clean-up of meal service.
Enters meal counts into the electronic records system daily.
Develops caring, meaningful, and professional relationships with parents while discouraging personal involvement.
Gives and receives daily information about the children including the daily schedule, activities, and procedures.
May assist in timely and accurate classroom records including attendance, food service tallies, lesson planning and classroom observational notes.
Ensures the classroom is following all policies and procedures from all regulatory bodies, including internal policies and procedures.
Ensures outdoor equipment is safe and kept in good condition.
Inventories classroom supplies and requests new supplies as needed.
Participates in in-service training, seminars, training sessions, practice based coaching sessions, formal college course work, and meetings outside the agency as a method of gaining more experience and knowledge
Maintains cleanliness and sanitation of the assigned classroom area, other areas in the center, toys and equipment regularly throughout the day.
May assist in preparing and delivering daily meals and formula, retrieving lunch carts.
Responsible for laundry within the assigned classroom – washing, drying, and folding, as needed.
Maintains playground area by cleaning and sanitizing high touch areas after each classroom outside play.