SCDC Educational Aide

Child Saving Institute • Omaha, NE

4d • Onsite

About The Position

As an Educational Aide, you’ll be an essential part of our early childhood education team. Your responsibilities would include supporting classroom staff, helping maintain a safe and nurturing environment for young children, and engaging with children throughout their daily routines and learning experiences. In short, our Educational Aide will help children feel safe, supported and encouraged as they learn, play and grow.

Requirements

• At least 19 years of age.
• A high school graduate or equivalent.
• A strong communicator with staff, children, parents and caregivers.
• Open to learning about developmental stages, effective childcare discipline management, parent and child communication, classroom environments specific to ages and stages, and standards for high-quality care.
• Able to read and interpret safety rules, program manuals and other documents related to childcare.
• Able to write daily reports and support lesson plans
• Able to establish effective relationships with children, parents, caregivers and co-workers.
• Able to safely support children’s physical needs, including getting up and down from the floor, pursuing active children, holding infants and maintaining safety during daily routines.
• Able to interact with clients and staff with sensitivity and responsiveness to cultural and socioeconomic characteristics in the service population.

Nice To Haves

• Previous experience working with young children in childcare, preschool or early childhood education setting.
• Experience communicating with parents or caregivers in a professional setting.
• Interest in continued professional growth

Responsibilities

• Helping children discover new interests in their daily environment!
• Developing and encouraging age-appropriate learning and socialization to ensure children learn basic skills and concepts, such as communication, manners and sharing.
• Keeping daily records related to the care of each child.
• Providing direct, effective and interactive supervision of children in classrooms, on field trips and during outdoor activities.
• Supporting lead educators and classroom staff in facilitating hands-on activities and daily routines.
• Promoting self-help skills and independence in children.
• Communicating professionally with parents and caregivers during drop-off, pick-up and daily updates.
• Interacting respectfully with children, parents, caregivers and team members.

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision insurance options
• Paid vacation and sick accruals starting day one
• 401(k) matching up to 5% and fully vested right away
• 10 paid holidays per year
• Referral Bonuses
• Tuition reimbursement
• Discounted, On-Site Childcare Tuition
• Tuition Birthing (up to 6 weeks) & non-birthing (up to 2 weeks) leave at full pay

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED