The Substitute Classroom Assistant will provide high-quality child and family services, maintain quality birth to five environments, and assist the Teaching Team in providing the best possible classroom experience for all children.
Requirements
- Promote children’s growth and development
- Clean, sanitize and disinfect classrooms, equipment, and materials
- Use positive guidance strategies to support social-emotional and behavioral health
- Perform teacher job duties in the temporary absence of the Teacher Assistant
- Ensure all Health & Safety policies and procedures are being followed and implemented
- Maintain appropriate ratios and group size at all times
- Ensure culturally and linguistically appropriate materials are available in classrooms
- Provide high quality, supportive environments and tiered supports
- Document services provided into appropriate data base systems
- Meet federal, state and program documentation requirements with accurate, objective, complete, timely and well-organized records
- Participate in on-going communication, promote problem solving and conflict resolution within assigned team(s)
- Facilitate communication with others by using available technologies
- Establish consistent weekly schedule including time for team communication
- Collaborate with team members to identify approaches to solving issues, develop follow-up plans, and prepare for home visits and other family contacts
- Ensure family confidentiality by limiting conversations about families and access to their records to those directly involved in providing services to them
- Complete required bus monitor training
- Receive direction from the Bus Driver to ensure a safe transportation system
- Ride bus to and from class and on field trips: greet children and parents, share information, perform health check, and monitor children’s behavior for safety at all times
- Monitor emergency information changes and notify team of those changes
- Attend staff meetings, center meetings, and/or other workshops/meetings as notified
- Maintain a positive attitude regarding ORCCA and all its programs along with the Head Start program and philosophy
- Model behaviors that demonstrate an understanding, acceptance and welcoming of diversity
- Maintain respect and positive communication regarding all children, families and staff
- Maintain confidentiality of client and staff information
- Maintain open, two-way communication with staff
- Accept suggestions and guidance from supervisor and other management staff
- Seek feedback on job performance and evaluate suggestions and guidance to incorporate in performance
- Commit to further training. Develop an individual training plan using program tools, as appropriate
- Adhere to agency procedures as a mandated child abuse reporter
- Regular attendance is a requirement of the position
Benefits
- Paid Time Off
- 401k Matching
