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Classroom Aide - Head Start

Eingestellt von Catholic Charities Diocese of

Gesuchte Skills: Lift

Projektbeschreibung

SHIFT: Days
EXPERIENCE LEVEL: None
EDUCATION: High School/G.E.D.

BASIC FUNCTION:

Under supervision, provide the necessary staffing coverage when a Teacher or Teacher Assistant is absent from a Head Start classroom.

RESPONSIBILITIES :

-Under direction, ensure that the activities of this position and relevant programs are consistent with the mission, vision, and values of the Secretariat for Catholic Charities Health and Human Services.
-Assist in carrying out the state and local licensing requirements and meeting the Head Start Performance Standards.
-Actively supervise children at all times, i.e., children must be within 'hearing' and 'sight', and maintain child/staff ratios in accordance with state and federal requirements.
-Communicate with the Teacher/Teacher Asst in order to become familiar with the classroom environment assigned, the location of emergency information, the First Aid Kit, the daily environmental checklist and the daily routine.
-Review the daily plan and be prepared to assist with implementation of the daily plan before the children arrive to the site.
-Assist the teacher/teacher assistant in preparing the environment by setting out the necessary materials and/or equipment before the children arrive to the site.
-Take 'attendance' of the children who are in the small group(s) prior to leaving the classroom and after returning to the classroom. Keep an attendance list of the children when leaving the classroom for any reason.
-Write anecdotal notes on children when assigned to a classroom for one week or more.
-Engage in children's play in all areas of the classroom and all parts of the curriculum, for example: floor play, outdoor/gross motor and music/movement activities.
-Assist in restoring the classroom to order, especially when transitioning to another segment of the daily routine or to another area in the site by using appropriate transition activities.
-Sit, eat with and socialize with the children throughout daily routine, including meal and snack times.
-Greet the children and families upon their arrival to the classroom and become familiar with the children's names.
-Enhance adult/child interaction by getting on 'child's eye level'.
-Attend to child/children when an emergency arises and administer first aid and CPR.
-Encourage the efforts of all children by specifically discussing any skills or appropriate behavior that they may exhibit.
-Assist with toileting, tooth brushing and hand washing. Model appropriate eating habits, tooth brushing and hand washing for the children.

REQUIREMENTS :

-Combination of experience and education normally represented by a High School diploma or equivalent with six months volunteer or work experience in a day care or preschool environment preferred, particularly in a Head Start program.
-Previous experience in human services setting or Community Action program preferred.
-Current certification in First Aid and CPR or attained through training during the first six months of employment.
-Medical statement signed by physician or certified nurse practitioner required.
-Must be able to effectively and productively work with people of very diverse economic, cultural and administrative backgrounds.
-Must have good oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
-Must demonstrate an ability to work cooperatively with others in a team-oriented environment.
-Must be flexible.
-Must have reliable means of transportation for local travel.
-Must be able to actively interact with preschool children by having good dexterity with ability to lift up to 40 pounds, push, pull, carry, climb, balance and kneel and the ability to sit, stand, walk, bend, and squat.
-Final applicant is required to be fingerprinted to complete background check.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

Projektdetails

  • Einsatzort:

    Cleveland, Vereinigte Staaten

  • Projektbeginn:

    asap

  • Projektdauer:

    Keine Angabe

  • Vertragsart:

    Contract

  • Berufserfahrung:

    Keine Angabe

Geforderte Qualifikationen

  • Kategorie:

    Webentwicklung

  • Skills:

    lift

Catholic Charities Diocese of