Classroom Aide - Head Start - Woodburn

Mid-Willamette Valley Community Action Agency; Woodburn (OR); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

401k with match

Employee Assistance Program

Life insurance

Health, Vision and Dental Insurance

AFLAC coverage

Pet insurance

Job summary

Mid-Willamette Valley Community Action Agency is seeking a Classroom Aide to support education, food service, and cleaning duties in a free preschool program in Woodburn, Oregon. The role supports teachers and assistants, helping develop children's cognitive, physical, social-emotional and language skills via curriculum and activities.

Hours are 20–29 per week with an afternoon shift during a 9-month duration, and all benefits are included.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Registration with the Central Background Registry of the Child Care Division.
• Pass pre-employment physical examination every two years.
• Pass pre-employment and random drug/alcohol screenings.
• Driving qualification status is not required for this position.
• Experience in early childhood education or Head Start preferred.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and video conferencing platforms.

Responsibilities

• Ensures safety in the classroom at all times with appropriate supervision of children.
• Ensures children are released only to parent/guardians or authorized adults.
• Supports teacher in developing cognitive, physical, social-emotional and language skills.
• Maintains a positive level of guidance in group situations and handles emergencies calmly.
• Engages with children through talking, playing, singing, and activities.
• Supports classroom setup and material rotation with the team.
• Creates a supportive climate with opportunities for children to connect with staff.

Skills

Head Start experience

Microsoft Office

Video conferencing

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

OUR MISSION: MWVCAA invests in people and their futures to reduce the impacts of poverty

OUR VISION: All people are respected for their infinite worth, and supported to envision and reach a positive future

Working at MWVCAA means becoming part of a mission-driven community dedicated to equity, dignity, and opportunity for all. We offer competitive pay, a rich company culture that values diversity, and an array of benefits - but we consider the best benefit here to be the reward of helping those in our community live better lives. Come find meaningful work and bring your skills as aClassroom Aide. The Classroom Aide works with Teachers and Teacher Assistants to provide support in one or more of the following program areas: education, food service, and cleaning

This team offers a lot of growth opportunities and professional development through hands-on experience. You will get to support a free preschool program.

This position offers 20-29 hours weekly, with full benefits - 9 month duration, afternoon Shift.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• High School Diploma or GED.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

• Successful registration with the Central Background Registry of the Child Care Division.
• Candidate must pass pre-employment physical examination, renewable every two years.
• Candidate must pass pre-employment and random drug/alcohol screenings.
• Driving qualification status is not required for this position.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Experience in early childhood education or Head Start programs is preferred.
• Demonstrated ability with computer software including Microsoft Office (Teams, Word, Outlook, Excel) and video conferencing platforms.

WHAT YOU WILL DO TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY

This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee will also perform other reasonably related business duties as assigned by immediate supervisor and other management as required. A full job description is attached.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee will also perform other reasonably related business duties as assigned by immediate supervisor and other management as required.

• Ensures safety in the classroom at all times, with appropriate supervision of children, utilizing the transition and counting form and procedure.
• Ensures children are released only to parent/guardians or authorized adults.
• Supports teacher in providing for the development of children's cognitive, physical, social-emotional and language skills through implementation of curriculum, lesson planning and individualization.
• Maintains an acceptable and positive level of guidance in individual and group situations, reacting to emergency situations with competence and a calm attitude.
• Is positive when working with children; talking, playing, laughing and singing.
• Participates in children's activities.
• Works with classroom team during pre-service, to set up classroom environment, and maintain the environment by regularly changing/rotating materials, supplies and props.
• Creates a supportive climate and positive environment with opportunities for children to make connections with other children and staff.
• Uses positive redirection and strategies to provide children with a safe, secure and enjoyable experience at school.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

This job has no supervisory responsibilities

PHYSICAL AND MENTAL DEMANDS

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties and responsibilities.

• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and ability to adjust focus.
• Regularly lift and/or move 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to move about the workspace.
• Ability to reach and/or extend to access materials or equipment.
• Incidental driving tasks may be requested for employees with a personal vehicle and proof of current auto insurance.
• Ability to remain calm and quickly evacuate children from the classroom in an emergency or during situations with escalated children.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Mostly indoor classroom environment.
• Frequent indoor and outdoor supervision of children, including high-needs children who exhibit difficult behaviors.
• Frequent outdoor supervision of children and monitoring pick up/drop off.

WHAT WE WILL DO TO SUPPORT YOU

• 401k with matching after 1 year
• Employee Assistance Program
• Life insurance
• Health, Vision and Dental Insurance
• AFLAC coverage
• Pet insurance through Metlife
• For some positions, employees may be eligible for company‑sponsored continuing education

MWVCAA is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression, age, veterans, and people with disabilities or any other protected category. We welcome all people to join us in achieving our Mission. If you require any assistance in the application process, or reasonable accommodations to perform the essential duties of the position, please notify a member of our team at [phone].

**This is a partial list of essential duties and responsibilities. To review the full job description, download below.**

Note that compensation for each role at MWVCAA is based off a number of factors such as experience and education.

If you need ADA accommodations to apply for MWVCAA job openings, please contact Human Resources at [e-mail] or call 503-585-6232 to ask for a HR Team Member.

Child Care Division Central Background Registration and pre-employment drug screening is required.