Classroom Aide, Relief

Tri Valley Opportunity Council, Inc.; Crookston (MN); On-site; USD 17,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

The Classroom Aide Relief supports classroom staff by stepping in during breaks and transitions, following an established schedule and responsibilities. They also help recruit potential parents by sharing information about program services and benefits offered to enrolled children and families.

Responsibilities include assisting with daily activities, maintaining positive relationships with parents, ensuring child safety, and supporting data privacy communication within the classroom team.

Qualifications

• Must have excellent communication skills.
• Must enjoy and respect young children and their families.
• Comfortable working with computers and learning program systems.

Responsibilities

• Assists classroom staff with implementation of daily activities and classroom management principles.
• Assist in establishing and maintaining positive, pleasant and trusting relationships with parents.
• Know all medical conditions/needs of the children and assist with responding to these needs.
• Assist in communicating with parents with the classroom team to give consistent messages per Data Privacy policy.
• Assume other duties as requested by classroom staff or center leadership.
• Greets children and their parents warmly and with enthusiasm.

Skills

Excellent communication

Enjoys children

Computer literacy

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

SUMMARY OF PRIMARY FUNCTION

The Classroom Aide Relief follows an established schedule and job responsibilities while momentarily taking the place of classroom staff in multiple classrooms as they leave for breaks or other purposes. They also help recruit potential parents by providing information to them about the various program services and benefits offered to enrolled children and families.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Classroom Operations

1. Assists classroom staff with implementation of daily activities and classroom management principles.
2. Assist in establishing and maintaining positive, pleasant and trusting relationships with parents, respecting their individual needs and maintaining professional and appropriate boundaries.
3. Know all medical conditions/needs of the children in the classroom (including allergies) and assist with responding to these needs.
4. Assist in communicating with parents with the classroom team in order to give parents consistent messages in accordance with the Data Privacy policy.
5. Assume other duties as requested by the classroom staff or center leadership.

Safety & Sanitation

1. Assist in maintaining a safe, clean, care-giving environment, practices good personal hygiene and hand washing, and assures the well-being and safety of all of the children in that environment.
2. Tends to children's personal hygiene needs, including diaper changing, cleaning, feeding, and changing soiled or wet clothes.
3. Assists in utilizing disciplinary measures appropriately as outlined in the Behavior Guidance Policies and Procedures.
4. Protects all children from physical punishment or verbal abuse by anyone in any program activity, and immediately reports any such incident to the person in charge.
5. Assist in providing a healthy and safe classroom and playground environment throughout the day.
6. Assures that safety and sanitation policies and procedures are followed appropriately.
7. Assures that children are dressed appropriately for the weather and type of play in which they are engaged.
8. Assures that children are supervised at all times.
9. Have or obtain within 90 days of hire a First Aid and CPR Certification as well as maintain the certification during employment. Administers First Aid and/or CPR (if trained) when necessary.

Communication

1. Greets children and their parents warmly and with enthusiasm.
2. Maintains a cooperative attitude of working together with other staff, parents and volunteers in planning and implementing activities for the program/classroom.
3. Maintains a positive, calm attitude and a pleasant, soothing voice, and models this attitude and voice for parents and others working or volunteering in the program.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

1. Must be at least 16 years of age; candidates strongly encouraged to obtain their high school diploma or GED.
2. Excellent communication skills.
3. Must enjoy and respect young children and their families.
4. Comfortable working with computers, willing and able to learn program specific systems.