Classroom Support Aide - Part Time

Children’s Home & Aid; Bloomington (IL); On-site; USD 23,000 - 27,000; Part time

Job summary

Brightpoint is seeking a Classroom Support Aide in Bloomington, IL. This part-time, hourly role supports the Teacher with classroom activities and ensures the safety and care of children.

The position requires a High School Diploma or equivalent, with some college coursework in early childhood education preferred, and experience working with children and families is highly valued. Bilingual candidates may receive additional compensation.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Some college coursework in early childhood education preferred.
• Experience working with children and families strongly preferred.
• Demonstrates ability to effectively interact with children and communicate effectively with children, parents, and staff.

Responsibilities

• Familiarizes self with Center philosophy and classroom operations.
• Assists in implementing goals for the classroom by contributing ideas for lesson plans.
• Responsible for conducting small group activities.
• Supervises children engaged in play activities.
• Observes and reports children’s behavior to the teacher.
• Familiarizes self with educational approaches in early childhood education.
• Actively supervises and ensures safety and wellbeing of all children in indoor and outdoor environments.
• Ensures safety rules are observed and guards against harmful situations on field trips, walking trips, and on the playground.
• Assists in serving meals and snacks.
• Recognizes development stages of young children and maintains knowledge of basic child development for the age group.
• Sets up and monitors equipment and materials in classroom and playground area.
• Attends to physical care and health needs of the children and keeps records as required.
• Reports concerns or issues to the designated supervising Teacher.
• Assists in collecting child’s information for portfolio, writing child’s assessment, and conducting parent/teacher conferences.

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Some college coursework in early childhood education

Experience working with children and families

Interacting with children and communicating with children, parents, and staff

Job description

Brightpoint invites you to join our team of mission-driven staff who share a common vision: an equitable world where all children and families thrive in strong communities. As a leader in the human services sector for 140 years,we aim to advance the well-being of children by investing in families and strengthening communities through data-informed, collaborative, and preventative solutions.

As the Classroom Support Aide, you will be responsible for assisting the Teacher or Lead Teacher in implementing classroom activities and providing physical care of the children to ensure that safety rules are observed and implemented.

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Some college coursework in early childhood education preferred.
• Experience working with children and families strongly preferred.
• Demonstrates ability to effectively interact with children and communicate effectively with children, parents, and staff.

Job Responsibilities:

• Familiarizes self with Center philosophy and classroom operations.
• Assists in implementing the guidelines and goals for the classroom by contributing ideas for lesson plans.
• Responsible for conducting small group activities.
• Supervises children engaged in play activities.
• Observes and reports children’s behavior to the teacher.
• Familiarizes self with educational approaches in early childhood education.
• Actively supervises and ensures the safety and wellbeing of all children in the indoor and outdoor environments.
• Ensures that safety rules are observed and guards against harmful situations on field trips, walking trips, and on the playground.
• Assists in serving meals and snacks.
• Recognizes the stages of development of young children and maintains knowledge of basic child development of the age group assigned.
• Sets up and monitors equipment and materials in classroom and playground area.
• Attends to physical care and health needs of the children and keeps records as required.
• Reports any concerns or issues to the designated supervising Teacher.
• Assists in collecting child’s information for portfolio, writing child’s assessment, and conducting parent/teacher conferences.

Job details:

• Compensation: Hourly: Range is between $17.05-$19.50 per hour, offers are commensurate with experience and bilingual candidates may receive additional compensation. The salary range provided represents our current estimate for this role at the time of posting and is subject to change. The final salary will be determined based on a range of factors, including but not limited to, a candidate's relevant experience, education, qualifications, skills, certifications, and alignment with organizational needs. We are dedicated to fair and equitable compensation practices and are committed to fostering a diverse workforce while providing equal opportunities for all candidates.
• Schedule: Part Time, hourly. center is open Mon-Fri, 7:30am-5:30pm; assigned shifts will vary.
• We don’t just hire talent—we grow it: Emerging Leaders will have access to leadership development opportunities and one-on-one mentorship.

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