Excellent Beginnings Floater - 196 Days - McAuley Place

Bentonville Schools; Bentonville (AR); On-site; USD 30,000 - 38,000; Part time

Job summary

Bentonville Schools seeks a friendly Early Childhood Floater to provide staff breaks and instructional assistance in the district's Early Childhood program. You will work directly with children, support teachers, and help implement developmentally appropriate activities in a structured environment.

Responsibilities include supervising children, maintaining routines, and using data-entry tools for family/child information while ensuring safety and positive classroom dynamics.

Qualifications

• Proficient communication with staff and families.
• Strong organizational and record-keeping abilities.
• Ability to work with children and staff in a developmental setting.

Responsibilities

• Plan and support arrivals and departures.
• Engage children with routines to foster learning.
• Maintain respectful interactions and safe environment.
• Use language to build social/emotional skills.
• Assist teachers and follow classroom guidance.
• Document family/child information in systems.

Skills

Clear communication

Organizational skills

Interpersonal skills

Adaptability

Confidentiality

Education

DHS Minimum Licensing

Job description

Purpose of Position

Provide staff breaks and instructional assistance for the teacher(s) by working directly with children in the Early Childhood program.

Excellent Beginnings - Floater

Reports to: Program Administrator

Contract: Classified -196

FSLA Status: Non-exempt

Purpose of Position

Provide staff breaks and instructional assistance for the teacher(s) by working directly with children in the Early Childhood program.

Essential Functions

• Plans for and implements pleasant arrivals and departures.
• Uses routines to build relationships and learning opportunities.
• Shows respect for children and encourages respectful interactions.
• Uses language to build relationships and strengthen the child's social and emotional competencies.
• Uses indirect and direct behavior guidance techniques.
• Supports children as they learn to resolve their own conflicts.
• Strives to meet each child's individual needs.
• Accompanies assigned children and knows counts at all times.
• Follows the break and daily schedule to meet the needs of the children.
• Accepts responsibility for shared space.
• Continually rotates and sanitizes materials and disposes of broken or recalled items.
• Follows instructions given by classroom teachers when providing a break.
• Maintains close supervision of children at all times.
• Assists classroom teachers in the implementation of developmentally appropriate activities.
• Utilizes technology to complete family/child data entry into computer systems and ensures all record keeping/reports that are required.

Additional Duties

Performs other related tasks as assigned by the Assistant Director of Early Childhood Education or Superintendent of Schools/Superintendent's Designee.

Note: The above description is illustrative of tasks and responsibilities. It is not meant to be all-inclusive of every task or responsibility.

Equipment

Uses standard office equipment such as personal computers, printers, copy and fax machines, and telephone.

Travel Requirements

Travels to school district buildings and professional meetings as required.

Knowledge, Skills, and Mental Ability

• Ability to maintain emotional control and make decisions in stressful situations
• Ability to efficiently gather information used to make sound decisions
• Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of privileged and sensitive information
• Knowledge of best practices in Early Childhood Education.
• Knowledge of data information systems
• Ability to effectively communicate in both written and oral formats with staff and community.
• Ability to work with people of various personality types.
• Ability to write clearly and concisely.
• Possess sound emotional judgment.
• Ability to use computer network systems and software applications as needed.
• Ability to implement, and maintain the vision and mission of programs.
• Ability to organize multiple tasks and conflicting time constraints.
• Ability to engage in self-evaluation concerning performance, and professional growth.
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with others contacted in the course of work.
• Attends all staff meetings and meets program requirements of professional development
• Ensures staff-childcare ratios are maintained at all times
• Mandated reporter under the Arkansas Child Maltreatment Reporting Act

Working Conditions

• Maintain emotional control under stress.
• Maintains a professional appearance
• Frequent interruptions.
• Some travel within and outside the district boundaries when required.
• Accepts responsibility for job-related tasks
• Knows and follows emergency procedures and risk management protocol
• Works in standard office and school building environments.
• Frequent contact with staff, community, and/or other district/campus employees.
• Daily attendance and punctuality are essential functions of the job.
• Lifting of 10-30 pounds regularly; up to 50 pounds occasionally

Job Qualifications

• Meet training requirements of DHS Minimum Licensing