Head Start Center Aide – Early Childhood Support

Lower Columbia College; Longview (WA); Presencial; USD 21.000 - 30.000; A tiempo parcial

Descripción de la vacante

Lower Columbia College’s Head Start Center seeks a Center Aide to support lead teachers, supervise children, and build culturally responsive relationships with families. You will assist with lesson activities, ensure safety, and help create a welcoming classroom environment.

This in-person, non-permanent position runs nine months per year, up to 19 hours per week, starting at salary step A with scheduled increases. Candidates with a HS diploma and early childhood training are preferred.

Formación

• Experience or interest in early childhood development including cognitive, language, social-emotional, and physical growth of infants to preschoolers.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work effectively as part of a team.
• Willingness to serve low-income and/or underrepresented populations.
• Completed Child Care Basics training OR the ability to complete within 30 days of hire (No cost).
• Excellent communication and time management skills.

Responsabilidades

• Supports lead teacher and/or assistant with implementing activities from the lesson plan with children.
• Responsible at all times for the direct supervision of children. Complete regular counts of children present: in the classroom, on playgrounds, on buses, and during transitions in and out of the classrooms.
• Uses positive guidance techniques in accordance with the Discipline Policy and Procedure.
• Maintains a clean and safe environment.
• Assists Teacher in the identification of each child's strengths, areas to grow and areas of progress.
• Helps achieve a pleasant, inviting atmosphere in which the child feels comfortable and secure including reinforcing ethnic and cultural backgrounds of children.
• Assists as a bus monitor when needed.
• Establishes friendly cooperative relationships with parents and encourages parent participation in the classroom.
• Ensures parent fully and appropriately completes the sign in / out forms on their child's individual record.
• Ensures USDA guidelines are being followed.
• Respects the confidentiality of information about enrolled children and families, personnel issues, and program operations as defined in the Confidentiality Policy.
• Report suspected child abuse in accordance with Washington State Law following program procedures.
• Exhibits acceptable ethics and professional behavior, such as reliability, enthusiasm, initiative, resourcefulness, self-confidence, control, flexibility and honesty.
• Travel between different Head Start centers in the area to assist where coverage is needed.
• Performs related duties as required.

Conocimientos

Communication

Time management

Teamwork

Early childhood development

Child Care Basics

Educación

High School Diploma

Driver's License

Early Childhood Initial Certification

Descripción del empleo

Lower Columbia College’s Head Start Center seeks a Center Aide to support lead teachers, supervise children, and build culturally responsive relationships with families. You will assist with lesson activities, ensure safety, and help create a welcoming classroom environment.

This in-person, non-permanent position runs nine months per year, up to 19 hours per week, starting at salary step A with scheduled increases. Candidates with a HS diploma and early childhood training are preferred.