HEAD START - RV - Substitute Classroom Aide

Tri Valley Opportunity Council, Inc.; Owatonna (MN); Hybrid; USD 17,000 - 21,000; Part time

Job summary

Tri Valley Opportunity Council, Inc. seeks Classroom Aide Substitutes to cover for staff absences and assist with information to parents about program services. You will support daily activities, maintain a safe environment, and help with hygiene and safety tasks throughout the day.

The role requires caring for children, communicating with families, and adhering to privacy policies. Candidates should be at least 16 and comfortable using basic computer systems in a childcare setting.

Qualifications

• Must be at least 16 years of age; high school diploma or GED encouraged.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Enjoy and respect young children and their families.
• Comfortable working with computers; willing to learn program systems.

Responsibilities

• Assist in implementing daily activities and classroom management.
• Build positive relationships with parents and maintain professional boundaries.
• Know medical needs of children and respond appropriately.
• Communicate with parents with the classroom team per Data Privacy policy.
• Perform other duties as requested by staff or center leadership.
• Maintain safe, clean, and sanitary classroom environment; model good hygiene.
• Ensure children are supervised at all times; follow safety policies.
• Assist with diapering, feeding, and changing clothes as needed.
• Greet children and parents warmly and collaborate with staff and volunteers.
• Maintain calm, positive demeanor and communicate effectively with families.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Respect for children and families

Comfortable with computers

Must be at least 16 years old

Education

High school diploma or GED (encouraged)

Job description

SUMMARY OF PRIMARY FUNCTION

Classroom Aide Subs take the place of classroom staff absent for a period of time on an as needed basis, i.e.: illness, vacation or training. 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.