Resource Aide - Baltimore County Head Start

Ymca Of Central Maryland, Inc.; Baltimore, Northern (MD, KY); Hybrid; USD 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Ymca Of Central Maryland, Inc. seeks a Head Start Resource Aide to collaborate with teachers and support individualized instruction for children in the classroom.

You will assist with routines, transitions, and ensuring health and safety, contributing to children’s social, emotional, physical, cognitive, and creative development. This role serves economically disadvantaged children preparing for school success.

Qualifications

• Interest in the well-being and education of young children.
• Prior experience with special needs children is a plus.
• Strong communication and listening abilities with children, parents/guardians, and colleagues.
• Willingness to obtain the 90-hour child care certification if not already held.
• High school diploma or GED required.

Responsibilities

• Assist classroom teachers with instruction and activities.
• Support classroom routines, schedules, and transitions.
• Help ensure health, welfare, and safety of children in the program.
• Create an environment supporting social, emotional, physical, cognitive, and creative development.

Skills

Child care

Communication

Patience

Enthusiasm

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

How this role contributes to the Y’s mission:
As a Y Head Start Resource Aide, you will work collaboratively with classroom teachers to provide classroom or individualized instruction as needed to support the goals and objectives of the children in your classroom. You will be a resource to children with special needs or individualized plans. You will support the teacher in managing classroom schedules, routines and transitions. You’ll be responsible for ensuring the health, welfare, and safety of the children in the program. You will contribute to the creation of an environment which fosters the social, emotional, physical, cognitive, and creative development of each child in your care. As a Y Head Start Resource Aide, you’ll contribute to the Y and to the broader community we serve by working with our littlest participants who are economically disadvantaged and help them prepare for success in school and life.

This work is right for you if you have:

• An interest in the well-being and education of young children, enthusiasm, patience, good humor, good judgment and a good spirit
• Some prior experience working with special needs children
• The ability to clearly communicate and effectively listen to children, parents/guardians, members, and other Y associates
• Obtained your 90 hour child care certification or a willingness to do so upon hire
• A high school diploma or GED