Center Aide

About the role

Join our team and embrace a versatile position working under the guidance of our Education Specialist. You'll find excitement in the diversity of tasks that may lead you to multiple locations within our center.

Responsibilities

• Provide support in the classroom, ensuring a safe playground environment, and fostering the health, safety, and school readiness of our young learners.
• Contribute to transportation, kitchen operations, family services, and developmental specialties.
• Demonstrate compliance with all supervision, safety, and health policies and procedures.
• Actively supervise and engage with children, ensuring their safety and well-being, and working closely with teachers.
• Foster a supportive environment where children can develop and practice appropriate behaviors individually and in groups.
• Promote children's physical, social/emotional, cognitive, and language development through culturally and developmentally appropriate curriculum.
• Create a classroom environment defined by positive, warm, caring, and respectful interactions with children.
• Demonstrate awareness of and responsiveness to children's emotional, physical, and educational needs, fostering freedom of expression and autonomy.
• Collaborate with teachers to engage children in activities and maintain a classroom that offers ongoing learning opportunities.
• Recognize bilingualism and biliteracy as strengths and encourage practices that support dual-language learners.
• Encourage learning through interaction with nature and the natural environment.
• Aid in implementing suitable learning activities for children with IFSPs and IEPs.
• Set an example by using proper grammar, maintaining an appropriate voice level, and speaking clearly.
• Support classroom sanitation and cleaning schedules.
• Strictly adhere to CACFP (Child and Adult Care Food Program) rules, ensuring sanitation during mealtimes and following guidelines for family-style meal service.
• Be open to feedback and act based on recommendations from supervisors and advisors, proactively seeking training or assistance when required.
• Comfortably and safely assist with physical caregiving tasks, including lifting children, changing diapers, feeding infants with bottles, and sitting on the floor during activities or circle time.
• Embrace additional responsibilities that contribute to the center's objectives.

Qualifications

• You must be at least 18 years old to embark on this journey.
• This entry-level position welcomes candidates with or without prior education or experience.
• The physical demands entail extended periods of walking, standing, kneeling, crouching, as well as the ability to lift and move up to 50 pounds.
• You should also be comfortable sitting on the floor, crawling, running, and performing tasks associated with caring for children aged 0-5.
• Proficiency in both Spanish and English is a plus.
• A high school diploma or GED is highly preferred, possessing a CDA (Childhood Development Associate) within the first six months or an AA in Early Childhood Education or a related field is even more advantageous.
• Be prepared to present current CPR, First Aid, and Food Handler's permits or acquire them within 30 days of hire.

Skills

• Enthusiasm to work with children, including those with special needs and limited English proficiency.
• Bilingualism (Spanish and English).
• Knowledge of culturally and developmentally appropriate curriculum.
• Ability to provide positive, warm, caring, and respectful interactions with children.
• Experience with CACFP (Child and Adult Care Food Program) rules and guidelines.
• Physical strength and endurance to perform tasks such as lifting and moving children.
• Ability to sit on the floor, crawl, run, and perform tasks associated with caring for children aged 0-5.

Benefits

We offer great pay and benefits to support your health and financial well-being. Professional growth opportunities, supportive mentorship, work-life harmony, wellness and inclusion, and recognition and appreciation are also provided.

Pay

Details about pay will be provided upon interview.

Schedule

Details about the schedule will be provided upon interview.

Why You’ll Love Working With Us

• Great Pay & Benefits
• Professional Growth
• Supportive Mentorship
• Work-Life Harmony
• Wellness & Inclusion
• Recognition & Appreciation

About Us

At Centro de la Familia, we are not just educators, we are dream builders. Our warm, vibrant environment is designed to cultivate curious minds, explore boundless possibilities, and create lasting memories. We believe that every child is a unique story waiting to be written, and we take pride in walking alongside families as trusted partners in early learning and development. Just as we nurture the potential of every child, we are deeply committed to supporting the growth and success of our staff. At Centro, you’re more than an employee—your part of a mission-driven family that values your voice, your expertise, and your well-being.

Who Are We

We are passionate about our work and the incredible children and families we have the privilege to support. We have been dedicated to Community and Family Engagement since 1975, have been operating Head Start Programs since 1991, and have experience managing programs in challenging, isolated, and underserved areas. Our curricula and programs are rooted in science, and we are committed to the professional growth of minority communities. Plus, our team includes bilingual and bicultural staff to ensure inclusive and culturally sensitive care.