Child Care Aide - Substitute

About Spring Lake Park Schools

We are a vibrant school community serving about 6,200 students from the suburbs of Blaine, Fridley and Spring Lake Park, in the northern Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area. Our district purpose – "High expectations, high achievement for all. No excuses" – provides our focus to meet the unique and varied needs of each student. Spring Lake Park Schools is recognized for our commitment to personalized learning, creating a culture of innovation and creativity through human-centered design thinking. We are working to create a system – a culture with a methodology and set of processes – where teachers and staff have the freedom, flexibility and invitation to design new ways of learning centered around deepening student engagement to continuously improve student success.

Position Overview

The successful candidate will be an individual who:

• Firmly believes all students can and will learn, and that their learning can be directly influenced by focusing on factors over which we have control
• Believes in the need to work interdependently with teachers, school, and district leaders throughout the system, aligning the work of adults around improving student learning by meeting the needs, interests, and aspirations of students
• Believes in the need to work in partnership with staff to continuously improve practices to enhance student and family engagement, creating the conditions for equity, excellence and student success
• Believes in personalizing learning for students, meeting academic, social, and emotional needs and aspirations so that each student feels valued and has a sense of belonging, leading to academic success

Primary Responsibilities

Under the direction of the OST Youth Programs Coordinator and daily guidance of the OST Manager, the Child Care Aide - Substitute:

• Assists in the set up of the child care location and environment in preparation for daily program events, activities, and functions
• Assists in implementing and monitoring activities to assure the safety of participants and staff, the adherence to program rules and guidelines, and the quality of service

Preferences

• Exhibited excellence in collaboration with colleagues and an enthusiasm to work with students
• Demonstrated commitment to growth as evidenced by ongoing professional learning, as well as participation in professional organization conferences or seminars related to the content area

Qualifications

Education Required: High School Diploma or GED (High School students are exempt from the Diploma requirement.)

Experience Required: No previous experience required. Six months previous experience working with children or directly related work experience preferred.

Certification/Licensure Required: First Aid certification required within three months of hire. Must meet eligibility requirements for an "Aide" under Minnesota DCYF licensing requirements for child care centers.

Pay

$15.20-$17.60/hour depending on experience and qualifications

Benefits

Sick leave

How To Apply

Application deadline is OPEN. Position will remain open until filled. Individuals who wish to be considered for this position must apply online at https://www.applitrack.com/district16/onlineapp/default.aspx. Only qualified and appropriately licensed individuals will be considered for an interview.

For inquiries, please contact Neil Brown, OST Youth Programs Coordinator, at nbrown@district16 or (763) 600-5056.