Classroom Aide

Essential Functions

• Assist the teaching team in maintaining a healthy, safe, and warm classroom environment through effective supervision, developmentally appropriate practices that allows learning through curiosity, experimentation, play and implementation of individualized plans.
• Aid the teaching team in delivering weekly lesson plans by preparing materials, organizing supplies, and helping keep children on task.
• Aid the teaching team in completing Teaching Strategies Gold observations and checkpoint data to assess child growth and development.
• Engage in warm, caring interactions and fun, imaginative play with children.
• Provide support for children's behavior with evidence-based strategies.
• Assist with general maintenance, organization, and security of the facility.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Early childhood education coursework is preferred.
• Experience working with children ages 5 and under.
• Able to communicate in English verbally and in writing.
• Bilingual in a language spoken by DLEC parents (Spanish, Amharic, Cantonese, and Vietnamese) preferred.

Pay Range

$21.40 - $26.09 hourly

Work Schedule

Regular Schedule Monday to Thursday, 8:00am - 4:30pm, with one Friday a month for all staff / training days. Subject to change.

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Long-Term Disability
• Options for supplemental Insurance coverage
• Company 401(k) plan with non-elective employer contribution after an introductory period
• PTO, thirteen paid holidays, and one personal holiday
• Tuition reimbursement, hiring, retention, longevity, referral, or special assignment bonuses, subject to budgetary limitations

Location(s)

Yesler Terrace - 1225 East Fir Street, Seattle, WA 98122

Physical Demands

To perform the job, the employee must be able to lift and potentially carry a child weighing up to 50 pounds, routinely kneel, bend, crouch, and sit on the floor for extended periods and stand, walk and sit on child-sized chairs throughout the day.

Working Conditions

The work is typically performed in an early childhood school environment, with moderate to loud noise. The physical demands described here must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. The working conditions are representative of those employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable Accommodations

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Additional Compensation

Additional compensation may come in the form of tuition reimbursement, hiring, retention, longevity, referral, or special assignment bonuses, subject to budgetary limitations.

Criminal Background Check

All employees must have MMR and COVID-19 vaccinations at the time of hire. A medical or religious exemption may be requested. If approved, weekly testing will be required.

EEO Statement

Denise Louie Education Center is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability status, or any other applicable characteristic protected by law.