Classroom Assistant

About the role

Classroom Assistant position with South Coast Head Start in Coos Bay, OR. Reports to Teacher/Advocate. Primary purpose is delivery of high-quality child and family services per Head Start Performance Standards, maintaining safe birth-to-five environments, assisting teaching team, and supporting family engagement.

Responsibilities

• Promote children’s growth and development through responsive care, effective teaching practices, and organized learning environment.
• Clean, sanitize and disinfect classrooms, equipment, and materials per policies.
• Complete additional tasks as assigned by supervisor.
• Utilize The Creative Curriculum with fidelity to provide developmentally appropriate indoor/outdoor learning experiences aligned with ELOF and school readiness goals.
• Use positive guidance strategies to support social-emotional and behavioral health.
• Perform teacher job duties in temporary absence of Teacher Assistant.
• Ensure Health & Safety policies are followed: handwashing, toileting/diapering, daily health checks, medication storage/administration, oral hygiene facilitation.
• Use routines (hand washing, transitions) as opportunities for development and skill growth.
• Identify emergent or recurring developmental, medical, oral, or mental health concerns.
• Ensure children are supervised at all times and never left alone with volunteers.
• Ensure children are signed in/out of class and bus, released only to authorized adults.
• Perform classroom and playground safety checks if assigned.
• Maintain appropriate ratios and group size.
• Ensure culturally and linguistically appropriate materials are available.
• Provide high-quality supportive environments and tiered supports per Pyramid Model.
• Provide family-style meal service with sufficient eating time; sit with children for supervision, socialization, choking prevention; encourage parent participation.
• Ensure children have access to safe drinking water throughout the day.
• Support parents as primary educators; welcome parents into facilities; provide volunteer opportunities.
• Engage parents in site parent committees and support Policy Council representatives.
• Document services into appropriate database systems; meet federal, state, and program documentation requirements with accurate, objective, complete, timely records.
• Participate in ongoing communication, promote problem solving and conflict resolution within team(s).
• Facilitate communication using available technologies (phone, fax, email, file sharing).
• Establish consistent weekly schedule including time for team communication.
• Collaborate with team to identify approaches to solving issues