Classroom Assistant

About the Role

Assist the team in delivering high-quality infant, toddler, and preschool services as defined by the Head Start Performance Standards, State Licensing Rules, program work plans, and program goals. Support day-to-day classroom operations serving children ages 6 weeks to five years and their families while maintaining safe, healthy, and developmentally appropriate environments.

Responsibilities

• Ensure children are supervised at all times and maintain appropriate ratios and group sizes.
• Support the team in providing high-quality responsive care, effective teaching practices, and an organized learning environment with positive guidance strategies to foster social-emotional growth.
• Assist in delivering developmentally appropriate indoor and outdoor learning experiences.
• Help ensure all children’s spaces and materials are age-appropriate, culturally and linguistically responsive, and include accommodations for all children’s needs.
• Demonstrate strong working knowledge of Head Start Performance Standards, South Coast Head Start Policies and Procedures, and other regulations.
• Support the team in utilizing the program curriculum to fidelity, including creating and implementing weekly lesson plans that incorporate group and individual goals based on assessment data and school readiness goals.
• Track daily attendance for each child and implement program attendance follow-up procedures as assigned.
• Assist in delivering appropriate services to children with IFSP/IEP’s.
• Support the Teacher in completing screenings and assessments as assigned.
• Perform teacher job duties in the temporary absence of the Teacher Assistant.
• Complete additional tasks and job duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Current Infant/Toddler or Preschool Child Development Associate (CDA) with direct experience teaching infant, toddler, or preschool children; or Oregon Registry Step 7 with direct experience teaching infant, toddler, or preschool children.
• High School Diploma or equivalent; must be actively working toward an ORO Step 7 or enrolled in an Infant/Toddler or Preschool Child Development Associate (CDA) credential.

Preferred Qualifications

• Paid experience working with infants, toddlers, or preschool-age children.