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 for 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 for 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 accommodate 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, including creating and implementing weekly lesson plans 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.
• Help complete 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.