Classroom Tech

• Assist in daily classroom activities, including consistent supervision of all patients served; activities vary by age group and may include diapering, feeding, assisting in toileting, and hand washing.
• Assist the Lead Teacher or Lead Teacher/ECDS in ensuring appropriate habilitation services in areas of cognition, communication, social/emotional, motor and adaptive skills; or reinforce skills learned and practiced in occupational, physical, and/or speech therapy.

Essential Job Functions

• Adhere to all policies and procedures outlined in the Arkids Pediatric Day Centers’ Employee Handbook and Management and Medical Policies and Procedures Manuals.
• Be familiar with requirements set forth by regulatory agencies including Arkansas Minimum Licensing, Division of Provider Services & Quality Assurance (DPSQA), Arkansas Health Department, etc.
• Maintain visual supervision of the patients at all times and ensure appropriate adult-to-child ratios are maintained.
• Know how many children are in their care at all times.
• Speak in a pleasant, positive, and caring voice to patients, parents, and personnel.
• Represent the program to parents/guardians, visitors, colleagues, and the public with a positive attitude and approach.
• Actively involve with patients to promote gross and fine motor development during periods of physical activity.
• Maintain familiarity with health and safety guidelines, including standard precautions and daily operating procedures.
• Ensure a positive emotional climate for the patients by showing respect to children and adults and willingness to help others.
• Immediately report any information regarding health and safety concerns to the Center Nurse or other appropriate staff.
• Display concern for the rights of patients and families served by the Center.
• Ensure that each patient’s Individualized Treatment Plan is implemented and assist with development of goals/objectives.
• Review lesson plans with the Lead Teacher or Lead Teacher/ECDS in advance.
• Assist with ensuring Tally Sheets are being completed as scheduled and checked for accuracy weekly, but a minimum of monthly.
• Assist with ensuring each patient’s Individualized Treatment Plan (ITP) is implemented and develops goals/objectives.
• Assist with ensuring classroom billing in Aspyre is accurate and completed daily.
• Provide guidance and supervision of classroom planning and activities.
• Ensure children are signed in/out of the classroom by the appropriate staff or by those designated on the pick-up list.
• Assist with ensuring patients receive 1 hour of outdoor play time per day (weather permitting).
• Ensure at least one walkie talkie is available when on the playground.
• Ensure a playground sweep is completed prior to re-entering the building from the playground.
• Ensure there is a Lead adult and Caboose adult any time you are transitioning more than 2 patients.
• Ensure transition policies and procedures are followed, including proper head counts, and visually sweeping the area before exiting.
• Utilize Conscious Discipline techniques with the patients served.
• Maintain open communication with parents/guardians, families, visitors, all Arkids Pediatric Day Centers’ personnel, and outside contacts.
• Attend and actively participate in job-related functions, parent meetings, and staff training sessions.
• Display concerns for the rights of patients and families served by the Center.
• Create a clean, safe, healthy, and sanitary learning environment.
• Perform some housekeeping/janitorial functions.
• Assist other classrooms if need arises.
• Give lunch breaks to various classrooms as assigned.
• Participate in parent/guardian meetings, staff training sessions, and other job-related events.
• May help with unloading/loading vans.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalency.
• CDA preferred but not required.
• One year of Early Childhood Education experience preferred.
• Clear Criminal Record Check, Arkansas Child & Adult Maltreatment Regulatory Checks, FBI Regulatory Check, including National Sex Offender Registry.
• Pass a drug screen (upon offer, annually, and/or randomly).

Abilities Required

• Ability to communicate effectively with co-workers and supervisors.
• Ability to work with children.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks in a very busy environment.
• Ability to carry out instructions.
• Ability to clean efficiently and timely.
• Ability to lift up to 50lbs.
• Ability to bend, stoop, stand, walk, pull, and reach for several hours per day.
• Ability to demonstrate basic computer skills.

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Paid Time Off
• Life Insurance
• 401K

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