VCS Classroom Aide

Duties and Responsibilities

• Helps to ensure the safety and welfare of the children and protects each from physical or emotional harm.
• Provides an environment where everyone can have a positive experience throughout the day.
• Treats all children, families, and staff members with dignity and respect, and allow for individual differences.
• Prepares and follows a curriculum based on developmentally appropriate practices that helps each child reach his/her fullest potential in all areas of physical, emotional, and spiritual development.
• Supervises and interacts with children at all times; mealtimes, rest periods, diapering/restroom times, play times, and activity times.
• Accurately maintains observation records and other required classroom logs.
• Familiar with all health and emergency policies of the program and ready to implement them when necessary.
• Helps with general housekeeping tasks.
• Shows initiative in the improvement of early childhood education, the program, and the curriculum by sharing ideas and participating in available trainings.
• Maintain a professional attitude at all times.
• Maintain appropriate communication with staff, children, and families in a warm and professional manner.
• Performs all other job-related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED (minimum).
• Maintains and demonstrates a mature Christian lifestyle consistent with the teachings of the Church.
• Ability to understand and follow specific instructions and procedures.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Knowledge of child cognitive, social, and skills development methods and techniques.
• Knowledge of play, reading, and quiet-time activities for children.
• Child supervision skills.
• Ability to provide basic nutrition and hygiene services for infants and young children.
• Knowledge of child care facility, services and/or staff licensure and certification requirements.
• Ability to provide a supportive and caring environment for children.

Essential Job Functions

• Sitting, standing, bending, kneeling, squatting, crawling, stooping, walking, and the ability to lift and carry up to 25 pounds and in case of emergency a 40-pound child;
• Manual dexterity with the use of hands, fingers to feel objects, tools, and controls;
• Work requires a minimum standard of visual acuity with or without correction that will enable people in the role to complete administrative and clerical tasks, as well as inspect and analyze.
• Hearing and speaking;
• Excellent English communication skills.

Reasonable accommodations

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

Ministry Requirements

• Maintains Victory protocol, policies, and procedures.
• Demonstrates integrity.
• Models the biblical standard of personal conduct and lifestyle that is expected of all Victory Team staff members as outlined in the Honor Code and Employee Handbook.
• Fully participates in the life of the church as an active member in good standing with Victory.
• Supports and adheres to the mission, vision, values, and philosophy of Victory.
• Supports and adheres to the leadership of Victory.
• Works well as a team player with leaders, staff, and volunteers.

Additional duties and responsibilities

Additional duties and responsibilities may be added to this job description at any time.