Classroom Assistant- Early Head Start
Capital Area Community Services Inc. Head Start
- Lansing, MI
- $13.30-13.94 per hour
- Permanent
- Part-time
- High school diploma, GED or the equivalent required, college coursework in Child development leading to a CDA preferred.
- Preferred work experience in a childcare setting or related setting.
- Must be able to engage in effective communication and develop safe relationships with staff members, children, and families.
- Assists the teacher in planning and carrying out individualized instruction, for example: guiding physical activities indoor and outdoor; working on self-help skills such as eating and putting on coats; reinforcing learned skills and behaviors with verbal and emotional support; reading and listening to stories; and encouraging relationships with other children. Interacts with children in an effective and positive manner using positive discipline and/or redirection when necessary.
- Assists the teacher and assistant teacher in assessing children's development, for example: taking anecdotal notes.
- Prepares and participates in mealtime.
- Attends and participates in scheduled training
- Assists in maintaining the classroom in a clean, orderly and safe fashion
- Physically interact with children at all times, in an appropriate and safe manner.
- May provide childcare for parent activities and/or meetings
- Assists bus driver in the boarding and exiting procedures, monthly bus evacuation drills, release procedures, and monitoring children's behavior while on the bus.
- Documents incidents involving children, families, and staff
- Assists with other duties as defined and/or requested
- Adheres to all mandated reporter requirements
- Be adaptable to working with different teams and in different areas, in four counties.