Classroom Assistant

Position Overview

Title: Classroom Assistant
Location: Charleston, OR
Program: South Coast Head Start
Reports to: Teacher/Advocate
Pay Level: Starting at $15.20 hourly, DOE
Position Type: Part-Time, Seasonal

• Promote children’s growth and development by providing responsive care, effective teaching practices, and an organized learning environment.
• Clean, sanitize and disinfect classrooms, equipment, and materials according to policies and procedures.
• Complete additional tasks and job duties as assigned by supervisor.
• Utilize The Creative Curriculum to fidelity to provide quality, developmentally appropriate indoor and outdoor learning experiences in alignment with the ELOF and school readiness goals.
• Use positive guidance strategies to support social-emotional and behavioral health.
• Perform teacher job duties in the temporary absence of the Teacher Assistant.
• Ensure all Health & Safety policies and procedures are being followed and implemented, including handwashing, toileting and diapering, daily health checks, properly store and administer medication, and help facilitate oral hygiene in the classroom.
• Use routines, such as hand washing and transitions between activities, as opportunities for strengthening development, learning and skill growth.
• Identify emergent or recurring developmental, medical, oral or mental health concerns.
• Ensure children are supervised at all times and never left alone with volunteers.
• Ensure children are signed in and out of class and bus and released only to authorized adults.
• Perform classroom and playground safety check, if assigned.
• Maintain appropriate ratios and group size at all times.
• Ensure culturally and linguistically appropriate materials are available in classrooms.
• Provide high quality, supportive environments and tiered supports, as outlined in the Pyramid Model.
• Provide family-style meal service with sufficient time for children to eat; sit with children to provide supervision, socialization and choking prevention during meals; encourage parent participation and invite parents to join mealtimes.
• Ensure children have access to safe drinking water throughout the program day.
• Support parents as primary educators of their child.
• Welcome parents into facilities during program hours and provide opportunities for parents to volunteer.
• Engage parents in site parent committees for each center and support Policy Council representatives.
• Document services provided into appropriate database systems.
• Meet federal, state and program documentation requirements with accurate, objective, complete, timely and well-organized records.
• Participate in ongoing communication, promote problem solving and conflict resolution within assigned team(s).
• Facilitate communication with others by using available technologies (e.g., phone, fax, e‑mail, file sharing).
• Establish consistent weekly schedule including time for team communication.
• Collaborate with team members to identify approaches to solving issues, develop follow‑up plans, and prepare for home visits and other family contacts.
• Ensure family confidentiality by limiting conversations about families and access to their records to those directly involved in providing services to them.

• Complete required bus monitor training.
• Receive direction from the Bus Driver to ensure a safe transportation system.
• Ride bus to and from class and on field trips: greet children and parents, share information, perform health check, and monitor children’s behavior for safety at all times.
• Monitor emergency information changes and notify team of those changes.

• Teamwork – We join our individual strengths together creating teams and circles of cooperation to promote innovative thinking and bring opportunity to our community.
• Partnerships – We create collaborative community partnerships to best leverage all resources available for the benefit of the community.
• Diversity – We welcome and accept differences and honor our co‑workers and clients by treating each person with equality, dignity, and respect.
• Confidentiality & Ethics – We maintain a high standard of ethics and integrity to respect the confidentiality…