Early Childhood Associate - Carver Elementary

Early Childhood Associate - Carver Elementary

Des Moines Public School District CARVER ELEMENTARY - Des Moines, Iowa.

Job : 5711075

Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled

Posted: May 13, 2026 5:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: To Be Determined

JOB TITLE: Early Childhood Associate / Early Childhood Special Education Associate

POSITION TYPE: Non Exempt

DEPARTMENT: Teaching & Learning

REPORTS TO: Building Principal

• Education: Associate's degree or higher in early childhood education or related field, or willingness to obtain certification listed below.
• Work Experience: N/A
• Licensure or Certification: If the education requirements above are not met, candidate must be willing to obtain a Childhood Development Associate (CDA) credential or Para Educator I:
  Generalist and Para Educator II:
  Early Childhood certification from the Iowa Board of Educational Examiners.

• Experience working with preschool children in an early childhood program.
• Basic computer skills.

• Supervise students in all assigned areas, including bus loading and unloading.
• Contribute to curriculum planning and implementation.
• Supervise meals or snacks with children, modeling appropriate etiquette and mealtime conversations.
• Under teacher direction, follow behavior management plans for individual students and implement specific strategies to maintain behavior and de-escalate inappropriate behavior.
• Assist in record keeping, instruction, monitoring progress, and data collection.
• Perform personal care duties such as feeding, toileting/diapering, and positioning.
• Participate in all district and department required trainings, including first aid, CPR, and mandatory child and adult abuse training.
• Participate in family orientation and parent or Individual Education Plan (IEP) meetings as required.
• Other duties, as assigned.

• Ability to create an environment that is safe, nurturing, and child-centered.
• Ability to clarify and reinforce teacher directions.
• Maintain confidentiality.
• Attend work on a prompt and regular basis.
• Maintain satisfactory and harmonious working relationships with the public, students, and others.

• Constant Demands:
  Inside working conditions.
• Frequent Demands:
  Standing, walking, sitting, telephone, computer.
• Lifting 20 lbs for 25 feet, telephone, computer.
• Occasional Demands:
  Bending/stooping, reaching/pushing/pulling, driving.
• Working Conditions:
  
  Constant indoors, occasional outside, occasional extreme temperature/humidity.

• Classroom Teacher >
  Preschool
• Instructional Support >
  Paraprofessional / IA
• Special Education >
  General Special Education

• Citizenship, residency or work visa required.

• Brenda Boten, Human Resources Coordinator
• 2100 Fleur Drive
• Des Moines, Iowa 50321
• Phone:
• Email: brenda.boten

Salary: $17.78 to $22.61 Per Hour

All candidates offered a position will be required to successfully pass a criminal background check, and a child and adult abuse registry check. Certain positions may require fingerprinting, a drug and alcohol test, a physical capacity test and/or a motor vehicle record check.