Classroom Assistant

Job Details:

Job Location:

Hamilton County HS-EHS - Noblesville, IN 46062, Position Type:
Full Time,

Job Shift: Day,

Job Summary:

This position serves as an aid for a Head Start classroom with a direct focus on children 3 to 4 years of age. The Program Aide will work collaboratively with one other teacher to ensure the successful operation of a classroom with a total of (ratio) children. This position is "as needed" and will be called upon when coverage is needed in the classroom at various locations throughout the county.

• Provide emotional support through establishing a positive climate, being aware of and responsive to children, and encouraging child expression and autonomy.
• Use provided strategies for behavior management, such as clear behavior expectations, being proactive and redirecting misbehavior.
• Foster classroom productivity and maximize learning time, while engaging children with a variety of modalities and materials.
• Provide instructional support through concept development, fostering children's analysis and reasoning, engaging in feedback loops, and modeling and supporting high-quality language.
• Strive to maintain high quality in interactions with children by achieving a minimum scoring level of 6-Emotional Support, 6-Classroom Observations and a 3-instructional Support during CLASS observations informally and formally within 1 year of employment with FDS.

• Support Preschool Teachers in maintaining classroom arrangement, materials and displays are organized and conducive to children's learning and consistently meet expectations in the Education Department Standard Operating Procedures
• Maintain a clean and safe environment that is conducive to keeping children and adults healthy by following all health and hygiene practices, including handwashing, sanitizing, and universal precautions
• Maintain an inclusive and welcoming environment for all children and families.
• Know and understand Family Development Services
  -Head Start School Readiness Goals and strive to help all children achieve them
• Provide classroom experiences that are developmentally, linguistically, culturally and age-appropriate for the children served.
• Establish and maintain a safe, healthy learning environment, including full supervision of children at all times, in accordance with Head Start and childcare licensing requirements.
• Serve meals and snacks in the appropriate manner to children
• Cultivate and maintain a positive working relationship with co-workers
• Practice and maintain active supervision at all times for all children in your care and support of culture of keeping children safe
• Support Preschool Teach in Implementing Family Development Services
  -Head Start chosen curriculum with fidelity by providing developmentally appropriate activities, opportunities and experiences in the classroom which align with the age and stage of each child. , being aware of the big ideas while also following all assigned guidance and resources.
• Support preschool teachers in implementing small-group activities, read-aloud, circle time, and other curriculum components.
• Implement lesson plan activities at least 1 day weekly
• Provide children with a consistent classroom routine and facilitate all parts of the routine to support child learning.
• Interact with children intentionally throughout the day to provide differentiated support.
• Collect documentation of at least 5 children through ongoing observation, embedded and direct assessment activities weekly.
• Support Preschool Teachers in the completion of quarterly assessment checkpoints, reliably, for each child.
• Assume the responsibilities of the Preschool Teacher during the Preschool Teacher's absence from the classroom

• Complete developmental and social-emotional screenings on all children within prescribed time frames.
• Complete theme based Individualized Learning Plans to identify specific goals and implement developmentally appropriate strategies for each child in class.
• Integrate Individual Education Plans {IEPs) or referral action plans for children with diagnosed or suspected special needs.
• Implement positive behavior strategies and PBS practices and Program Wide Expectations
• Complete all reports associated with the children's health and needs in a timely manner and communicate with the supervisor
• Maintain required documentation of activities, including child and family information, assessment data,…