Early Childhood Assistant Substitute

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Part Time St. Cloud, MN, US

Salary Range: $18.37 To $18.37 Hourly

Job Summary: The Early Childhood Assistant Substitute is responsible for assisting Center Staff in providing a safe, nurturing, enriched, developmentally appropriate environment for Head Start children and their families.

Essential Functions and Duties
:

• Relates to children in a positive, sensitive and responsive manner.
• Assists Center Based staff with a child or children with behavioral concerns by implementing consistent, positive discipline procedures.
• Works individually with children who have special needs. This includes children with disabilities and mental health concerns.
• Leads planned small group and large group activities.
• Works with parents and families to encourage their involvement in Early Head Start and Head Start programs.
• Maintains a positive work environment by performing and communicating in a professional manner with children, families, co-workers and supervisors.
• Maintains a safe workplace and fosters a culture of attention to health and safety.
• Understanding of Minnesota Maltreatment Law to keep all children safe from any type of harm.
• Demonstrates confidentiality in all matters.

Reach-Up reserves the right to assign other duties as necessary.

Essential Interpersonal

Skills:

• Establishes and maintains effective working relationships and communication with staff, employees of other agencies, and families.
• Demonstrates ability to work effectively with diverse populations of staff, students, and parents.
• Demonstrates respect for the basic dignity of students, teachers, support staff, colleagues and parents.
• Supports and adapts to change and demonstrate commitment to continuous performance improvement.

Non-Essential Functions and Duties:

• Performs general clerical functions.
• Prepares food in the center.

Skills and

Education:

• Meets Minnesota DHS licensing requirements.
• First Aid/CPR certification.
• Ability to work with and communicate effectively with young children and Reach-Up Inc. staff.
• Knowledge of developmentally appropriate early childhood education principles and the ability to apply them as needed.
• Ability to work with children who have special needs and mental health concerns.

Tools and Materials Used:

• The manual dexterity to operate typical office equipment.

Physical Demands:

• Physical ability and psychological competence to meet the needs of the children. The physical dexterity necessary to use a computer. The ability to work accurately with numbers, communicate verbally.

On call, no nights or weekends
As needed for filling openings