Early Childhood Education Support Professional - FTE at Laura B. Anderson Elementary

Early Childhood Education Support Professional - 0.75 FTE at Laura

B. Anderson Elementary

Sioux Falls School District, Laura B Anderson Elementary – Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Open in Google Maps.

Job : 5835720

Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled

Posted: Jul 15, 2026 5:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Aug 4, 2026

We want YOU here!

At Laura

B. Anderson, our learning community values shared responsibilities, mutual respect, kindness, loyalty, and commitment to having a positive impact. By building relationships we fuel the fire within all of our students and meet the needs of the whole child: socially, emotionally, academically.

Our staff values best practices when planning, delivering, and assessing instruction that meets the diverse needs of our students. All elements of our LBA system must work collaboratively toward our school mission: interdependently nurturing the hearts of children within a learning community driven by high expectations and academic success for all students.

• Two or more years post high school education, preference for early child-centered studies or early childhood development expertise;
  Child Development Associate (CDA) preferred.
• Previous work in an educational setting, childcare, daycare, CPR certification, First Aid training, familiarity with child development techniques.
• Patience, flexibility, caring personality, punctuality, dependability; experience with monitoring social and emotional development and behavior management; ability to follow classroom routines and respond calmly to challenging behaviors.
• Physical: ability to engage with children, bend, kneel, sit on floor, lift up to 50 lbs; perform duties indoors and outdoors, participate in classroom and playground activities.

Classroom Support:

• Support lead teacher in implementing daily lesson plans and routines for children ages 3 to 5, including those with diverse abilities.
• Support small group and individualized instruction across developmental domains: early literacy, numeracy, motor skills, social-emotional growth.
• Help maintain a clean, organized, engaging classroom environment.
• Incorporate play-based, sensory-rich, hands‑on learning experiences.
• Use positive behavior support strategies to foster social-emotional development and address behavioral challenges.

Child Supervision & Guidance:

• Active supervision to ensure safety during indoor/outdoor play, transitions, meals, rests.
• Model and support positive behavior and social interactions with developmentally appropriate guidance.
• Provide physical assistance (toileting, dressing, feeding support).

Health, Nutrition, and Safety:

• Assist with preparation, serving, cleanup of snacks and meals per guidelines.
• Promote hygiene routines: handwashing, toileting, cleanup.
• Follow health and safety procedures, including emergency drills and incident reporting.

Family & Team

Collaboration:

• Communicate professionally with families and caregivers.
• Collaborate with teaching staff, specialists, program coordinators to meet individual child goals, including IEP or intervention plans.
• Participate in staff meetings, trainings, ongoing professional development.

Starting at $18.42 per hour.

Pay Day:
Last working day of each month (based on payroll cutoff schedule).

Monday through Thursday, 7:00 am to 3:00 pm with a 30‑minute unpaid lunch.

0.75 FTE, 30 hours per week, 9 months.

Benefits available for positions 20 hours per week or more.

• Citizenship, residency or work visa required.

• Wade Helleson, Principal
• Laura B Anderson Elementary
• Email:
  Wade.helleson.us