Y’s Care Classroom Aide

Status: Full-time

Hours: 40 hours per week (32 work, 8 company-sponsored time)

Company Sponsored Time: We offer a 4-day, 32-hour work week, and YWCA will provide this role 8 hours of Company Sponsored Time for you to use on Fridays to maintain work-life balance while maintaining pay at 40 hours a week

Pay Range: $24.88/hour + $1 bilingual differential

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The teacher aide for the Y’s Care Pre-School Program is responsible for working with the teaching team to provide a high-quality preschool experience for children enrolled in Y’s Care, under the supervision of the Y’s Care Director. Y’s Care serves children ages 2 ½ to 5 years, some of whom may be experiencing poverty, homelessness or other forms of trauma. Specific functions include daily lesson planning, ongoing observation-based assessments, goal setting to inform classroom teaching, and supporting classroom staff.

We’ve identified the day-to-day responsibilities linked to each position. In addition to the position specific responsibilities provided below, each YWCA Clark County employee must share responsibility for upholding and modeling the organization’s core value on a daily basis.

Essential Duties

• Assure that participants, staff, volunteers and community partners are treated with respect and dignity regardless of race, ethnic background, gender or socioeconomic background.
• Gain approval for, track, and engage in activities that meet the organization’s 1% for Social Change requirement.
• Think through the lens of racial equity and its intersections with poverty. Use the core principles of anti-racism and grounding those principles in all daily tasks
• Incorporate the YWCA’s commitment to social justice by understanding how racism, sexism, classism and other oppress ions intersect and are embedded in institutions. Seek opportunities for continued learning about racial, gender and class equity.
• Work with team to plan developmentally appropriate educational goals to meet the needs of a diverse population, including children experiencing homelessness, poverty, and trauma.
• Provide classroom support to assistant teacher, lead teacher, program supervisor, or program director. This support could involve the handling and/or preparing of food.
• Ensure the safety, nutrition, and welfare of children is prioritized at all times, promoting positive behavior in guidance situations. Maintain confidentiality at all times.
• Work with teaching team to set up the environment with well-defined interest areas and with sufficient resources and supplies.
• Foster a welcoming and inclusive environment for Y’s Care staff, volunteers, parents, and children. Serve as a role model for promoting diversity and inclusion in the classroom and program.
• Complete required observations and documentation of children’s progress using the Learning Stories protocol.
• Participate with team to fulfill Early Achievers requirements.
• Support the Y’s Care Program Director and teaching team with implementing program strategic planning goals.

There is a strong social justice component to all positions within YWCA Clark County, requiring critical thinking through the lens of racism and intersections with poverty. Knowing the core principles of anti-racism and grounding those principles in everyday work are required job skills and core values

Education and Experience

• At least one year of experience working with children in a preschool or kindergarten setting.
• Experience working with children from racially and socio-economically diverse families strongly preferred.
• Knowledge of and desire to learn more about the philosophy and principals of Reggio Emilia schools.

General Requirements

• Complete and pass a background check
• Complete all sexual assault advocacy core training requirements for Washington state
• Dependable means of transportation
• Complete a TB test,
• Complete a Washington state food handler’s online course
  Desire to learn about and implement observation/documentation software.
• Complete the training requirements, pursuant to WAC ;
• Complete program-based staff policies and training, pursuant to WAC ; and
• Have their professional development…