ECEAP Paraprofessional

The ECEAP classroom Paraprofessional, assists the Lead Paraprofessional in providing a developmentally appropriate classroom environment that will provide for social, emotional, physical, and intellectual needs of children in care. Under the guidance of the Lead Paraprofessional, this position makes one on one contact with children, parents and Winlock students providing developmentally appropriate guidance/practices. The position has responsibility in supporting compliance of Licensing, Early Achievers and the early childhood component of the ECEAP Performance Standards.

• Assistwithset-up,clean-up,sanitizationandpresentationofclassroomandoutdoor activities;
• Organize materials needed for classroom activities;
• Store and maintain education materials and equipment;
• Assist in serving and cleaning up after snacks and meals;
• Assist with child guidance;
• Assist and supervise children during all activities throughout the day;
• Model appropriate behavior for children;
• Use developmentally appropriate communication skills;
• Contribute to maintaining a healthy and safe classroom environment
• Maintain confidentiality in accordance with Early ECEAP/ECEAP Performance Standards;
• Follows appropriate food handling procedures during meal times;
• Assist kitchen staff to prepare, deliver and retrieve food carts with items needed for meals/snacks and field trips;
• Assist children on/off the bus, engage with students during route, support the bus driver with communication as needed and communicate information from parents to lead teacher as needed;
• Keep accurate records of daily attendance and USDA eligible meals served;
• Maintains awareness of children’s special dietary needs, assuring substitutions are provided as appropriate;
• May assist in children’s self-help skills;
• May assist children in modeling family style eating routines;
• Cleansupaftermeals.
  
  Sanitizestableswherechildrenate,thefoodpreparea.
  
  Disposes of food waste using appropriate container;
• Cleansandsanitizesclassroomsincludingcleaninganddisinfectingtables,counters, sweeping, mopping, and or vacuuming floors, and cleaning and sanitizing restrooms;
• Empties garbage, trash and recycle containers as needed;
• Performsperiodiccleaningofcupboards,highandlowdusting,cleaning insides windows, and other general center cleaning tasks assigned;
• May wash, dry, fold and put away laundered items;
• May assist staff with cleanup activities from the classroom;
• Show interest in furthering professional growth
• Attend team meetings, trainings, workshops and seminars.
• May assume duties of assistant teacher when they are absent.
• May assume duties of lead teacher when assigned assistant teacher and lead teacher are both absent.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

Knowledge or understanding of:
Applicable laws, regulations and other standards to establish and or maintain a safe work environment.

Skill in:
Effectively communicate information for the purpose of having others learn, understand and apply specific principles, techniques or information using language that is appropriate to both the complexity of the topic and knowledge and understanding of the audience;
Communicate orally and in writing with a variety of people in a friendly, knowledgeable and professional manner;
Plan and manage time effectively to meet timelines and deadlines.

Ability to:
Work in an inclusive classroom setting with children of all abilities;
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