SUMMARY
This position assists in providing safe, healthy, and developmentally appropriate services to infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and school-aged children.
JOB DUTIES
- Assist in maintaining a safe, healthy and positive learning environment, which enhances the developmental learning of children.
- Assist with providing an environment that respects the gender, culture, ethnicity, family composition and special emotional, cognitive, and developmental needs of the individual child.
- Assist with lesson plans, developing materials, and implementing activities.
- Clean classroom on a daily basis, including but not limited to, putting away supplies, and cleaning and sanitizing all toys and surfaces.
- Attend staff meetings, family staffing, and other scheduled meetings and required trainings.
- Adhere to all State Child Care licensing regulations.
- Act as a positive role model for children, especially with regard to respecting the feelings and rights of others.
- Keep adequate records of any accidents incurred by a child under care
- Follow program procedures for reporting child abuse and neglect.
- Maintain confidentiality of family records and information.
- Maintain credentials and attends professional development activities as required
- Maintain documentation in compliance with Department, State, Federal, Professional, and Ethical guidelines
- Participate in required and optional training as needed for licensure.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
NECESSARY KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
- Knowledge of curriculum, various content areas, and learning styles is critical to making decisions related to educational planning.
- Strong customer service skills and the ability to effectively present instruction, and/or information to students, staff, families, administrators, and public.
- Skill in establishing and maintaining cooperative and respectful working relationships with children, families, supervisors, and other employees.
- Strong understanding and sensitivity to Alaska Native culture and lifestyle, with demonstrated experience working effectively with Alaska Native population.
- Strong written, analytical, verbal, and interpersonal skills.
- Effective oral and written communications skills with sensitivity to lifestyles of targeted participants.
- Ability to keep accurate records and produce timely and accurate written reports.
- Ability to maintain strict confidentiality as required for HIPAA, other regulations and organization matters.
- Ability to learn and apply program/agency operating policies and procedures.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and tasks concurrently and meet deadlines.
- Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships, including outside contacts.
- Ability to work independently as well as with teams.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Previous experience working with young children
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Associate’s degree in Early Childhood Education.
- A minimum of 12 semester hours of college credit in early childhood development, child development, child psychology, or the equivalent.
- One (1) year experience working in an Early Childhood or Head Start Program.
- CDA Credential or Montessori Certificate
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $21.00 per hour
Work Location: In person