Job Posting CLOSED
1:1 Classroom Aide - July 2024
Position: 1:1
Classroom Aide
Program: Head
Start/Early Head Start
Reports
to: Education/Special Needs Coordinator
Status: Part
Time, Temporary through June 2025
Schedule: Monday
through Friday; 5 hours/day - 25 hours per week
Hourly
Wage: Starting at $16.12 per hour
Job Function: To
enhance the academic and social functioning of the assigned child, while
maintaining that child’s safety and security in the classroom setting. This
will be done in compliance with the Head Start Performance Standards, program
policies and procedures, and state and county regulations.
Essential Duties
and Responsibilities include the following:
(Other duties may be assigned).
- To familiarize
themself with the assigned child, including, but not limited to their
strengths and challenges in the classroom setting.
- To familiarize
themself with all program policies and procedures related to positive
behavior supports.
- To familiarize
themself with the child’s Individualized Education Plan (IEP), and to
assist the child’s teachers and service providers in the implementation of
this plan.
- To familiarize
themself with the child’s Positive Behavior Support Plan, and to assist
the child’s teachers and service providers in the implementation of this
plan.
- To assist in the
creation and maintenance of observational records.
- To attend meetings
with the Pyramid Team, teaching team, and family as requested.
- To attend meetings
held by the Committee on Preschool Special Education as requested.
- To attend in-service
and regional trainings when such trainings are deemed appropriate by
immediate supervisor and/or program director.
- To be a positive role
model for assigned child. Such modeling includes, but is not limited to,
appropriate social interactions, appropriate movement through classroom
routine, and appropriate meal time behavior.
- To familiarize
themself with agency procedures for reporting suspected child abuse and
neglect.
- To promote positive
public relations of the CAPCO Head Start/Early Head Start program services
to staff, families and the community at large.
Qualifications and
Requirements: High school diploma or general education degree
(GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent
combination of education and experience, experience working with pre-school
children. Acceptable NYS
Driver's License. Clearance through the NYS Maltreatment Registry. Must
complete Dare Care regulation trainings, Initial Day Care Physical Exam
and TB Testing, Fingerprint clearance for criminal background check.
CAPCO is an Equal Opportunity Employer and we do not
discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on any legally
recognized basis including, but not limited to: veteran status, uniform service
member status, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, and
physical or mental disability. CAPCO will make reasonable accommodations for
qualified candidates in adherence of the Americans with Disabilities Act and
New York Human Rights Act.