Job Posting CLOSED
1:1 Classroom Aide - August 2023
Position: 1:1 Classroom Aide
Program: Head Start/Early Head
Start
Reports
to: Education/Special
Needs Coordinator
Status: Part Time, Temporary through June 2024
Schedule: Monday through Friday, 25
hours per week
Hourly
Wage: $15.75
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.