Center Assistant

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The Child Development Center is seeking part-time Center Assistants to provide classroom coverage and support early learning throughout all center classrooms. Center Assistants are scheduled for shifts for 5 - 8 hours in classrooms ranging from ages 16 months to 5 years old. A Center Assistant will help classroom teachers with a variety of responsibilities.

Unit: School Of Education MBU

Department: SOE Teach Lrng CDC

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Support classroom teachers in delivering age-appropriate activities, promoting self-regulation and behavior development, and responding to teacher requests and needs in a timely manner.
• Support students in developing self-help skills including: diapering, toilet-training, hand-washing, first-aid, cleanliness and hygiene.
• Model professionalism, engages in self-reflection, self-led continuous improvement, seeks out feedback from administrators and classroom teachers, and performs duties constructively.
• Float among classrooms to provide bathroom breaks or planning coverage.
• Maintain flexibility and cooperativeness.
• Be mindful of classroom lesson instruction, behavior management, classroom environment and children's needs.
• Maintain objective-based weekly lesson plans and prepare materials necessary for classroom teachers to carry out activities and lessons.
• Attend monthly staff meetings and respond to administrative needs, including licensing needs and NAEYC standard requirements.

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications

• CPR/First Aid Certification.
• Weekly availability of at least 20 hours, not to exceed 29 hours.
• Fingerprint, Background Check Approval.
• High School Diploma, GED Equivalent.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills among colleagues and parents.

Preferred Qualifications

• Early Childhood classroom experience.
• Bachelor's or Associate's degree in related field.