What are the responsibilities and job description for the Education Aide position at Step Forward?
a Job Summary
To assist teachers and assistant teachers with the care and monitoring of children and the center, equipment, meal service, recordkeeping, etc.
b Specific Responsibilities
Essential Functions
Successful results of pre and continued employment assessments including fingerprinting, drug testing, medical examinations and background check(s).
To assist teachers and assistant teachers with the care and monitoring of children and the center, equipment, meal service, recordkeeping, etc.
b Specific Responsibilities
Essential Functions
- Assists and readily accepts direction from teachers to meet or exceed Head Start child development goals and objectives.
- Assists in the development and facilitation of activities and curriculum plans relating to child development.
- Handles various record keeping functions relating to children and period lesson planning.
- Maintains the care of the center, equipment, materials and supplies to ensure the safety and security of site operations.
- Assists teachers and other staff in meal service and family style dining with children.
- Assists teachers and other staff in chaperoning children during gross motor activities and outdoor play.
- Ensures all potential sources of danger that have a chance of causing injury or harm to humans are kept out of the reach of children.
- Uses physical dexterity to push, pull, carry, climb, balance and kneel to assist and perform activities with children.
- As assigned, participates in parent meetings, attendance of conferences with supervisor, staff meetings, in-service training workshops and lectures for further professional growth.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
- High school or general equivalency diploma (GED).
- Flexible to changing demands of the program.
- Sensitivity to children and their families.
- Good communication skills to clearly relate the program to families, communities and its resources.
- Good dexterity with ability to lift 40 pounds, push, pull, carry, climb, balance and kneel to assist and perform activities with children.
- Demonstrated experience working with infants and/or pre-school aged children.
Successful results of pre and continued employment assessments including fingerprinting, drug testing, medical examinations and background check(s).
