Early Learning VPK Support Staff

Early Learning VPK Support Staff

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED required and one year experience in general office practices
• Strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize workload
• A deep love for children, respect for parents, enjoyment of working in collaboration with faculty and staff colleagues, joy and enthusiasm in their work, and a commitment to self-development in order to become a model worthy of imitation by the children
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Successfully complete DCF background screening requirements as well as meet the association policies on background screening
• Infant/child CPR & First Aid
• Annual completion of YMCA Blood Borne Pathogens training
• Annual completion of YMCA Child Sexual Abuse Prevention class
• Staff Safety Requirements/Cleaning Protocols
• Additional training classes as recommended by supervisor.

Responsibilities

• Assists the teacher in the classroom
• Assists with snack and lunch procedures according to the predetermined class schedule and as needed
• Under the direction of the teacher, provides learning experiences that advance the intellectual and physical development of children
• Provides special help and support to individual children as needed or assigned
• Demonstrates a genuine interest in children and treats each child with respect
• Uses positive guidance techniques while interacting with children
• Helps maintain child-adult ratios in the classroom while teacher and assistant teacher stagger their lunch breaks and make preparations for afternoon class
• Supervises lunch
• Assists children in washing hands and/or preparing for lunch, as requested by teacher
• May assist in the following classroom duties as requested by the teacher: Sanitizes tables and cleans chairs, Sweeps floors, especially under tables and chairs, Cleans general areas of the classroom and playground as assigned
• Helps supervise children in other interest areas of the classroom as directed by the teacher
• Assists teachers in encouraging parent participation: Assists in welcoming and training volunteers in the classroom, Promotes positive communication with parents
• Expected to assist in maintaining safe and healthy environments for children and staff by immediately reporting health and safety risks/concerns or potential concerns to a leadership staff member
• Other job-related duties as assigned may be necessary to carry out the responsibilities of this position
• Maintaining and striving for an openness to understand and work with the goals and objectives of Early Learning and child development
• Attendance and participation in scheduled staff meetings, as well as work days throughout the academic year as scheduled
• Make themselves available, as appropriate to support Early Learning Centers
• Attendance/assistance at major all-school activities and open houses
• Responsible for upholding all staff safety requirements including cleaning protocols throughout the day, as required by my department.

Preferred Qualifications

No preferred qualifications provided.