Job Information
Capital Area Community Services Classroom Assistant in Lansing, Michigan
CACS, Inc. Head Start and Early Head Start Program is hiring part time Classroom Assistants in Charlotte. This is a 28 hour per week position, the rate of pay is $13.30 per hour with no CDA or $13.94 with a CDA. This position requires the ability to work Monday - Thursday and some Fridays.
CACS works toward eliminating the causes and conditions of poverty in Ingham, Eaton, Clinton, and Shiawassee Counties by providing programs in childhood education, nutrition, weatherization, housing, and financial counseling. Our ultimate goal is to provide the services and support for individuals to achieve their own definition of success and quality of life.
Job Summary
Encourage children's development in a play-based and trauma-informed learning environment. Provide respectful, playful, and age-appropriate interactions with children. Assists the teacher and teacher assistant in meeting the social emotional needs of the children and implementing developmentally appropriate experiences. Provide support to teaching team, families, and bus driver during arrival, transitions, and departure of children. Contributes professional and reflective communication with co-workers and other departments within the agency. Participate in all health and safety activities
Qualifications
Education:
High school diploma, GED or the equivalent
with coursework in
child development leading to a CDA preferred.
Experience:
Preferred work experience in a childcare setting or related setting.
Position Duties/Responsibilities
Assists classroom staff in planning and carrying out individualized instruction, for example: setting up environment and activities, guiding physical activities indoor and outdoor; working on self-help skills such as eating and putting on coats; reinforcing learned skills and behaviors with verbal and emotional support; reading and listening to stories; and encouraging relationships with other children as per teacher's direction.
Interacts with children in an effective and positive manner using positive behavior intervention and/or redirection when necessary
, while maintaining a warm, nurturing and safe environment that supports the maximum learning potential for children
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