Center Aid - Gateway
Company: Centro De La Familia
Location: Grand Junction
Posted on: March 19, 2023
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Job Description:
Centro de la Familia -provides high-quality, comprehensive,
early childhood development and education services to children and
their families throughout Utah, Colorado, and Nevada. Our mission
is to promote the educational success of children and families
while fostering healthy and engaged communities.Location:
GatewayOverviewUnder the supervision of the center Education
Specialist, possesses the ability and willingness to provide
assistance to various areas as assigned. Primary duties will be
assisting in the classroom, on the playground, and other areas
around the center to ensure health, safety and promote school
readiness. Secondary duties may include support to the cook, office
manager, family service specialist, and disabilities specialist.Key
areas of responsibilityClassroom EnvironmentAs trained, follows all
- -supervision, safety, and health policies and procedures.Assists
teacher to provide direct supervision and be actively engaged with
children at all times to ensure their safety and well-being.
Provides clear behavioral expectations and use appropriate and
positive methods to prevent and redirect misbehavior.Understands
and promotes children's physical, social/emotional, cognitive, and
language development using the assigned curriculum and the agency's
School Readiness Plan in a culturally appropriate way.Promotes a
classroom where interactions are positive, warm, caring, and
respectful of children.Follows the lead of the children by
demonstrating an awareness of and responsiveness to children's
emotional, physical, and educational needs; allowing and
encouraging freedom of expression and movement; and encouraging
children 's responsibility and autonomy.Follows teacher's lead in
facilitating children's involvement in activities and managing the
classroom to provide continual learning activities for the
children.As trained, assists with the implementation of appropriate
learning activities for special needs children with IFSPs/IEPs.As
trained, is a good language model by using correct grammar, voice
level, and clear speech.Takes primary responsibility for following
classroom sanitation schedule such as cleaning off tables after
meals and vacuuming (when children are not present).l0. Once
trained on Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) rules,
strictly follows these rules including sanitation regulations for
mealtime and follows guidelines for family-style meal service.As
trained, applies the principles embodied in the Classroom
Assessment Scoring System -(CLASS)Other Duties. -Serves as an
assistant to the cook as needed to prepare and deliver food to
classrooms.Answers phones, collects, and files paperwork, makes
copies, sends emails and performs other functions in supp01t of the
office manager.Accompanies family service specialists or disability
specialists to provide services to families.Fulfills other duties i
n support of the center as requestedQualificationsThe minimum
requirement is that the individual be 18 years of age. -This is an
entry-level position requiring no previous education or experience.
HS/GED is highly preferred. -Current and former Early Head Start
and Head Start parents will receive preference for employment
vacancies for which they are qualified. CDA or AA in Early
Childhood Education or a related -field preferred. Current CPR,
First Aid, and Food Handler's permit required. Must be able to work
with children with special needs and children with limited or no
English. Bilingual Spanish/English preferred. Physical requirements
include extended periods of walking, standing, kneeling, and
crouching; the ability to lift and move 50 pounds; the ability to
sit on the floor, crawl, run, and perform other actions commonly
associated with caring for children age 0-5.CompetenciesSuccess i n
this position requires competence in the following areas:Computer
literacyProfessionalismReliabilityAbility to work independently and
as part of a teamAttention to detailObservation and documentation
skillsEnthusiasmCultural competenceInitiativeResponsibilityStrong
interpersonal skills
Keywords: Centro De La Familia, Grand Junction , Center Aid - Gateway, Other , Grand Junction, Colorado
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