Location:
Various School SitesProvides care, supervision, and instruction to children, in the school site’s Day Care Center classrooms, common areas, and playgrounds. Maintains and prepares Day Care and related environments, materials, and control of forms. Assists in developing play-oriented curriculum and instructional support supervision.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Develops and implements lesson plans that provide positive learning and reinforcement experiences for children in classroom and community environments.
• Organizes specific activities such as, but not limited to reading stories, basic arts and crafts, individual and group play and games. Maintains classroom order by observing and focusing the activities and behaviors of the children toward group activities.
• Prepares and modifies play-oriented curriculum to meet needs and challenge children. Gives each child individual and special attention each day. Responds to each child’s particular needs and characteristics.
• Gives extended individual attention to children with special mobility needs and cognitive abilities. Talks to, comforts, and gives emotional support to children.
• Deals with signs of illness or distress observed in the children.
• Supervises work of Supervision Aides.
• Maintains simple discipline records of students.
• May be required to administer medications or other medical procedures after receiving the necessary training and authorization from a licensed healthcare professional. May also be designated to assist identified pupils with personal requirements including eating and bathroom needs.
• Sets up and arranges supplies and equipment used in the classroom or other environment for instruction and projects.
• Prepares teaching aids, labels, charts, bulletin boards and displays. Performs various clerical duties such as maintaining charts and logs, developing and preparing forms, and preparing files and basic correspondence.
• Creates an attractive and safe environment.
• May assist with recording attendance and obtaining parent signatures. May contact parents regarding a child’s attendance.
• Maintains a high level of ethical behavior.
• Maintains confidentiality of information about staff or students.
• Works independently without supervision.
• Communicates clearly and concisely.
• Establishes and maintains cooperative working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.
• Attends meetings and trainings as directed.
• Performs other duties as assigned that support the overall objective of the position.

Qualifications:

• Knowledge and Skills:
  • The position requires basic knowledge of the goals, principles, of and practices for implementing age appropriate child development and guidance in a kindergarten through 6th grade environment. Requires a basic knowledge of play-oriented subjects and learning sufficient to assist children with individual and group activities. Requires basic knowledge of child mobility, cognitive, and learning styles. Requires basic knowledge of arithmetic, spelling, language and reading sufficient to assist students with reading, games, and projects. Requires sufficient human relations skills to work cooperatively and exercise patience and sensitivity when interacting with students, staff and parents. May require knowledge of and conversational competency in a second language.
• Abilities:
  • Requires the ability to perform the essential responsibilities and work tasks of the position. Requires the ability to understand the needs and differences of children and to reach and motivate them. Requires the ability to balance emotional support and discipline to deal with behavior problems. Ability to perform clerical and classroom support duties with minimum supervision. Work is performed in a classroom setting, presenting minimal exposure to health or safety hazards.

Education and Experience:

• High School diploma or GED.
• 12 College Units of Early Child Development

Licenses and Certificates:

• May require a valid driver’s license. CPR/First Aid certificate with pediatric endorsement.

Application Requirements:

• Resume
• High School diploma or GED.
• 12 College Units of Early Child Development

Additional Requirement:
IMMUNIZATION REQUIREMENTS- MMR, TDAP, (Pertusis-Whooping Cough), and Influenza (Flu).
Salary and Terms of Service:
Salary range (17) $15.00 - $19.17 per hour, eight (8) steps, 5.35 hours per day and five (5) days per week (M-F). Holidays, sick leave and vacation benefits. Prepaid family dental, medical, and vision insurance, prepaid life insurance plan for employee only, prorated according to number of hours worked.
Required Application Procedure:
Apply Online. An online application and all documents supporting the application requirements noted above must accompany your application by the closing date in order to receive consideration for this position. It shall be the applicant's responsibility to supply copies of all documentation, letters of recommendation etc. or other related materials.
Selection Procedure:
A screening committee will evaluate each application, personal resume, and other letters of reference. Interviews will be scheduled for qualified applicants. If after interviews suitable applicants are not found, the search will continue. As required by California State Law, should you be employed by the District, your fingerprints will be taken and submitted to the Justice Department and the FBI for a background check. Processing fee will be at applicant’s expense.
This job/class description, describes the general nature of the work performed, representative duties as well as the typical qualifications needed for acceptable performance. It is not intended to be a complete list of all responsibilities, duties, work steps, and skills required of the job.