Classroom Aide – Department OF Community Services Hiring

Overview

Position Title:Classroom Aide

Company:City Of Boulder

Location:Lafayette, CO

Job Description:

Head Start of Boulder County is hiring a Classroom Aide.  The Classroom Aide will assist teacher in all functions and duties related to the maintenance of a safe appropriate early childhood classroom and learning environment; deliver learning materials to parents, meet for home visits and conferences with families, conduct screenings and assessments with children; and assist in working with classroom families to support their participation in the Head Start program.

Responsibilities:

• Participate in lesson planning weekly
• Attend and assist in Back to School Night, and other parent meetings or parent committees as requested
• Assist teacher, families and specialist if appropriate, in developing and implementing individual education plans for each child
• Participate in developmental screenings
• Ensure completion of all home visits and conferences for your classroom with families to meet
• Head Start mandates; preparation for visits is supervised by the teacher
• Participate in writing, or entering into online computer system, daily anecdotal notes of children’s on-going progress as directed by the teacher. Ensure that work samples are up to date for all children
• Provide families with information through phone calls, newsletters, and lesson plans, providing written and/or verbal translation as needed. Encourage families to participate in classroom activities, including home visits and parent-teacher conferences
• With teacher oversight, participate in completing Individual Child Profiles (Teaching Strategies
• GOLD on-line checkpoint assessment) for all children so that they are submitted with all information completed on time in November, February, and May
• Participate in the lesson planning, teaching, and supervision of the classroom, and directing the class in the absence of the teacher

Requirements:

• Ability to relate well to children and adults from diverse backgrounds
• Ability to work as a part of a team, channeling communications appropriately
• Professional work ethics, including an understanding of confidentiality
• Ability to use a computer with basic skills in Microsoft Office Products and internet-based assessment system or willingness to learn