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- San Jose, CA, USA
- $29.00 - $35.67 hourly
- Sep 10, 2024
Education
Nonprofit
Full time
- Assist in ensuring children are properly supported with social-emotional skill development and or behavioral interventions by implementing Teaching Pyramid Strategies as directed.
- Guide children and provide appropriate behavioral modeling in a variety of areas to support the children’s safe and full participation in class activities.
- Assist children toward greater self-reliance, fostering independence in all learning environments.
- Assist, calm, and deescalate children when demonstrating unsafe behavior.
- Assist with Behavior Observation Reports as needed.
- Assist in the supervision and monitoring of children during indoor and outdoor play.
- Support teachers in accessing resources to promote an inclusive classroom.
- Maintain confidentiality of student records and information in accordance with SJB policies and legal requirements.
- Ability to travel to assigned centers based on program needs.
- School Age Classrooms only: Accompany and supervise children on field trips; reinforce positive behavior in public settings; assists children in learning life skills as part of the instructional outing.
- Other duties as assigned by the Site Director or Lead Program Quality Coach.
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HEALTH AND SAFETY |
- Ensure the health and welfare of children and staff is maintained at all times.
- Mandated to report suspected child abuse.
- Ensure Classroom compliance with policies and procedures, as they relate to health and safety; to include but not limited to mealtime, medication administration, allergies, daily health inspections, ratios, etc.
- Report safety hazards and injuries immediately to the Site Director and ensure the proper paperwork is completed in a timely manner.
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SKILLS AND ABILITIES |
- Passion in the field of early child development and inclusion.
- Meet the physical requirements necessary to safely and effectively perform required duties including lifting, or physically assisting students who may be engaged in physically harmful or unsafe behavior.
- Complete and properly implement required training for the position.
- Confidently implements and models the CSEFEL practices in the classroom to support children and teaching team, such as conflict resolution techniques, emotional literacy, and positive feedback (Positive Descriptive Acknowledgement).
- Understands the difference between Social Emotional and Trauma Responsive curriculums. Provides and models techniques on bringing children with possible trauma triggers to safety.
- Understands the basic principles of Inclusion and is willing to learn more.
- Demonstrates the knowledge of CLASS domains and dimensions. CLASS training is a plus.
- Comfortable with looking for additional resources and tools on PBS (Positive Behavior Support) and sharing them with the classroom team.
- Effectively adapt the needs of each student to different learning situations.
- Effectively work with students to meet identified behavioral goals.
- Effectively supervise individual or small groups of children in a variety of situations.
- Maintain emotional control in difficult and emergency situations.
- Exercise good judgment in dealing with students with complex needs or behavioral challenges.
- Recognize and effectively manage students exhibiting difficult or unsafe behavior.
- Maintain appropriate boundaries with children, families, and staff.
- Maintain a variety of center related records in a confidential manner.
- Organized, creative, and driven by excellence.
- Must possess good communication skills to present facts and recommendations effectively in oral and written form.
- Strong interpersonal skills to establish and maintain effective relationships.
- Knowledge of office administration including computer software such as Word, Excel, and Outlook (email & calendar)
- Skilled in customer service and employee relations.
- Must present a neat, professional appearance.
- Ability to adjust to changing deadlines and priorities.
- Belief in working as a professional, cohesive team member.
- Respect diversity and embrace working with multi-cultural communities.
- Position requires travel within Santa Clara County.
- Must have own reliable transportation to travel to various locations.
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EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE |
- Must be at least 18 years old.
- Possession of a high school diploma or its equivalent.
- 1 year of experience working directly with children in a school or related setting.
- Minimum of 12 semester ECE or CD units (including core courses – Programs/Curriculum, Child Family Community, Child/Human Growth & Development).
- Associate Teacher Permit or eligibility to obtain an Associate Teacher Permit preferred.
- Three semester units in the care and development of infants is required for those who work with infants, or be willing to complete 3 units.
- Completed CSEFEL training (3 Modules) and demonstrates the solid knowledge of the Teaching Pyramid principles including Individualized Intensive Intervention for the children with concerning behaviors and the history of traumatic experience. If not completed must be willing to complete the CSEFEL training.
- Must be in good health as verified by a current health screening, including a test for Tuberculosis performed under the supervision of a physician not more than one year prior to employment.
- Proof of up-to-date immunization records to include but not limited to Measles, Pertussis, Tuberculosis (every 4 years), and Influenza (annually).
- Must be able to pass a fingerprint clearance, criminal record, FBI and DOJ clearance and child abuse index check prior to employment.
- Must possess California Driver’s License and meet minimum insurance requirements for personal vehicle and have a driving record which meets the standards set forth in Administrative Regulation 4532 and 4533. If current auto insurance has a “Business Use Exclusion” it will need to be removed from your policy.
- Current Pediatric CPR and First Aid certificate or ability to obtain certification from an approved vendor within 90 days.
- Completion of Mandated Reporter Training as per Assembly Bill 1207. Must be completed every 2 years.
- Knowledge of regulations for Title XXII, Title V, Head Start, California Department of Education (CDE), and Community Care Licensing.
- Bilingual/Biliterate a plus.
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PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT |
Physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met (or may be encountered) by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
- Physical Demands:
- Requires employee, on a regular basis, to do the following: stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, feel, reach with hands and arms, stoup, kneel, crouch, crawl, talk, hear, smell, lift 35 pounds or more, move safely and quickly across surfaces.
- Requires employee, on occasion, to climb or balance.
- Requires employee, on a regular basis, to use the following visually: close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to judge distances.
- Requires employee, on a regular basis, to use their hearing to: respond quickly to sounds, recognize alarms, and receive detailed information through oral communication.
- Requires employee to have the ability wear personal protective gear correctly most of the day (as needed).
- Work Environment:
- Requires employee, on a regular basis, to work outdoors in cold, wet and heat conditions.
- Requires employee, on a regular basis, to work in a noisy environment.
The above is intended to describe the duties and requirements for the performance of this job. It is not to be constructed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities, or physical requirements. Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Employees will initially be assigned a site, but their assignment may change from time to time without notice, as all employees are expected to work where needed without dedication to a specific location. Some employees may be located at one location for an extended period of time, which does not guarantee them that location on a go-forward basis. We are open from 6:45am to 6:15pm Monday through Friday. Employees must be able to work during this time frame.
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