Job Description
Job DescriptionSalary: 15.50
Position Hours (9am to 6pm) (Full-Time)
Position Overview:
The Classroom Aide/Floater supports the daily operations of classrooms and assists teaching staff in maintaining a safe, engaging, and developmentally appropriate environment for children. This role requires flexibility, professionalism, and a commitment to supporting both students and fellow staff members.
Key Responsibilities:
Professional Expectations:
- Serve as a positive role model for students and colleagues.
- Maintain punctuality and a professional appearance.
- Use respectful and appropriate language at all times.
- Uphold student and staff confidentiality.
- Support a nurturing classroom atmosphere through calm and respectful interactions.
- Patience and positive attitude: Ability to interact with young children in a calm and supportive manner.
- Treat all students fairly and with dignity.
- Reacts calmly and in a poised manner to student behavior.
- Encourage students to improve their sense of responsibility, self-discipline, cooperation and respect for others.
- Actively contribute to a positive and inclusive school culture.
- Attend required staff meetings and training sessions.
- Demonstrates effective communication with all stakeholders; Ability to communicate concerns constructively with teachers or supervisors.
Classroom Support Duties:
- Assist with the arrival, daily health checks, attendance, and dismissal of students.
- Supervise children during classroom activities, transitions, playtime, and meals.
- Perform basic caregiving tasks including diapering, toileting, handwashing, and snack preparation.
- Maintain classroom cleanliness and follow the OCFS 3-step sanitation procedures.
- Ensure refrigerators are operational and temperature logs are completed.
- Support lead teachers with instructional materials and classroom organization.
- Provide additional assistance to students under teacher supervision.
- Monitor and report on student progress and behaviors as needed.
- Promote social-emotional development by encouraging positive peer interactions and problem-solving skills.
- Follow classroom routines and assist with activities such as naptime and transitions.
- Maintain appropriate student-to-teacher ratios at all times.
- Active supervision: must always know the number of children being supervised in the classroom at all times
- Foster effective communication with families as directed by lead teachers.
Floating Duties:
- Provide break coverage and support across multiple classrooms as assigned.
- Adapt quickly to varying classroom environments and age groups.
- Demonstrate flexibility and readiness to assist wherever needed in the building.
Regulatory Compliance & Teamwork:
- Understand and adhere to all OCFS regulations.
- Ensure the health and safety of all children at all times.
- Collaborate positively with lead teachers and team members.
- Participate in maintaining licensing and safety standards.
Other Duties:
- Perform additional responsibilities as assigned by the lead teacher or program administrator.
Benefits:
- 401k
- 40 hours of sick time each year, accrued based on hours worked
Some qualifications for a childcare teacher aide/floater may include:
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- Experience working in an early childhood setting
- Demonstrates a respectful and unbiased approach when working with families from diverse backgrounds.
- Manual dexterity and visual skills
- Auditory and verbal skills for communication
- Lifting 50lbs