NATURE OF THE POSITION

The Instruction Aide, working under the direct supervision of the Don Kuykendall Child Development Center Site Supervisor/Teacher, the Child Development Center Program Instructional Aide assists the professional staff in favorably affecting the growth and development of children at the Center. Assistance in the creation of the total instructional environment is shared by the Instructional Aide as a team member of the Center staff.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Assistance in Planning and Delivery of Instructional Program

1. Assist in planning and delivery of instructional and activities in relation to interest centers, arts, and crafts, and project preparation.  Projects are frequently prepared during nap time.
2. Creates awareness in the instructional team of any special student need.
3. Assists in classroom management and discipline, particularly in the following:  assists children in washing, toileting, and other personal care; helps maintain circle time discipline; and participates actively in all activities, both indoors and outdoors.
4. Assists in the preparation of instructional materials, such as visual materials and selection of stories to be read in circle time.
5. Tutors individual and small student groups.
6. Assists in supervision of student activities involving use of restrooms, escorting on field trips, pick-up or clean-up periods, lunch procedure, snack time, play periods, arrival and departure of pupils, etc.
7. Assists with storytelling, puppet activities, party preparation, operating instructional equipment, parent meetings and other activities.
8. Responsible for classroom in absence of regular teacher.
9. Participates in preschool workshop activities and staff meetings.
10. Other related duties as assigned.

2. Assistance in Center Maintenance and Operation

1. Assists in the preparation and up-to-date maintenance of the attendance register.
2. Assists cook with food preparation when necessary, records meal and snack counts, setting tables and placing food on tables, (glasses, napkins, spoons, plates), eating with children and participating in children’s discussions.
3. Assists with first aid in the Center.
4. Assists in the maintenance of the facility when requested (dusting, cleaning doors, window sills, cutting of hand towels, cleaning of wash basins, supply room).
5. Responsible for physical arrangement of rooms, including preparation for children's naps (moving tables and stacking chairs to make room for cots), turning on and off lights, setting up and removing chairs from tables, preparing children's bathroom area, preparing children's play area, setting up for the day's activities and cleaning lounge at end of day.
6. Runs errands and picks up supplies, purchases, etc., when requested.
7. Other related duties as assigned.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS 

1. High school graduate or GED.
2. Interest in and an ability to work with preschool age children.
3. Ability to follow oral and written instructions.
4. Ability to work harmoniously with children, parents, and other Center employees.
5. Ability to maintain confidentiality.
6. Ability to abide with the laws on mandatory reporting of child abuse and neglect or suspected abuse or neglect.
7. Ability to work different shifts when needed.
8. Valid driver’s license.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

1. Experience working in a childcare center.
2. Attendance in college classes or workshops on Child Development/Early Childhood Education.
3. Children’s center permit.  

CLASSIFICATION/SALARY

1. This is a substitute classified position.  May include evening and weekend duty.
2. Row 1 on the Part-Time Hourly Classified salary schedule.
3. This position is contingent upon continued categorical funding.