The Child Development Aide is responsible for assisting the classroom teacher in all aspects of supporting the planning, evaluation and instruction of child development/school readiness skills as assessed appropriate to the needs of the children enrolled in the program. The aide will also assist the teacher as appropriate in all programming and related functions relevant to the developmental/educational program for the child enrollees in his/her classroom; and assist in the integration of all required components in accordance with the GSRP curriculum and philosophy.

Preferred Qualifications

• GSRP experience preferred.
• Experience working with preschool children.

Essential Duties

Essential duties shall include, but are not limited to:

• Maintain a working knowledge of child development and its integration with the GSRP curriculum and philosophy, including early childhood best practices.
• Support with the implementation of lesson plans, design of classroom environment, data collection and record keeping associated with highest quality developmental/educational programming for the preschool aged children in his/her center-based classroom.
• Support with ongoing observation and review of all children enrolled in the program.
• Support with classroom needs and arranging materials for daily activities and routines.
• Actively participate in all classroom activities, including ongoing positive engagement with children.
• Attend required staff meetings, trainings, and other scheduled program activities relevant to the child development needs of enrolled children.

Relationships and Other Duties

• Adherence to and enforcement of agency policies and administrative regulations,
• performance resulting in quality outcomes,
• performance resulting in internal and external consumer satisfaction,
• continuous personal and professional improvement and development,
• positive interpersonal relationships with colleagues and consumers,
• continuously improving performance through internal and external evaluation,
• exhibiting the mental/physical ability and stamina to meet essential duties of the position, and
• supporting the agency and department in the Continuous Improvement Plan.

Other Required Skills

• able to communicate effectively (language skills),
• ability to work with mathematical concepts (mathematical skills),
• able to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions (reasoning skills),
• physically able to successfully perform the essential functions of the job (physical demands, including lifting of children, squatting, sitting on floor, outdoor activities, etc.). Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work Environment

• general classroom setting; the noise level in this position varies.
• other settings of the preschool such as: Motor Room, Gym, Playground

Terms of Employment

• at-will employee (non-exempt)
• school year position; 40 hours per week
• employment is based on student enrollment and classroom needs
• position covered by administrative regulations
• evaluated by the GSRP Director