Early Childhood Education Assistant Starting Wage Range: $16.00/hr. - $18.26/hr.
Job Summary:
Assists in areas related to the Early Childhood Education program as assigned by supervisor.
Essential Functions:- Works with staff in classroom, on playground and in field trip supervision.
- Works with cook as needed.
- Assists in keeping classroom facilities clean.
- Replenishes materials and supplies for classroom activities.
- Files documents
- Performs data entry.
- Performs a variety of other duties as assigned by supervisor.
- Education, Experience, and Licenses:
- Requires a high school diploma or GED equivalent
- Six (6) months experience working in a preschool or childcare facility preferred. OR equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
Driving Requirements:
Employees may be required to drive for work-related purposes and must maintain a valid Oregon Driver's License (ODL), meet company vehicle insurance requirements, and provide proof of personal vehicle insurance.
Qualifications, Registrations, and Certifications:
- Currently enrolled in an accredited College or University.
- Preference in hiring will be given to Grand Ronde Tribal members who are studying Early Childhood Education or related field.
- Requires the ability to communicate effectively with students, staff, parents and community partners.
- Requires TB and Hep B vaccinations and a physical every three years.
- First Aid/CPR certification required.
- Food handler's card required.
- Knowledge of and sensitivity to Native American culture required.
- Environmental Factors and Conditions/Physical Requirements:
- Continually requires the ability to express or receive detailed information or important instructions through oral communication.
- Continually requires working with fingers rather than the whole hand or arm. Requires repetitive movement of wrists, hands and/or fingers. Often requires walking or moving about to accomplish tasks.
- Requires standing and/or sitting for sustained periods of time, raising objects from a lower to a higher position and/or moving objects horizontally.
- Continually requires color identification, close vision, far vision, and depth perception.
- The worker is frequently subject to classroom noise.
- Occasionally requires lifting of up to 40 pounds.
- This position is frequently subject to inside environmental conditions which provide protection from weather conditions, but not necessarily from temperature changes, and is occasionally subject to outside environmental conditions.
- Supports a safe work environment by performing all duties in accordance with Tribal safety policies and procedures, and Emergency Management Plan.
- Due to the nature of the interactions with other employees and the public we serve, employees may be required to provide documentation of, or receive, certain health vaccinations.
- May be called upon to serve as a Disaster Reservist during emergencies.
- Local travel is occasionally required. Travel outside of the state is infrequently required.
Background Check:
Candidates for this position will be subject to criminal and character background checks and may be subject to fingerprinting.
