Early Head Start Teachers Aid

1 month ago

Portland, United States Native American Youth And Family Center Full time
Job DescriptionJob DescriptionDescription:

NAYA Family Center is hiring a compassionate and qualified individual in their Family Services Department. The Teachers Aide will maintain child/teacher ratios by providing lunch and morning and afternoon breaks to teaching staff in the event that they must leave the classroom. The Floater will have continual interaction with coworkers, parents, and children to provide information; and must relate positively to children and adults. There are considerable amounts of variable levels of concentration with frequent or constant interruptions. The Floater must be able to handle multi-faceted tasks on a frequent basis.


Employee benefits are prorated by FTE Percentage, including paid time off, insurance policy contributions, and 401K match. Paid time off includes accruals of sick and vacation hours and 14 paid holidays. NAYA also provides medical, dental, and vision insurance, a Flexible Spending Account, and Life Insurance.


This is a regular, full time, non-exempt role with the hours of 9am-6pm PDT. Flexible work hours are possible after onboarding 1-2 days / week. Pay is $18/hour.


Who you are:

  • High School Diploma or Equivalency or a combination of equivalent education and experience may be an acceptable substitute.
  • One (1) years’ experience working within a variety of responsibilities to include working with young children. ?
  • Must maintain any current education licensing including a series of online training modules required by the Department of Early Learning and Care and 12 hours of continuing education training per year relating to early childhood safety, development, and care.
  • Experience working within diverse populations (specifically with the urban and reservation Native American population, including working within a tribe, board, or other organization) strongly preferred.
  • Must perform duties with close direction and supervision given, operating from established directions and instructions.
  • Demonstrated ability to have continual interaction with co-workers, parents, and children to provide information.
  • Demonstrated ability to handle considerable number of variable levels of concentration with frequent or constant interruptions.
  • Must register with the Central Background Registry through the Department of Early Learning and Care (DELC) ? Certification (or ability to certify within 30 days) and ability to maintain certification in Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), 1st Aid and Automatic External Defibrillator (AED). ?
  • Must possess and maintain Food Handler’s Card.

What you'll do:

  • Assisting in implementing a good balance of child directed and teacher directed activities.
  • Providing a healthy and safe environment by assisting the supervision of children.
  • Assisting the teacher with record keeping as assigned.
  • Assisting with general maintenance of classrooms, such as sweeping floors, disinfecting toys, tables, shelves and replenishing supplies.
  • Assisting with playground, custodial and childcare supervision.
  • Participating with children through various activities including mealtime, free choice, story time, etc.
  • Fostering an understanding of Head Start, its mission, goals, objectives, and program services.
  • Communicating positively with staff, parents, and children who participate in the program o Attending local staff and parent meetings if required.
  • Continually applies safety practices in all facets of the performance of duties.
  • Coordinate wraparound services effectively with other NAYA Family Center programs and staff.

Review the full job description.


Application Instructions:


Providing a cover letter helps us best understand your interest in the role, so we encourage you to submit one along with your resume. If you need accommodation during the application process, please email jobs@nayapdx.org.


Questions? Want to chat about this role before you decide to apply? Contact Brandi Starbird, Early Childhood Program Manager or Ariel Rayfield, HR Manager.


NAYA is committed to building a work environment that respects and inspires every community member. Our mission is to serve Urban Native youth and families, so we strongly encourage Native people to apply. We encourage applications from members of other historically marginalized groups, as well, including women, people of color, those with disabilities, members of the LGBTQ+ community, and those who have served in the military.


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