Classroom Support Specialist

2 weeks ago

Hickory Hills, United States Easterseals Serving Chicagoland and Greater Rockford Full time

Description**:EMBRACING ABILITIES. EXPANDING POSSIBILITIES.**
At Easterseals of Chicagoland and Greater Rockford, we are committed to two - often interconnecting - pillars of workearly learning and disability. Through these pillars, we transform the lives of early learners and individuals of all abilities through access to expert educational, family, and community support. As an affiliate of America’s largest nonprofit healthcare organization, we have proudly served the communities and families of Chicagoland and Greater Rockford since 1936.

The **HS-EHS Classroom Support Specialist** supports assigned HS/PFA and EHS/PI classrooms by providing ½ day of support to each classroom daily, dedicated to addressing the day-to-day needs of the classroom. Responsibilities include supporting children experiencing challenging behaviors or requiring inclusion support, facilitating planning time and coverage for teacher coaching, and assisting with the overall smooth operation of the classroom. The **Classroom Support Specialist** assists in implementing program objectives and services in compliance with the Head Start Program Performance Standards, the Head Start Act, and the Illinois State Board of Education by being part of the teaching team, and providing support to teachers with classroom activities. This includes but is not limited to, supporting the full inclusion of children with disabilities, suspected disabilities, and challenging behaviors, implementing curriculum, supervising children, communicating with parents, and providing a healthy and safe environment for children.

This role is ideal for someone who has respect for children and families with diverse values and cultures and is passionate about supporting learning environments and opportunities that are designed to help children develop physically, socially, cognitively, and emotionally and ensuring that parents are supported in their role as the child's primary teachers.

This position is located at **Easterseals Early Learning Center
- Hickory Hills at 8020 W. 87th St., Hickory Hills, IL 60457.**

**MAJOR FUNCTIONS/ACCOUNTABILITIES**:

- Support the quality of the classroom by working in partnership with leadership, other classroom staff, and consultants.
- Support the teaching team in creating a classroom atmosphere in which children can develop physically, intellectually, emotionally, socially, and creatively, and create a developmentally appropriate environment.
- Support the teaching team in creating an inclusive environment that supports children with disabilities, social-emotional needs, and challenging behaviors, ensuring all children feel welcomed and supported.
- Support the implementation of developmentally appropriate practice within the classroom, including utilizing materials and studies from the Creative Curriculum.
- Support the full inclusion of children with identified and suspected disabilities and/or children who need extra social-emotional support.
- Use data from child outcomes, screenings, and IFSPs/ IEPs to guide lesson planning for individual children and for the group.
- Ensure that all children within the classroom have sufficient, high-quality observations, and maintain up-to-date documentation in Child Plus, Teaching Strategies GOLD, child education files, and child portfolios.
- Implement active supervision systems, ensuring the active supervision and safety of children so that no child is ever left alone or unsupervised.
- Document observations and interventions attempted in the classroom in the database system.
- Support social-emotional development using the pyramid model.
- Prepare reports on classroom activities, including attendance records.
- Attend and/or complete required and recommended training and meetings.
- Actively invest in your own development and complete an ongoing professional development plan.
- Support the center in maintaining the highest levels in ExeleRate and NAEYC Accreditation.
- Ensure that the center is a clean and safe learning environment for all children. Share responsibility for cleaning up after all classroom activities and proper care of classroom equipment and supplies.
- Support the center’s school readiness goals.
- Implement policies and procedures with Early Head Start/Prevention Initiative and Head Start/ Preschool for All programs.
- All other duties as assigned.

**Requirements**:
**Education/Certification**:

- Required: Minimum of either Infant/Toddler or Preschool CDA Credential and must achieve both credentials within one year of hire if no degree.
- Preferred: Associate's degree in early childhood education, with a minimum of 30 college credits with 15 hours in ECE.
- ECE Level 2 and/or Infant Toddler ECE Level 2 within one year of hire.
- A paraprofessional license is required within 6 months of hire.

**Experience Requirements**:

- 1 year of early childhood classroom experience.
- 1 year of experience in serving culturally and linguistically diverse children in earl

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