Minimum Requirements: Educational coursework in Early Childhood Education/Development typically achieved via progress towards an Associate Degree in ECE (Early Childhood Education) or an Infant/Toddler CDA (Child Development Associate Certificate). Infant/Toddler CDA must be acquired within one year of hire. Prefer minimum of one year experience in a pre-school (infant/toddler) classroom. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Bilingual English/Spanish skills highly desirable. Working knowledge of community resources. Within 30 days of employment must be Pediatric CPR & First Aid certified and have a current Food Handler's Card. Health Appraisal Questionnaire is required at hire and will be updated annually. At time of hire must be currently enrolled in Child Care Division-Central Background Registry and must renew every two years. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Frequent significant decision and problem solving abilities. Ability to supervise and monitor infants & toddlers at all times to ensure a safe environment. This includes the physical ability to monitor and move quickly in order to respond to children who are very active and may need restraint or redirection in order to insure their safety or the safety of others. Ability to respond appropriately to an emergency or a crisis situation. Frequent kneeling, bending at waist and neck, and sitting on floor also frequent getting up and down from seat to assist children on bus and in classroom. Occasional lifting (up to 50 lbs.) in classroom setting and assisting children into seats on the bus and the ability to carry or drag a child in an emergency situation out of a bus to a safe area. Occasional climbing to enter and exit a bus and sitting throughout bus routes Position Information Full Year position. Supervised by EHS Manager. Starting at $19.95 Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. This job description is subject to change at any time. Head Start of Lane County is an EEO Employer. Head Start of Lane County is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All employment decisions, including the recruiting, hiring, placement, training availability, promotion, compensation, evaluation, disciplinary actions, and termination of employment (if necessary) are made without regard to the employee's race, color, creed, religion, sex, pregnancy or childbirth, personal appearance, family responsibilities, sexual orientation, gender identity, political affiliation, source of income, place of residence, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, age, marital status, military veteran status, unfavorable discharge from military service, physical or mental disability, or on any other basis prohibited by applicable law.
