Position Title: Lead Qualified Paraprofessional
Position Type: Full Time
Reports To: Early Childhood Director
Date Created: July 2022
Department: Early Childhood
Responsibilities
● Maintain ongoing, open communication with parents and caregivers
● Recognizes and supports the unique Catholic Mission of the school by speaking, acting, and instructing consistent with the teachings of the Catholic Church
● Gives evidence of lived Gospel values by being an active member of a faith community and being open to the importance of personal faith journey; strives to model the teaching of Jesus by attitude and example.
● Help build the school’s faith community by a demonstrated willingness to participate in and plan school religious and service activities.
● Ensure that each family receives an opportunity to build strong relationships with teaching staff
● Plan periodical parent conferences to discuss children’s developmental progress, needs and interests
● Collaborate with children’s families to ensure a smooth transition from home to Child Care setting
● Create weekly plans and implement an age-appropriate curriculum that nurtures and stimulates all domains of each child’s development in their care
● Provide a developmentally appropriate classroom environment that reflects the children’s learning and growth
● Perform ongoing developmental evaluations of children as required
● Establishes and maintains cooperative, supportive and effective relationships with all school and parish personnel
● Attends meetings and in-services as required by Director
● Organize activities or implement a curriculum that allows children to learn about the world and explore their interests
● Develop schedules and routines to ensure that children have enough physical activity, rest, and playtime
● Watch for signs of emotional or developmental problems in children and bring potential problems to the attention of parents or guardians
● Keep records of children’s progress, routines, and interests
● Supervise and monitor the safety of children
Experience
● 2 years of experience preferred
● CDA Certified Preferred
● Be willing to participate in, support, and promote education and activities consistent with the Catholic faith
● Complete and pass a criminal history and background check
● Knowledge of basic educational procedures and objectives, including curriculum implementation, lesson plan preparation and implementation, educational software, student evaluation, and grading, record and report preparation, and classroom management.
● Strong interpersonal skills, especially verbal communication with parents and staff
● Ability to work with other teachers and support staff in a teamwork capacity
● Willingness to participate in activities that promote the school outside of the normal school day
● Possess strong classroom management skills
● Be creative and caring, able to work with students of varying backgrounds and abilities
● Willingness to participate in activities for catechetical training (faith classes and retreats)
● Live by the moral teachings of the Catholic faith