Job description

Success Starts Here! Educating Children, Empowering Families, Strengthening Communities.
Denise Louie Education Center has been providing comprehensive, multi-cultural early education and family support services to low-income, at-risk immigrant, and refugee communities residing in King County for over 40 years. Today, Denise Louie serves nearly 950 children and families with preschool, home visiting, and socialization groups-all of which are offered at no cost.
We are currently seeking highly motivated Classroom Aides to join our cause. Classroom Aides support Lead Teachers and Teaching Assistants to provide a high quality, multicultural, inclusive educational experience to prepare all children and families for life and school.

What we offer:

• 100% Paid Medical & Dental Insurance
• Long Term Disability & Vision Coverage
• 401k With Employer Contribution
• Generous PTO & Personal Floating Holiday
• Eleven Federal/Celebration Holidays
• A Culture of Health & Well-Being
• Professional Development
• Tuition Reimbursement

Essential Functions:

• Assist the teaching team in maintaining a healthy, safe, and warm classroom environment through effective supervision, developmentally appropriate practices that allows learning through curiosity, experimentation, play and implementation of individualized plans.
• Assist the teaching team in delivering weekly lesson plans by preparing materials, organizing supplies, and helping keep children on task.
• Assist teaching team in completion of Teaching Strategies Gold observations and checkpoint data to assess child growth and development.
• Engage in warm, caring interactions and fun, imaginative play with children.
• Provide support for children's behavior with evidence-based strategies.
• Assist with general maintenance, organization, and security of the facility.

Qualifications:

• High School diploma or equivalent. Early childhood education coursework is preferred.
• Experience working with children ages 5 and under.
• Able to communicate in English verbally and in writing.
• Bilingual in a language spoken by DLEC parents (Spanish, Amharic, Cantonese, and Vietnamese) preferred.

Pay: $17.27 - $17.45 per hour

Physical Demands and Working Conditions:
Physical Demands: To perform the job the employee must be able to lift and potentially carry a child weighing up to 50 pounds, routinely kneel, bend, crouch, and sit on the floor for extended periods and stand, walk and sit on child-sized chairs throughout the day.
Working Conditions: The work is typically performed in an early childhood school environment, with moderate to loud noise levels.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $17.27 - $17.45 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• No nights
• No weekends

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