Classroom Aide

Position Description

Department: Clare Swan Early Learning Center Reports To: Staff Development Manager The Classroom Aide works in any classroom as needed to provide additional staff coverage, ensuring a healthy, safe, and nurturing learning environment while supervising simultaneous learning activities. This position supports classroom teachers in delivering quality education to infants, toddlers, and preschoolers with a focus on increasing social competence, school readiness, and pride in traditional Alaska Native culture and heritage. Working in partnership with our people, the Classroom Aide contributes to CITC's mission by developing opportunities that fulfill our endless potential through culturally responsive early childhood education and family engagement. Assist in the implementation of lesson plans to enhance the education, health, social, and emotional growth of children and families served. Utilize a variety of teaching strategies to meet educational and developmental goals, addressing the physical, emotional, social, cultural, cognitive, and language needs of enrolled children. Apply appropriate discipline and guidance techniques such as redirection, acknowledgement of appropriate behavior, and setting acceptable limits.