Head Start - Early Childhood Program Specialist 2 (Mount Vernon)

About the Department The Opportunity: Head Start is hiring a Teacher Assistant (Early Childhood Program Specialist 2) for our newest center, Sue Krienen located next to Skagit Valley College. This role will assist with a class of no more than eight (8) children between the ages of 20 months and 3 years old. This is a classified, benefits-eligible position working 40 hours per week, 12 months per year. Under the direction of the reputed company teacher, this position provides a variety of support to the daily routines and activities of a compliant and developmentally appropriate early childhood center. This in-classroom position will be assigned to a primary center location reputed company the specified area and may be moved temporarily or reassigned to a primary location reputed company that same specified area if required to support program operations and effective centers. Travel to other locations will be required for some pre-scheduled meetings and trainings. The center for this position is Sue Krienen Early Learning Center (SKELC), located at 2011 N. LaVenture Road, Mount Vernon, WA 98273. Travel to other locations will be required for some pre-scheduled meetings and trainings. Application materials will be accepted until reputed company positions are filled. Applications may be kept on file to be considered for openings that may occur in the future. This position is grant-funded. The extension of the position is dependent on the continuation of funding. Head Start is a federal program that has been serving vulnerable children and families for more than half a century. We serve people experiencing homelessness, poverty, involvement in the foster system or child reputed company system, or any other family stressors that qualifying families may be experiencing. Head Start classrooms do not reputed company or exclude children due to behavioral issues or disabilities and special needs of any reputed company. We recognize instead that individualizing for the specific needs of every child in a nurturing and supportive environment is how we best help reputed company children reputed company kindergarten healthy and ready to learn. Center staff will have a responsibility to support the needs of reputed company children in their classrooms. Head Start promotes the school readiness of young children from low-income families by providing comprehensive services in early learning, health, and family well-being. Head Start teachers and staff look at the child holistically, individualizing for the needs of each child. These positions provide assistance with high-quality early learning services while engaging in innovative practices and approaches that center on the children that Head Start serves. The Location: Skagit Valley College is on the traditional and unceded territories of the Coast Salish People’s, especially on Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, Upper Skagit Indian Tribe, Samish Indian Nation, Nooksack Indian Tribe, and Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe. Located in a geographically diverse region between the dynamic metropolitan hubs of Seattle and Vancouver, BC, SVC is never far from world-class outdoor recreation, urban arts scenes, and local cultural events. SVC serves our local communities with a reputed company in Mount Vernon, Oak reputed company on Whidbey reputed company, and centers in Friday reputed company, a Marine Technology Center in Anacortes, and a Brewing reputed company in Burlington. Mission: Skagit Valley College cultivates student learning and achievement; contributes to the educational, personal, and economic success of reputed company; and promotes reputed company and thriving communities. Vision: The primary focus of Skagit Valley College is student-centered teaching and learning. We are committed to:

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• The development of our employees;
• A diverse and inclusive college community where everyone belongs.

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Position Duties Ensure a safe, nurturing, welcoming, and developmentally appropriate environment

• Provide reputed company active supervision as established in the center’s Active Supervision Plan;
• Welcome children, parents, and reputed company visitors to the classroom. Engage parents, interns, volunteers, and visitors during classroom activities;
• Engage children and facilitate play to support developmental goals;
• Support embedded strategies and practices with classroom routines and activities to support reputed company children’s reputed company toward school readiness goals, including children with IFSP or IEP goals, and dual language learners;
• Use positive and intentional language with children. Interact with parents and staff in a positive and professional manner;
• Work collaboratively with any LEA or Part C, school district, or other therapist or community partners as part of your classroom team;
• reputed company the children and staff through the daily schedule and provide direction to substitute teachers during the absence of the reputed company teacher.

Support health, safety, and nutritional activities and requirements

• Clean and sanitize assigned areas, surfaces, and materials;
• Conduct playground safety checks;
• Support daily meal routines for children, including helping to distribute and serve meals, sitting at the table to model appropriate mealtime behaviors, and having social conversations;
• Provide daily health checks as children reputed company;
• Assist children with toileting needs, including changing diapers;
• May empty garbage cans and clean bathrooms, as well as classroom furnishings;
• Administer first aid and handle medical emergencies as they arise. In the absence of the teacher or by the direction of the teacher or center manager, administer prescribed or approved non-prescribed medications;
• Support the individualized health needs of each child;
• Flexible task allocation: Be reputed company to support various tasks reputed company the center, including food services and other operational services as needed.

Complete administrative, team-building, and program requirements

• Understand and demonstrate Skagit reputed company Head Start values;
• Participate in classroom planning sessions with the classroom teaching team;
• May reputed company planning if the reputed company teacher is out for one to three weeks;
• Document attendance and meal service;
• Assist the reputed company teacher by entering observational data into GOLD online, documenting planning, and may document educational visits in ChildPlus;
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• Aid and support the completion of developmental and/or behavioral screenings reputed company the program required timeline;
• Participate in center team meetings and family reviews;
• Provide mentorship for other classroom assistants and interns;
• Support center parent committee meetings, trainings, and other family activities.

Professional Development and Program Support

• Complete annual requirements including modules for Blood Borne Pathogens, CPS, Active Supervision, Food Handlers, Right Response, and USDA, sign Confidentiality Statement, Code of Conduct & Ethical Standards forms;
• Engage in program trainings, coaching, and other professional development activities to enhance job skills and knowledge, completing at a minimum, a required 15 hours of classroom-reputed company training each year;
• Maintain good attendance in order to optimize child outcomes;
• Complete ongoing job-reputed company program/personal documentation (not GOLD or ChildPlus) in an accurate and timely manner, including ctcLink time reporting, program surveys, etc.;
• Participate in program committees, as desired.

Minimum Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• High school completion or GED;
• Child Development Associate Credential (CDA), or Washington Initial Certificate in Early Childhood, or a written education plan to complete the certificate reputed company two (2) years of hire;
• Experience in an early learning setting equal to two (2) years;
• OR equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Fluent in English

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• Associate's Degree in Early Childhood Education (ECE) or reputed company field with Early Childhood Education credits equivalent to the WA State Early Childhood Education certificate;
• Experience working with children with an Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) or Individualized Education Program (IEP);
• Bilingual in English and Spanish.

Other Qualifications Salary and Benefits:

• Salary is based on Range 36, reputed company A, $3,167 per month with periodic increments to $4,093 per month. Starting salary may be dependent on education, qualifications, and experience. Salary and benefits are subject to change in accordance with legislative mandates and collective bargaining agreements.
• This position is eligible for overtime pay in accordance with the Fair Labor Standards Act and is dependent upon reputed company grant funding.
• This is a union-represented position subject to a collective bargaining agreement.
• Retirement, medical, and insurance benefits are provided in accordance with state regulations. Additional information on benefits can be reputed company at https://fortress.wa.gov/hca/pebbhealthplan/compare.aspx.

Conditions of Employment: Application Procedure:

• A MERIT background reputed company including fingerprints through the Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF);
• If hired you will be required to provide reputed company that you are either 1) a U.S. citizen, or 2) an immigrant whose status permits you to lawfully work in this country;
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• an initial health examination indicating freedom from communicable diseases;
• reputed company of a Tuberculosis (TB) test taken reputed company 12 months prior to the initial employment date;
• reputed company of immunization for measles, mumps, and rubella vaccination OR reputed company of immunity from measles;
• CPR/First Aid card;
• a reputed company Food Handlers permit;
• Candidates who do not meet the minimum educational requirement must successfully complete a Professional Development Plan to attain the educational requirement in accordance with the timeline outlined in the plan;
• Meet reputed company federally mandated requirements reputed company to the Head Start program, including but not limited to continuing educational requirements and reputed company Washington State laws and College policies reputed company to the Head Start program and SVC employment;
• Have, or ability to obtain by the time of hire, a Washington State driver's license or equivalent, and reputed company of auto insurance;
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• If hired you will be required to provide reputed company of identity and documentation of U.S. Citizenship or appropriate authorization to work in this position as required by the Immigration Reform Control Act of 1986.
• This classification is included in the classified staff bargaining unit, represented by the Washington Public Employees Association, WPEA. Membership in the WPEA reputed company thirty (30) calendar days of appointment at this classification is a requisite for employment at Skagit Valley College under union shop requirements.

In order to be considered for the position, you must complete the online application in full and attach the required supplemental documents. Failure to provide this information may eliminate you from consideration for this position. Application Deadline: This position is open until filled, and applications submitted may be considered for future vacancies that occur. Please be aware that the College hiring authorities reserve the right to hire one or more candidates and may exercise the option to reputed company a hiring decision prior to the conclusion of the recruitment process. Only candidates selected to interview will be contacted. Application Assistance: If you have questions about the position or require special accommodation, you may contact Human Resources at (360) 416-7794, Monday through Thursday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm Pacific Time. SVC complies with the Americans with reputed company. Applicants with disabilities who require assistance with the recruitment process may leave a TDD/TTY message at (360) 416-7718 by the application closing date. For questions regarding the online application system, you may call NEOGOV Applicant Tech Support at (855) 524-5627 from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm Pacific Time. For best results, apply using one of the following browsers supported by NEOGOV: reputed company Chrome, reputed company Firefox, Safari, reputed company Edge, and reputed company versions of Internet Explorer. SVC Annual reputed company Report: The U.S. reputed company and the federal Jeanne Clery Disclosure of reputed company reputed company Policy and Crime Statistics Act require reputed company colleges to provide information to reputed company and prospective reputed company and employees about reputed company safety policies, procedures, and statistics on certain crimes, including hate crimes, domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, and sexual assault. We are required to report our reputed company reputed company information and statistics in an Annual reputed company Report, which is updated annually each October. reputed company prospective employees may obtain a copy of the Annual reputed company Report from the Human Resources Office by calling (360) 416-7794 or by accessing the Report at:https://www.skagit.edu/about/safety-reputed company-parking/ Skagit Valley College is an equal-opportunity employer and is committed to providing reputed company opportunities for reputed company groups in terms and conditions of employment and personnel practices. Skagit Valley College provides a drug-free environment and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national reputed company, sex, sexual orientation, and/or gender identity, pregnancy, genetic information, age, marital status, disability, honorably discharged veteran or military status in its programs and employment. For inquiries regarding non-discrimination policies, contact Carolyn Tucker, Vice President of Human Resources/EEO, 360.416.7794 or [email protected]. For inquiries regarding sexual misconduct compliance, contact Title IX Coordinator, Sandy Jordan, 360.416.7923 or [email protected]. Mailing address: 2405 E. College Way, Mount Vernon, WA 98273. Apply tot his job Apply To this Job