Classroom Assistant - Early Headstart

University Settlement partners with 40,000 New Yorkers on the Lower East Side and in Brooklyn every year to build on their strengths as they achieve healthy, stable, and remarkable lives. For over 135 years, we’ve collaborated with our neighbors to pioneer highly effective programs that fight poverty and systemic inequality. Established in 1886 as the first Settlement House in the United States, we bring the values of that movement into the 21st century by meeting New Yorkers where they live, listening deeply to all perspectives, engaging with every individual holistically, and creating space for people to organize. Joining together with our neighbors to advocate for justice and equality, we help build community strength.

We work with New Yorkers of all ages. We infuse a commitment to civic engagement, equity, and communal action into each of our programs, which include early childhood education, mental health and wellness, benefits assistance and eviction prevention, adult literacy and education, healthy aging, community, and recreation centers, performing and visual arts, and youth development.

The Zero to Three Child Development program integrates Early Head Start and Family Child Care services into a single program that offers full-day home-based child care services, family support services and advocacy to low income pregnant women and families with children under three years of age.  The program provides developmentally appropriate home-based child care, center-based socialization groups, home visits to families and family child care providers.

Responsibilities:

• Assist in running infant/toddler classroom sessions
• Maintain an organized, safe and sanitary classroom for children
• Purchase grocery items (according to program’s snack menu) and prepare snacks during classroom sessions’ snack time
• Complete and document daily, weekly and monthly classroom maintenance responsibilities
• Assist in the development and implementation of the curriculum
• Develop consistent, stable and supportive relationships with families and children
• Be part of a team in assessing family needs and child development status, and in creating classroom goals
• Maintain proper documentations of classroom sessions
• Maintain written observation of the children’s experience in the classroom
• Assist in the recruitment of families for the program
• Assist during Parent Workshops, Parent Council meetings and other parent support groups
• Other duties as requested by supervisor to fulfill job responsibilities

Qualifications:

• CDA certificate
• Ability to write and speak Spanish and/or Chinese preferred

Work Schedule: Full time, Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:00pm, 35 hours per week

We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive community. We support a broadly diverse team who will contribute to our organization. We are an equal employment opportunity for all regardless of race, color, citizenship, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, veteran or reservist status, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local law.