Medical/Classroom Support Aide

Summary

The Medical/Classroom Support Aide is responsible for assisting and partnering with the Teacher in the planning and implementation of daily living and learning activities for assigned children with medical needs, if no assigned children with medical needs in the interim, the support aid will support the classroom in implementation of daily activities and curriculum.

Hours: 40 hours/week

Location: To Be Determined, in Madison Area

Pay:$16.21-18.91 per hour, depends on education, $1.00 an hour for current CNA license

Duties

Participates and assists in lesson planning and carrying out supervisor assigned tasks to reinforce instruction that is safe for the child(ren) assigned. Performs a wide variety of related tasks to assist and care for child(ren). Support assigned children with medical needs in large group as well as individually. Assist the Teacher in providing a creative, pleasant and developmentally appropriate learning experience for all children. Assist in assuring overall safety for assigned child. The Medical/Classroom Support Aide will ensure the assigned child(ren) medical and classroom needs are being met. This position is assigned to child(ren) at any one of our EHS and HS locations and will be assigned based on child(ren) and programming needs.

Requirements

• Must have a high school diploma or GED
• Be at least 18 years of age
• CNA certification preferred
• Documentation of completion of the Intro to Child Care Profession (or equivalent credit bearing course in Child Development/Early Childhood Education) that is required by Wisconsin Day Care License Requirement or must receive within 6 months of employment
• Work with assigned child(ren) having diagnosed medical needs to ensure safe play in the classroom
• Attend and participate in all job-related meetings and trainings as assigned, as well as individual mentoring sessions; including completion of up to 25 hours of job-related training annually
• Assist Teacher and Teacher Aide in providing positive guidance
• Experience working with people with disabilities and medical needs
• Obtain Pediatric CPR certification within 6 months of employment
• Must be willing to work flexible hours in order to meet the needs of the program
• Knowledge of basic first aid
• Experience working with children ages 0-5
• Ride the bus with assigned child(ren) as needed

Benefits

• Health, dental, vision
• vacation and sick time
• 4% 403(b) match after 2 years
• company paid life insurance and long term disability
• paid continuing education
• no weekends or holiday work

About Us

Reach Dane provides high-quality early childhood services to over 1,000 underserved children ages 0-5 in Dane County through center based and home visitation programs. Our staff work tirelessly every day to reach the most vulnerable children and families in our community, and the need for our services is growing. The number of infants and toddlers experiencing homelessness enrolled in our programs has tripled over the last four years. Last year, Reach Dane served more homeless children than any other Head Start program in Wisconsin.