Classroom Support - 32 Hours

About The Centers:

The Centers for Families and Children is a nonprofit human services organization committed to efficient and effective service for people in this community. We are dedicated to providing high-quality, culturally competent, and mission-driven care to the individuals and families we serve. Our team reflects a deep commitment to equity, belonging, and continuous growth.


Job Summary
The Classroom Support position assists classroom staff to promote the educational and social development of children enrolled in the program. We have six Early Learning Centers in the Cleveland area (including Cleveland, Cleveland Heights, Maple Heights, and Lakewood). Positions are available at multiple locations.

Requirements

High School Diploma required, Childhood Development Associate (CDA) preferred (Infant/Toddler or Pre-School).
CPR/First Aid, Communicable Disease, Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention within 30 days of hire (training provided by The Centers).
Some entry-level experience in a classroom setting preferred; early childhood focus preferred.
Occasional evening hours may be required.
No record of child abuse or moral turpitude as determined by background check based on fingerprints.


Day to Day Responsibilities of the Role:

Assumes responsibility for the assigned children in the Teacher’s classroom; meets the social, emotional, physical and cognitive developmental needs of children in routine areas of their care and throughout their planned daily schedule of activities.
Supports teachers in the creation of an exciting and fun learning environment based on program requirements using the High Scope Curriculum.
Models, engages and promotes flexible and cooperative team teaching with co-workers, volunteers, parents, and student teachers.
Supports teachers for optimal growth and development of children, through activities in both the indoor and outdoor environment.
Implements the Conscious Discipline approach in classroom settings with all children.
Participates in the implementation of all activities in all content areas over the course of a year.
Maximizes contribution of nutritional services to children’s development and socialization by ensuring food is not used as punishment or reward, and that each child is encouraged, but not forced, to eat or taste food.
Takes point of service meal counts at all meals/snacks; assists with the serving and clean-up of meal service.
Enters meal counts into the electronic records system daily.
Develops caring, meaningful, and professional relationships with parents while discouraging personal involvement.
Gives and receives daily information about the children including the daily schedule, activities, and procedures.
May assist in timely and accurate classroom records including attendance, food service tallies, lesson planning and classroom observational notes.
Ensures the classroom is following all policies and procedures from all regulatory bodies, including internal policies and procedures.
Ensures outdoor equipment is safe and kept in good condition.
Inventories classroom supplies and requests new supplies as needed.


Participates in in-service training, seminars, training sessions, practice based coaching sessions, formal college course work, and meetings outside the agency as a method of gaining more experience and knowledge

Other Job Duties & Responsibilities

Maintains cleanliness and sanitation of the assigned classroom area, other areas in the center, toys and equipment regularly throughout the day.
May assist in preparing and delivering daily meals and formula, retrieving lunch carts.
Responsible for laundry within the assigned classroom – washing, drying, and folding, as needed.
Maintains playground area by cleaning and sanitizing high touch areas after each classroom outside play.

Our Early Learning Centers and programs provides high-quality care for children during the critical first 2,000 days of life by operating seven high-quality early learning centers, serving children birth through five years old, in Cleveland and the inner-ring suburbs. Because of our high standards, all sites achieved a 5-Star rating on the Step-Up-To-Quality Rating and been recognized and selected to be part of Universal Prekindergarten (UPK) and PRE4CLE.
Wellbeing and Benefits
Providing quality benefits to our staff is important to us. Just as important is our staff’s well-being. That’s why we offer a number of choices from medical to dental to vision plans to meet the different needs of our staff.

Choice of medical and dental plans
Health Savings Account
Flexible Spending Account for Health and Dependent Care
Vision
Support for continuing education and credential renewal
Life Insurance
Retirement Savings (401k) with a company contribution
Mental Health Support
Employee Assistance Program
Calm Subscription
Short and Long term Disability


Our Culture



At The Centers, our culture is the heartbeat of everything we do. We are guided by five core culture patterns that shape how we show up for each other, our clients, and our community:




Brave — We lead with compassion for self and others. We speak truth, embrace vulnerability, and believe that "clear is kind.






Belonging — Every person deserves to be seen and heard. We share power, value uniqueness, and celebrate what we have in common.






We Can & We Will — We are solution-oriented and creative. We take bold action together through shared accountability and open communication.






Gratitude & Growth — We embrace a growth mindset, welcome change, and approach our work from a place of abundance.






Purpose — We are curious, collaborative, and driven by a shared commitment to the mission we serve.





We look for team members who embody these values and bring authenticity, humility, and heart to their work every day.