Job Details
Description
Position Purpose
Under the direct supervision of the Center Manager the One-to-One Assistant is responsible to assist and
execute daily activities and lesson plans for children. Incorporate child’s home/language/culture/
functionally in activities of the center. Provides opportunities and encouragement throughout the program
for children to acquire and enlarge their vocabulary and provides a good language model by speaking
clearly and distinctly on a level that children understand and respect.
Distinguishing Characteristics
Inspire Development Centers provides Early Childhood Education (ECE) and social services to more than
4000 children, in center based and home-based settings, at more than 27 Child Development Centers
(CDC) throughout the State of Washington. Inspire provides services under various federal and state
funded programs with differing regulations and stipulations, which must be coordinated and adhered to,
including, but not limited to: Regional Head Start (RHS), Migrant Seasonal Head Start (MSHS), Early
Childhood Education and Assistance Program (ECEAP) and Early Head Start (EHS). The agency is
required to meet an annual quota of non-federal share (in-kind) funds. A large majority of children’s first
language is Spanish.
Supervisory and Other Relationships
Position reports to the Center Manager and works closely with center staff, parents and works with and
around children.
Examples Of Essential Duties And Accountabilities
The following examples of duties and accountabilities illustrate the general range of tasks assigned to the
position but are not intended to define the limits of required duties. Other essential duties may be assigned
consistent with the general scope of the position.
- Provides a safe and healthy learning environment for children. Learn state and federal regulations
regarding instruction practices, fire, health, and safety standards; to include hand washing, laundry,
and housekeeping practices.
- Actively participate with children in free play, mealtime, and classroom activities. Learn center
procedures to received and discharge the children.
- Enhances physical and intellectual competence in children by promoting physical, cognitive,
language, and creative skills, including children who require special services.
- Reinforces positive communication, respect, and interaction between children and adults.
- Works one-on-one with children in developing social and self-help skills.
- Supports teachers with the monitoring of behaviors, accommodations, and modifications as
deemed necessary.
- Assists in the preparation of materials and in executing learning experiences for children according
to age, disability, and their state of development.
- Enables students to obtain individualized support with instruction tailored to the student’s personal
pace and learning needs.
- Shows interest in furthering professional growth by enrolling in ECE classes, attending staff
meetings, workshops, seminars, and additional training on Child Development.
- Maintains confidentiality of program and client related information at all times.
- Perform all other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
Incumbents are required to demonstrate knowledge and abilities in these areas:
- High School Diploma or General Educational Development (GED) certificate;
- State Initial ECE Certificate or Child Development Associate (CDA) certificate (or must enroll in
classes to obtain within one year of hire into role); Or 3 years of related work experience can be
substituted in lieu of the State Initial ECE Certificate/CDA requirement;
- Enjoys working with young children with ability to exercise patience;
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills;
- Excellent problem-solving and decision-making skills;
- Ability to learn new tasks quickly and efficiently;
- Strong customer service focus;
- Ability to work with culturally diverse population;
- Ability to communicate in English and/or Spanish, write and read in English and/or Spanish;
- Willing to develop instructional skills in the field of child development.
These skills and abilities are typically acquired through a combination of education, training and experience
which would include at least six (6) months experience in a child care setting. The combination of
education and experience will provide the competence and skills to perform the work of the position.
Preferred Qualifications
- Associate’s degree in Early Childhood Education or a related field.
- Previous Head Start experience.
- English/Spanish bi-lingual fluency.
Position Requirements
Incumbents Are Required To Have The Following
- Valid Washington State driver’s license or Identification Card (ID);
- Must pass initial and periodic criminal and background check;
- Must pass initial and periodic Department of Early Learning (DEL) background check;
- Must pass initial and periodic employee health clearance; (present it within forty-five (45) days of employment);
- Current Food Handler card; (obtain the training within thirty (30) days of employment);
- Current First Aid / CPR cards, (obtain the training within thirty (30) days of employment);
- Subject to initial and periodic TB screen;
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV / AIDS) training, (obtain the training within thirty (30) days of employment);
- Blood Borne Pathogen training, (obtain the training within thirty (30) days of employment);
- Subject to random drug screen;
- Must sign a Confidentiality Agreement; and
- Must complete and sign a Conflict of Interest Disclosure Statement on an annual basis
Work Environment & Physical Demands
Work is performed at the Childhood Development Center. Time is spent with and around children assisting
teachers in providing a safe and healthy learning environment.
The demands and abilities described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee
To Successfully Perform The Essential Functions Of This Job.
- Ability to sit, stand, walk, balance, stoop, catch, move to music, and run occurrence is frequent;
- Ability to communicate in person, or via telephone or video conference, occurrence is occasional;
- Ability to lift and/ or move up to forty (40) pounds, occurrence is occasional;
- Ability to restrain child occurrence is occasional;
- Ability to push/pull, kneel, bend taste or smell, occurrence is frequent;
- Ability to travel, locally and statewide, occurrence is occasional;
- Ability to write and keyboard, occurrence is occasional;
- Ability to read, occurrence is frequent;
- Ability to use hands to finger, handle, feel or move objects, tools or controls, reach with hands and
arms, write occurrence is frequent;
- Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision,
depth perception and ability to adjust focus, occurrence is frequent;
- Exposed to seasonal weather elements, i.e., hot, dry, cold, rain, wind occurrence if frequent;
- Handles cleaning/sterilizing agents occurrence is frequently;
- Ability to adjust to noise level that is usually quiet to moderate; and
- Incumbent frequently exposed to moderate temperature generally encountered in a controlled
environment and a noise level that is quiet to moderate.
