Education Assistant - Head Start Program - Lansing, MI

Job Summary

CACS Head Start is now hiring a full time Education Assistant to join our team! The Education Assistant is a full time position, works all year and the rate of pay is $20.38 per hour. The Education Assistant assists the Education/Compliance Manager in implementing the Education component in the Head Start/Early Head Start Program and participates in the activities of the Education team.

Qualifications

Education:

High school diploma or the equivalent

Child Development Associate (CDA) certification or 12 semester hours of Child Development coursework (preferred)

Experience:

A minimum of one year of clerical experience

Experience in early childhood education preferred

Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word and Power Point

Experience typing, filing, recording, scanning, and copying

Position Duties/Responsibilities

Assists in developing and monitoring system of outcome measures to determine components effectiveness of services across the program

Disseminates necessary education information to staff as requested by the Education/Compliance Manager

Maintains knowledge of MI Registry and licensing rules to assistant and support classroom goals and requirements

Assists in monitoring for completion of classroom monitoring forms on a monthly basis.

Oversees, participates in, and documents multiple projects as assigned by Education/Compliance Manager

Establishes, maintains, and revises record-keeping and filing systems; classifies, sorts and files correspondence, records, and other documents

Maintains Education Toolkits, ensure staff informed of changes and updates

Assists in preparation of CLASS Observations and monitoring CLASS results

Utilizes program database to generates reports related to the education department

Participates in team and individual meetings regularly scheduled as indicated by Education/Compliance Manager and as needed, to ensure coordination of services across the program

Assists in preparation of Education Plan in collaboration with Education Manager, Curriculum Specialist, Partner Specialist and other managers, using data for annual grant requests

Assists in assuring that all Head Start locations maintain up to date licensing in all required areas