<p>Position Information</p> <p>Position Title Class Assistant 1 Position Number 500243 Salary Range $22,880.00 Position Type Unclassified Staff</p> <p>Department Information</p> <p>Ending Effective Date of Temporary Employment Department Early Childhood Initiatives</p> <p>Job Duties</p> <p>Responsibility / Duty</p> <p>Assists center staff in:</p> <ul> <li>Implementing the daily program within the assigned classroom </li><li>Conducting developmentally appropriate activities for children in a safe environment </li><li>Creates discussion among children as developmentally appropriate, providing adequate time for children to respond </li><li>Maintain displays inside and outside of the classroom that exhibit children's work </li><li>Assists in cleaning of other center areas related to the children within the assigned classroom as directed by center administrators (restrooms, cafeteria, indoor play area, outdoor play area, etc) </li><li>Assists in completion of other duties related to the children within the assigned classroom as assigned by center administrators (sanitizing of materials, restocking of classroom supplies, wash/dry eating dishes as necessary, laundry, etc) </li><li>Assists in diapering and feeding routines as necessary and/or directed </li></ul> <p>Percentage Of Time 65 Responsibility / Duty</p> <p>Maintains:</p> <ul> <li>Knowledge and compliance with the policies and procedures set forth in the staff handbook and any additional verbal directives </li><li>Physical demands requiring frequent lifting, carrying, transferring, of objects of a considerable weight </li><li>Duties related to and in support of the educational process and care and safety of all children </li><li>Participation in staff planning and evaluation meetings as well as professional meetings </li><li>Sharing of appropriate information with other staff members </li><li>Confidentiality of children, parents, and all staff members. </li><li>Compliance with all university, LDOE licensing, Health Department, and Fire Marshal policies and procedures . </li><li>All necessary employment requirements by established due dates. </li></ul> <p>Percentage Of Time 25 Responsibility / Duty</p> <p>Professionalism</p> <ul> <li> <p>Dresses appropriately for the job assigned.</p> </li><li> <p>Establishes and maintains appropriate respectful and collaborative relationships with all administrative supervisors, center staff, enrolled children, families, center visitors, donors, etc.</p> </li><li> <p>Seeks, shares, and respects ideas of others.</p> </li><li> <p>Exhibits a positive attitude towards others.</p> </li><li> <p>Participates in continued professional growth activities (seminars, conferences, workshops).</p> </li><li> <p>Communication</p> </li><li> <p>Understands and interprets written and verbal instructions from upper-level administrators.</p> </li><li> <p>Assists center-based administrators in all operational components of the center.</p> </li><li> <p>Reports any abuses of policy or negative situations through the appropriate chain of command.</p> </li><li> <p>Reports to work at the assigned time, attends work consistently, and contacts supervisor when absent</p> </li><li> <p>Completes task in a safe manner and reports any observed unsafe conditions/ incidents/injury/damage/suspicion of abuse or neglect and the like IMMEDIATELY to the necessary individuals/departments AND provides written documentation to the supervisor.</p> </li></ul> <p>Percentage Of Time 10</p> <p>Posting Detail Information</p> <p>Minimum Experience Required</p> <p>None</p> <p>Minimum Education Required</p> <p>High-school diploma</p> <p>Minimum Licenses Required</p> <p>None</p> <p>Other Minimum Requirements</p> <p>18 years of age or older</p> <p>CPR/First Aid Certification OR willing to become CPR certified</p> <p>Able to obtain a valid Child Care Criminal Background Check (CCCBC)</p> <p>Test(s) Required Preferred Education</p> <p>Child development continuing education coursework and/or professional development hours</p> <p>Preferred Experience</p> <p>Experience working with children under the age of 3 years old</p> <p>Preferred Licenses Other Preferred Requirements Physical Demands</p> <p>Be able to frequently stand, walk, speak, hear, and lift up children/weighted objects.</p> <p>Be able to bend or twist at the neck more than the average person.</p> <p>Be able to occasionally push or lift up to 50 lbs. such as boxes of books and carts.</p> <p>Be able to read handwritten or typed material, and maintain the ability to adjust visual focus.</p> <p>Employment Year Fiscal Year If Grant Period or Specified Period selected, please specify begin date If Grant Period or Specified Period selected, please specify end date Employment Basis Full-time Proposed Ending Date (for faculty and grant funded positions) Posting Date 08/29/2025 Closing Date 03/08/2026 Special Instructions to Applicants</p> <p>This position is located in Donaldsonville, LA.</p> <p>Quick Link for Postings <</p>