Job Description

BELA Preschool

NFSIS - BELA

2026 - 2027 School Year

Preschool Classroom Teacher Aide

Full Time with Benefits

172 Days 8 Hours per Day

$17.19/hour + Depending on Experience

Health Insurance is available through the School District

Retirement benefits through PERA

Must Pass and Pay for a Fingerprint/Background Clearance

Must be willing to take the WorkKeys test or have 48 hours of College credits

Equal Employment Opportunity

In compliance with Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, and applicable Colorado law, Delta County School District 50J is committed to equal opportunity and does not unlawfully discriminate in its educational programs, activities, services, or employment. For complete information, please refer to Board Policy AC: Nondiscrimination/Equal Opportunity.

Delta Family Center

BELA Center Assistant

Delta Family Center

822 Grand Avenue

Delta, CO 81416

970.874.9517

(Fax) 970.874.5609

(Website)dfc.deltaschools.com

(Email)dfc@deltaschools.com

Mission & Vision Statement

Vision: The Delta Family Center strives to educate and support families in order to build a successful community.

Mission : The Delta Family Center strengthens families by connecting people to a variety of resources and educational opportunities.

Qualifications

Education & Experience

Must adhere to Head Start Family Advocate requirements as stated in attached documentation (2016 Job Descriptions: Family Advocate - Revised 9.2016)

Required to meet Highly Qualified status (High School Diploma/GED and Associate degree or 48 hours of college credit or have passed the Workkeys test) Enrollment in a program leading to an associate or baccalaureate degree in Early Childhood Education or related field preferred.

Must have previous working knowledge of computers, internet and web browsers, word processing, and electronic timesheets using an internet-based system.

English proficiency (reading writing, speaking) is required for all positions. Some areas may require bilingual (English and Spanish) based upon parent/student populations.

Ability to follow detailed schedules, programs and policies.

Certified CPR and First Aid.

Ability to understand and strictly adhere to the Delta Family Center confidentiality policy.

Ability to express patience and understanding with all children at all times.

Ability to read and understand written materials.

Ability to work under the supervision of Backpack/BELA/Family Literacy coordinators

Ability to be flexible with schedules and job assignment

Willingness to attend conferences and trainings

Must be able to lift 40 pounds or more

Excellent people skills

Able to multitask

Work ethic that exemplifies enthusiasm, teamwork, and self-motivation

Fingerprint and background clearance

Responsibilities

Assist full day BELA classrooms with daily activities including food service and plan and prep for full day BELA teachers and coat teachers.

Upholds responsibility as a mandatory reporter for Delta County School District

The purpose of this position is to provide support to the Head Start center, classrooms and transportation (where applicable). Activities of the Center Assistant will be coordinated by the Delta Family Center Executive Director. This position will include duties such as; assisting the teacher and teacher assistant in the classroom, providing supervision and assistance to children, assisting with meal preparation, serving of meals and cleaning of work areas. Attends to the center to ensure a safe, comfortable, and clean environment is present for the children.

Assist in completing required monthly paperwork, that may include, but is not limited to the following;

• record of meals and attendance, inventory forms, volunteer/in-kind forms, child development plans and other internal and external reports/documents in accordance with federal and local regulations, policies, procedures, guidelines, and standards.
• Responsible for the welfare and safety of children during classroom hours, bus and field trips.
• Assist in preparing, setting up, serving, and cleaning up of family style meals and snacks.
• Models developmentally appropriate behavior and activities in dealing with children, families and staff.
• Interacts with parents or guardians during pick-up and delivery of children. This may include receiving notes from parents to teachers and notes from BELA staff to parents.
• Assist in ensuring children are dropped off to only authorized contacts on file with BELA.
• Assists in ensuring children are escorted to their appropriate classrooms and checked-in appropriately.
• Assists in managing emergency situations such as a parent or known guardian not being present during delivery and/or pickup of child.
• Understands and adheres to health, safety, food handling and sanitation requirements before, during and after meal service.
• Prepares classroom for meal time by ensuring tables are properly sanitized and dishes and tableware are available to children.
• Prepares, serves, and cleans-up after family style meals and snacks. Stores food and supplies properly.
• Takes temperature of food before being served to children and calibrates food thermometers daily
• Ability to calm others under stressful or confrontational conditions.
• Comply with standard operating procedures established by RMSER.
• Assist center staff in completing the hearing and vision checks for students as needed.
• Participates in all required trainings for all components including, but not limited to, Nutrition, Education, and Transportation (where applicable).
• Provide break coverage to educational and other center staff as needed and to maintain ratio compliance in classrooms.
• Other related duties as assigned.

Additional Responsibilities

All Delta Family Center staff will foster a positive attitude towards the community they live and work in, projecting professionalism, compassion, respect, and resourcefulness in their role as a Delta County School District Employee. Honesty, integrity, and flexibility will be valued as each individual works as a Delta Family Center Team Member.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit; stand; stoop; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and talk or hear. In a classroom setting they may be required to move swiftly and attend to emergencies dealing with children.

This position may be required to work in a kitchen or food prep setting whereas floors are wet. They may also be required to wash dishes that require swift arm movements and standing for longer periods of time.

The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 20 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.