Teacher Aide/Bus Monitor PT - ECE

Job Summary:

To assist in any area of the Youth Education program as instructed by the coordinator.

Essential Functions:

• Works with staff in the classroom, on the playground, and in field trip supervision.  Also works with cook as needed.
• Assists in keeping classroom facilities clean.
• Replenishes materials and supplies for classroom activities.
• Assists staff in preparing snacks.
• Assists in craft and culture classes.
• Communicates bus rules prior to boarding and exiting the bus to insure order and safety
• Maintains discipline on bus at all times.
• Assists with boarding children onto and off of the bus, making sure each child is secured in his/her safety harness before departure and remains restrained while in travel.
• Enforces child drop-off procedures/policies.
• Assists with any necessary paperwork.
• Provide childcare during parent meetings and classes
• Performs a variety of other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Education, Experience, and Licenses:

• Requires a high school diploma or GED equivalency, and a minimum of six (6) months working with children.
• OR equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Qualifications, Registrations, and Certifications:

• Ability to work well with children and staff required.
• Must be dependable and willing to participate in additional training.
• Requires TB and Hep B vaccinations and a physical every three years.
• First Aid certification required.
• Food handler's card required.
• Knowledge of and sensitivity to Native American culture required. Native American employees preferred.

Environmental Factors and Conditions/Physical Requirements:

• Continually requires the ability to express or receive detailed information or important instructions through oral communication.
• Continually requires working with fingers rather than the whole hand or arm. Requires repetitive movement of wrists, hands and/or fingers.  Often requires walking or moving about to accomplish tasks.
• Requires standing and/or sitting for sustained periods of time, raising objects from a lower to a higher position and/or moving objects horizontally.
• Continually requires color identification, close vision, far vision, and depth perception.
• The worker is frequently subject to classroom noise.
• Occasionally requires lifting of up to 40 pounds.
• Due to the nature of the interactions with other employees and the public we serve, employees may be required to provide documentation of, or receive, certain health vaccinations.
• This position is frequently subject to inside environmental conditions which provide protection from weather conditions, but not necessarily from temperature changes, and is occasionally subject to outside environmental conditions.
• May be called upon to serve as a Disaster Reservist during Emergencies, or when the Tribal Emergency Operations Center is opened.
• Local travel is occasionally required. Travel outside of the state is infrequently required. 

Background Check:

• Candidates for this position will be subject to criminal and character background checks and may be subject to fingerprinting.
• Must maintain registration in the State of Oregon Central Background Registry.

Disclaimer:

The individual must perform the essential duties and responsibilities with or without reasonable accommodation efficiently and accurately without causing a significant safety threat to self or others.  The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification.  They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and/or skills required of all personnel so classified.

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All positions are located in the greater Grand Ronde area unless specifically noted otherwise.

If you have questions or need more info, please call: 1-800-422-0232 x-2109

Application materials must be received in Human Resources by 5pm on the closing date.

INTERNAL APPLICANTS ARE DEFINED AS:

• Grand Ronde Tribal members
• Spouse of a Grand Ronde Tribal member
• Parent or legal guardian of Grand Ronde Tribal member children.
• Current Regular Employee, past their six-month introductory period, receiving at least a "meets expectations" on most recent performance evaluation and not under disciplinary action or performance improvement within the previous six months.

For individuals that meet the minimum qualifications: 

AN INTERVIEW WILL BE GIVEN IN THE FOLLOWING RANKING ORDER:

1. Grand Ronde Tribal members.
   a. (Qualified Grand Ronde Tribal members who show they meet the minimum qualifications of the position during the course of the interview process will be given first consideration for hire and the recruitment process will end)
2. Tribal member spouses, parents and/or legal guardians of Grand Ronde Tribal member children and current regular employees.