Head Start Classroom Aide - Preschool Classroom

**Compensation**: $19\.13 per hour **Classroom**: Preschool (ages 3\-5\) **Status**: 35 hours per week (benefits eligible), part\-year position with an unpaid 9\-week summer break **Location**: SW Portland **About Neighborhood House** Neighborhood House is a non\-profit agency providing social services for children, families, seniors, and people experiencing food and housing insecurity. We have been engaging in anti\-poverty work for a 120 years, offering a safety net to ensure that our community has the support they need to thrive. **Our Head Start Program** Neighborhood House’s Head Start program provides an opportunity for participants to learn, grow, and thrive in an environment that emphasizes parents as primary teachers, a co\-operative environment between families, teachers, family advocates, home visitors, and other staff, connection to community resources, and learning through child\-led play. Our program is designed to meet the needs of and to provide school readiness skills to all eligible children, including those with special needs and disabilities, so our community’s children and families are stronger for life. **About This Role** This position provides classroom support to children and the teaching team. The Classroom Aide collaborates with the teaching team to support students’ learning and healthy development, adhering to Oregon Childcare Division licensure requirements and Head Start Performance Standards, using effective Creative Curriculum, nurturing the well\-being of children, and implementing Positive Behavioral Interventions and Support (PBIS) strategies, under the direction of the Head Teacher. The Classroom Aide models positive and appropriate interactions with children and other adults, fostering effective communication with individuals from diverse communities and cultures, including communicating effectively with those whose English language skills are limited. **Responsibilities are generally categorized as follows:**