Position: Classroom Assistant (ECEAP)
Pay Rate: $19.46 to $22.38 Hourly (Temporary until May 13, 2026)
Reports To: Center Manager
Position Summary:
The Classroom Assistant works in collaboration with the Team Leader and Family Advocate to ensure a preschool classroom provides an educational environment that is developmentally and linguistically appropriate and accommodates children’s individual rates of development as well as individual interests, temperaments, cultural backgrounds and learning styles. The person will work with the Team Leader and Family Advocate to ensure that the team works in accordance with the service delivery plans, ECEAP Performance Standards, USDA requirements, state licensing requirements and agency policies and procedures.
Benefits:
- 1 hour of sick leave for every 40 hours worked
- Holiday pay
Minimum Qualifications:
- Must be at least 18 years of age
- HS/GED Required
- Washington State ECE Initial Certificate or Preschool Child Development Associate Certificate (CDA). * Candidates who do not meet the minimum education requirement must meet this requirement within five (5) years of hire date and will be placed on a Professional Development Plan
- One year of classroom work experience with preschool children
- Demonstrated ability to work closely with other team members, ability to grasp a team-centered approach to delivery of services for children and families
- Valid Washington State Driver’s License & Auto insurance
Preferred Qualifications:
- AA in Early Childhood Education
Essential Job Functions:
- Assist the Team Leader and the Family Advocate in the following duties as outlined in the service delivery plan:
- Assist in implementing classroom activities and preparation of materials and supplies.
- Assist in administering developmental assessments for all children.
- Implement, support, and promote policies and procedures for Child Abuse and Neglect, Child Guidance, and Active Supervision.
- Conduct child observations and input data as assigned.
- Document all contacts directly received from parents. Assist Team Leaders in entering documentation into Gold and working towards completing IEP goals.
- Assist with the scheduling of parent-teacher conferences and home visits, and participate in the conferences/visits as assigned.
- Provide assistance to classroom volunteers and parents to help them feel comfortable and successful in the classroom by providing guidance and direction to them during the classroom session.
- Use practices that value cultural backgrounds, special needs, and developmentally appropriate practices.
- In the absence of the Team Leader, the CA may be assigned Team Leader responsibilities and duties.
- Maintain a safe, healthy, and sanitary environmen,t ensuring that children are supervised at all times; Respond quickly to crisis or emergency situations that may occur; provide first aid, CPR, and access Emergency services as needed.
- Actively participate in professional development/coaching to improve children’s learning and performance
- Actively participate in family nights, parent meetings, staff meetings, professional development opportunities and all relevant center activities.
- Be committed to applying EPIC’s Core values to daily work by maintaining professionalism, accountability, consistency with program standards, and promptly reporting observed concerns through appropriate channels and following our Speak Up, Speak Out guidelines.
- Proactively generate and document in-kind contributions.
- Actively participate in professional development/coaching to improve student learning and performance.
- Actively participate in center family nights, parent meetings, staff meetings, professional development opportunities and all relevant center activities.
Conditions of Employment:
- Prior to employment, complete a pre-employment drug screen, Tb skin test by an EPIC approved healthcare provider at no cost to the employee.
- Pre-employment basic physical by an EPIC healthcare provider (obtain within (30) days of employment and no cost to the employee).
- Must pass an initial and periodic background check through the Washington State Department of Children, Youth & Families (DCYF).
- Provide proof of MMR vaccination and/ or resistance to Measles, Mumps & Rubella.
- Current Food Handlers card (obtain the training within 30 days of employment).
- Current First Aid/CPR card (obtain within thirty 30 days of employment).
- Complete Childcare Basics 30 hours STARS training within 3 months of hire
- Meet the minimum education requirements within the timeframe as stated in the performance standards.
- Complete Child Abuse and Neglect training and all other mandated training.
- CEO Approval.
EPIC is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer
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Posted on January 09, 2026
The statements contained in this job description are intended to describe the general nature and level of work
required for this position at the time the job is posted. This is not intended to serve as an all-inclusive list. EPIC retains
the right to add or change the duties on this position at any time.
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