Classroom Support Staff- SMC Dowagiac

Job Description

Job Description

Flowers Early Learning is a high-quality preschool located at  our Southwestern Michigan College Center in Dowagiac, Michigan and is currently looking for a Classroom Support Staff, serving classrooms with children ages 0-3. 

Flowers Early Learning, formally known as Tri-County Head Start, was selected as one of the Best and Brightest Companies to Work for in the Nation in 2024, and one of the Moody Market Best Places to Work in Southwest Michigan in 2021, for their commitment to employee engagement, feedback, and wellness.

Our Mission:  To build a future where children, families and communities thrive.

About Us:  Our impact lasts a lifetime. Flowers Early Learning, formally known as Tri-County Head Start, employees promote social, emotional and physical health in our community by providing high-quality education, health services and more for the families who need us most in Berrien, Cass, and Van Buren counties.

Benefits: We offer medical, dental, vision, & life insurance, 401(k) with employer contribution, and assistance in furthering your education.

Other benefits include paid time off, paid vacation time, paid parental leave, paid holidays and breaks, paid weather days, tuition reimbursement, and an employee assistance program. Our wellness committee is dedicated in providing resources that enhance your life outside of work.

Position Summary:  Classroom Support Staff prepare and deliver food to classrooms, monitor hallways and bathrooms, provide classroom coverage during teacher and associate teacher breaks, assist with cleaning classrooms, hallways, bathrooms, and other duties as assigned.

Job Type: Full-time , Full-Time, Program Year (10 months, June & July off), Hourly, Non-Exempt

Expected Schedule:  Monday-Friday, 8:00a-3:30p, 35 Hours per week

Rate of Pay:  HS Diploma/GED: $15.50 AA or Higher: $17.08

Education Requirement:  Minimum – High school diploma, equivalent, or Head Start Parent with one year of relevant experience.

Other Selection Criteria: All candidates must possess a valid driver’s license and their own reliable transportation, complete a physical examination, comprehensive fingerprinted criminal background check, and pre-employment drug screen including a negative result for Amphetamines, Cannabinoids (including Marijuana/THC), Cocaine, Opiates, and Phencyclidine (PCP). Marijuana is not legal at the federal level and is prohibited in the workplace or in one's system, even if legally prescribed.

Equal Opportunity Policy:  Flowers Early Learning is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination against any employee, volunteer, or applicant regarding race, sex (including pregnancy), age, color, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, religion, height, weight, marital status, genetic status and/or genetic information, veteran status, physical or mental disability and/or handicap as defined by State and Federal law.