Child Care Program Assistant

Job Goal/Summary

This primary purpose of this position is to provide students with a safe, fun, and enriching out of school time experience when they are in childcare.

Qualifications/Education/Certification Requirements

• Age: Must be at least 16 years old.
• Experience: Prefer at least one year of experience caring for children.
• Follow policies on confidentiality and mandated reporting.
• Ability to mediate, problem solve, and redirect students in a positive way: motivate, support, serve as a positive role model and be energetic, creative, active, and friendly.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Team with the Childcare Lead to assist in providing a safe, healthy, clean and inviting environment for school-age children.
• Work with Childcare Lead to research and plan daily activities.
• Participate in professional development meetings as scheduled.
• Direct student supervision.
• Develops effective working relationships with students.
• Support building and classroom discipline policy.
• Flexibility in work schedule as needed to meet childcare ratio requirements.
• Maintain good communication skills and cooperative working environment with other school staff.
• Maintain knowledge of building procedures manual and school district policies.
• The employee works cooperatively with the building administrators, accepting constructive feedback and direction.
• Disagreements with fellow employees are addressed constructively and respectfully.
• Follows school district policy in reporting suspected abuse/neglect.
• Help children with toileting, diapering and cleanliness.
• Maintain open communication with the Childcare Site Supervisor and Childcare Coordinator.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Childcare Site Supervisor and Childcare Coordinator.

Physical Requirements

• Sit and stand for extended periods of time, reach with hands and arms, and stoop, kneel, crouch, bend, squat, crawl or push up to 30 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distant vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception , and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

This position will be located in rooms with students at different elementary schools and will regularly interact with the Childcare Coordinator, Childcare Site Supervisor, district and program staff, public, parents/guardians of participating children, and children participating in programs.

ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS

Superintendent of Schools ↓ Director of Community Education ↓ Childcare Coordinator ↓ Childcare Site Supervisor ↓ Childcare Program Assistant