Program Aide (Eureka)

Since 1965, MAAC has been maximizing self-sufficiency with families and individuals through high-quality programs and advocacy in our communities. MAAC employs dedicated staff who provide life-changing services to thousands of individuals annually through programs in five core focus areas: Education, Economic Development, Health & Wellbeing, Housing, and Advocacy & Leadership Development.

About the Role

This position works as an integral member of a team to assist in activities in the areas of the classroom, kitchen, and bus services on an as-needed basis. The role combines elements of teacher assistant, classroom aide, bus aide, custodial aide, and kitchen aide, including light cleaning duties. The position typically works with developing children and/or children with special needs and may be assigned to various classrooms, centers, or bus routes as needed.

Responsibilities

• Teacher Assistant/Classroom Aide
  • Assists classroom staff in all classroom activities, field trips, and outdoor activities, including lesson plans.
  • Assists in developing materials and providing activities related to the cultural background of the children and families served.
  • Helps supervise mealtime, eating with the children to encourage good nutrition and proper social skills.
  • Helps keep the classroom and its contents clean and orderly.
  • Assists the teacher in any aspect of the program as the need arises.
• Custodial Aide Services
  • Empties trash or garbage containers if needed before custodian or janitor services.
  • Sanitizes surfaces, picks up, and puts away materials in the classroom or kitchen to maintain a safe and organized environment.
  • Serves as custodian in the absence of the regular custodian on a periodic basis.
• Bus Aide
  • Assists driver in keeping the interior of the vehicle clean at all times.
  • Assists with cleaning the exterior of the vehicle as weather allows.
  • Maintains accurate record-keeping for program requirements.
  • Reports any damage or malfunction immediately to the Bus Driver.
  • Assists, as requested, to perform safety supplies and seat belts.
  • Ensures that the bus is empty at the end of each run and that all children are accounted for.
  • Interacts with children during bus route for socializing and educational experience.
  • Ensures that children remain seated and with seat belts on at all times.
  • Assists with parents/families signing children in and off the bus.
  • Communicates with parents/families as needed.
• Kitchen Aide
  • Completes routine kitchen/dining room/food chores as assigned.
  • Prepares necessary food and serving items or service prior to or after use.
  • Participates in kitchen clean-up, inventory, and other kitchen tasks as requested.
  • Places food orders.
  • Prepares Menu Production Records in compliance with CACFP requirements.
  • Maintains inventory of food and supplies.
  • Performs other assigned duties related to food services.
• Additional Duties
  • Attends all workshops and meetings as deemed necessary by the supervisor.
  • Attends all required staff and parent meetings and activities.
  • Performs related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Minimum of six (6) units in Child Development or Early Childhood Development.
• Six (6) months of experience in a preschool classroom setting.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) speaking, reading, and writing preferred.
• Valid CPR, First Aid, and Food Handlers certifications must be obtained within the first two months of employment and maintained throughout employment (paid, designated training available through MAAC).

Value-Based Behaviors

• Listens attentively to others and asks clarifying questions to gain a better understanding of views and underlying assumptions.
• Works effectively in a team environment and actively participates in joint problem-solving; willingly cooperates with co-workers.
• Identifies and takes advantage of opportunities for personal and professional development.
• Attends work consistently and punctually; arrives to meetings prepared and on time; honors work commitments; follows through on agreements; meets deadlines.
• Honors the private and confidential matters of co-workers and protects the proprietary information of MAAC systems.
• Follows rules, regulations, and policies; positively contributes to implementing changes.
• Deals with issues directly, in a respectful and timely manner, focusing on resolving the issue without criticizing the person.

Health Status

• Must have a physical examination, TB clearance, and a drug screen by a doctor/clinic designated by MAAC.
• Must provide immunization records for influenza, pertussis, and measles as required by state and federal regulations prior to the first day of employment.

Physical and Mental Demands

• Physical Demands
  • Regularly required to stand, walk, sit, talk, or hear both in person and by telephone.
  • Uses hands to finger, handle, or feel objects or controls; reaches with hands and arms.
  • Regularly required to stoop, kneel, bend, crouch, or crawl, climb or balance, and lift up to 50 pounds.
  • Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Mental Demands
  • Regularly required to use written and oral communication skills; read and interpret information; analyze and solve problems.
  • Observe and interpret people and situations; use basic math; learn and apply new information or skills.
  • Work under intensive deadlines and interact with MAAC management, administrators, staff, teachers, parents, family members, children, and others encountered in the course of work.

Background Clearance

• All positions are subject to background/education checks, DMV checks, NSOR, exclusion, and debarment checks prior to hire and periodically throughout employment as required by funding sources.
• Must have or obtain a current criminal background check clearance, signed criminal record statement, and signed Acknowledgement to Report Child Abuse form prior to the first day of employment.

Transportation

• Must have and maintain a valid California Driver’s License, daily use of a personal, insured vehicle, and a motor vehicle driving record acceptable to MAAC’s insurance carrier.
• Incumbents will be enrolled in the California DMV Pull Program.

Pay

$21.28 - $25.30 per hour

Schedule

46 weeks per year