Program Aide On-Call

What You’ll Be Doing (Essential Duties)

• Application of clear practice and procedure in day-to-day execution of job.
• Organize self and manage time to get things done.
• Build effective relationships within workgroup and with children/families.
• Able to understand and carry out oral and written instructions.
• Classroom Assistance:
  • Assist classroom staff in all classroom activities.
  • Assist the Teacher in any aspect of the program as the need arises.
  • Serve as a temporary substitute in the periodic absence of the Assistant Teacher or Teacher.
• Janitorial Assistance:
  • Provide custodial support as needed.
  • May serve as custodian in the absence of the regular custodian on a periodic basis.
• Kitchen Assistance:
  • Complete routine kitchen/dining room/food chores as assigned.
  • Prepare food and serve items for service prior to or after use.
  • Participate in food service clean up, inventory and other food service tasks as requested.
  • Substitute for regular Cook or Assistant Cook as needed.
• Other General Job Duties:
  • May be required to serve as a Bus Monitor.
  • Attend all workshops and meetings as deemed necessary.
  • Attend required staff and parent meetings and activities.
  • Responsible for gaining understanding Head Start Program Performance Standards and local child care licensing regulations.
  • Positively promote Head Start in the community.
  • Maintain strict confidentiality with respect to Head Start/Early Head Start children, families and staff in accordance with established policies and procedures.
  • Become thoroughly familiar with Save the Children Head Start Employee Handbook, Save the Children Head Start Human Resources Policies and Procedures, manuals and resources and adhere to them.

  Required Qualifications

  • Must be at minimum 18 years of age.
  • Minimum high school diploma or G.E.D.
  • Certification as applicable by federal, state or local Head Start or child care regulations, now or as amended in the future.
  • Within 90 days of employment, must obtain and continually maintain basic first aid and pediatric CPR certification (or sooner if required by local/state regulations).
  • Demonstrated knowledge of the basics of working with infants, toddlers and preschool-aged children.
  • Professional proficiency in spoken and written English.
  • Demonstrated ability to relate sensitively with children and to work well and communicate effectively with staff, parents and families.
  • Demonstrated ability to follow directions and take initiative.
  • Demonstrated ability to keep all information on families strictly confidential.
  • Demonstrated ability to work with children with disabilities.
  • Demonstrated commitment to fostering an environment of diversity, inclusion, and belonging.

  Physical Requirements

  • Ability to perform medium to heavy physical work exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, up to 20 pounds frequently and up to 5-10 pounds constantly, performing such activities as sitting, crawling, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting and grasping.
  • Some duties that require repetitive action and motion skills, keyboarding and computer use.

  Why you should join the Save the Children Team

  • Outstanding benefits that include health, dental, vision and life insurances, short-term and long-term disability coverage, an Employee Assistance Program, 403(b), generous vacation, personal sick leave, family leave, parental/adoption leave, commuter benefits, dress for your day, and much more.
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  About Save The Children

  • No matter your role when you join Save the Children, each and every day you will challenge yourself to devote your skills, talent and expertise to changing the world for kids.
  • We give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm.
  • We do whatever it takes for children – every day and in times of crisis – transforming their lives and the future we share.
  • We believe every child deserves a future.
  • We are committed to conducting our programs and operations in a manner that is safe for the children we serve and helping protect the children with whom we are in contact.
  • We provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, ancestry, sexual orientation, national origin, age, handicap, disability, marital status, or status as a veteran.
  • We comply with all applicable laws.
  • We are committed to creating and proactively maintaining an environment that aims to prevent and deter any actions and omissions, whether deliberate or inadvertent, that place children at the risk of any kind of child abuse.
  • We are committed to minimizing safety and security risks for our valued employees, ensuring all are given training, support and information to reduce their risk exposure while maximizing the impact of our programs for children and families.