Program Aide On-Call

What You’ll Be Doing (Essential Duties)

• Organize self and manage time to get things done.
• Keep manager informed of important issues.
• 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.
• Responsible for complying with all local, state and federal standards regarding hygiene and sanitation.
• 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.
• Expected to be knowledgeable of the regulations associated with prevention of occupational disease and injury, including the exercise of universal precautions and the prevention of contamination.
• Possibly 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.
• Proven 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.

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.
• This also includes some duties that require repetitive action and motion skills, keyboarding and computer use.

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