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.
• Ability to understand and carry out oral and written instructions.

Classroom Assistance

• Aid classroom staff in all classroom activities.
• Aid 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.