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About the role

Oregon Child Development Coalition (OCDC) is a nonprofit organization serving children and families across Oregon through early education and family support programs. At OCDC, our work has purpose. Every role contributes to creating stronger families, healthier communities, and brighter futures for children across Oregon.

Assists center staff in carrying out various duties at the center as assigned, in accordance with Head Start Performance Standards, Day Care Licensing Regulations, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), and other applicable standards.

Responsibilities

• Serves and welcomes visitors by: greeting them in person or on the telephone, answering or referring inquiries, and directing them; notifying center personnel of visitor arrivals; issuing visitor’s badges and maintaining visitor’s log.
• Performs clerical duties by entering data, completing reports, filing, and retrieving information; typing miscellaneous correspondence, reports, memos, faxing information, copying various documentation.
• Performs the duties of teacher assistant as assigned by assisting the teacher in implementing a good balance of child‑directed and teacher‑directed activities; providing healthy and safe activities that are developmentally and age appropriate; assisting the teacher with record keeping as assigned; assisting with custodial duties of the classroom; assisting with playground supervision; serving as sick room attendant as directed.
• Performs the duties of bus assistant as assigned by assisting the bus driver in providing safe transportation for the children; ensuring that all children are seated at all times while the bus is in motion; ensuring that all children are wearing seat belts or are in appropriate car seats; ensuring that all children enter and exit the bus safely