Child Care Aide

pstrongPosition Title/strongstrong:/strongspan style="font-weight: 400;"nbsp; /spanstrongChild Care Aide/strong/p pstrongReports to:/strongspan style="font-weight: 400;"nbsp; Early Childhood Teacher and Early Childhood Program Coordinator/span/p pstrongPosition Summary/strongstrong: /strongspan style="font-weight: 400;"The child care aide is responsible for the health, safety, and well-being of the children in the assigned early childhood classroom.nbsp;/span/p pspan style="font-weight: 400;"strongHours:/strongnbsp; nbsp;Tuesdays (8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.) with the opportunity for up to 14 hrs/wk/span/p pnbsp;/p pstrongClassroom Responsibilities:/strongstrongnbsp;/strong/p ul li style="font-weight: 400;"span style="font-weight: 400;"Assist with preparing an inviting, safe, and developmentally appropriate environment for children.nbsp;/span/li li style="font-weight: 400;"span style="font-weight: 400;"Maintain continued, engaging, and attentive interaction with children throughout the day.nbsp;/span/li li style="font-weight: 400;"span style="font-weight: 400;"Take time to personally know each child/span/li li style="font-weight: 400;"span style="font-weight: 400;"Greet children and parents and help with a smooth arrival, settling in, and departure/span/li li style="font-weight: 400;"span style="font-weight: 400;"Assist in maintaining classroom cleanliness and organization/span/li li style="font-weight: 400;"span style="font-weight: 400;"Maintain strict confidentiality according to program policy/span/li li style="font-weight: 400;"span style="font-weight: 400;"Promote an understanding of E.C.F.E. and School Readiness program philosophy/span/li li style="font-weight: 400;"span style="font-weight: 400;"Maintain a positive attitude of acceptance and reassurance toward children and adults/span/li /ul pstrongTeacher/Staff Responsibilities/strong/p ul li style="font-weight: 400;"span style="font-weight: 400;"Under the guidance of the early childhood teacher, maintain sensitivity and attentiveness to any special needs or circumstances with regard to individual children./span/li li style="font-weight: 400;"span style="font-weight: 400;"Utilize redirection techniques for behavior management and seek support from the teacher if further assistance is needed with child behavior.nbsp;/span/li li style="font-weight: 400;"span style="font-weight: 400;"Direct any questions and incoming information concerning children to the early childhood teacher/span/li li style="font-weight: 400;"span style="font-weight: 400;"Arrange for your substitute and inform your early childhood teacher, and program manager who the sub is and when s/he will be present/span/li li style="font-weight: 400;"span style="font-weight: 400;"Assist in the classroom as needed and directed by teaching staff/span/li li style="font-weight: 400;"span style="font-weight: 400;"Communicate immediately and directly with the program coordinator regarding needs, problems, or inter-staff issues/span/li /ul pstrongSkills and Abilities/strong/p ul li style="font-weight: 400;"span style="font-weight: 400;"Ability to communicate clearly with empathy and respect/span/li li style="font-weight: 400;"span style="font-weight: 400;"Maintain a positive attitude of cooperation with other staff/span/li li style="font-weight: 400;"span style="font-weight: 400;"Maintain a cheerful and flexible attitude/span/li /ul pstrongOther/strong/p ul li style="font-weight: 400;"span style="font-weight: 400;"Attend staff meetings and in-services as directed by program coordinator/span/li li style="font-weight: 400;"span style="font-weight: 400;"Assist with program special events throughout the program year/span/li li style="font-weight: 400;"span style="font-weight: 400;"Other duties as assigned nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp;/span/li /ul pspan style="font-weight: 400;"Application Deadline:nbsp; Open until filled/span/p