Curriculum Support Aide

Description

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• •Ensures all children are appropriately chaperoned and never left unattended in all situations such as facility, transportation, playground, or community outing.
• •Ensures all children have evacuated the bus, and checks for personal items left on the bus.
• •Develops and implements plans for Nutrition, Program, and Transportation experiences.
• •Encourages conversation and socialization at mealtime.
• •Encourages children to try new foods by positive modeling and tasting all foods at lunch time.
• •Encourages correct use of utensils and good table manners by positive modeling.
• •Attends in-services, workshops, training sessions, and appropriate meetings.
• •Performs record keeping tasks (e.g. meal, snack, bus logs).
• •Meets the bus at or before the first pick-up and rides the bus for entire bus run of designated session making sure all children are wearing nametags for the ride home and have reached their destination.
• •Assists children with daily bus routines including seat belts and safety seat harnessing.
• •Performs other reasonably related duties as assigned by immediate supervisor and other management as required.
• •Works as part of the program room curriculum team, assisting the teaching staff in daily curriculum activities and observations.
• •Helps children transition safely throughout the program day, counting children before and after each transition.
• •Assists with monthly safety and security drills, such as fire safety on the bus and in the centers.

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES :

• •Helps prepare children for arrival and departure.
• •Reinforces health and safety measures.
• •Assists Educational and ISA staff within the program options.
• •Assists in the responsible transfer of paperwork to home and/or program session.
• •Mandated Child Abuse/Neglect reporter
• •Must pass initial and tri-annual physical exam and TB screening.

Requirements

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES :

• •Working knowledge of preschool program systems.
• •Provide non-judgmental and compassionate support services to all children and families enrolled within the program.
• •Proficient oral and written communication skills.
• •Ability to deal tactfully with the young children and co-workers.
• •Models all appropriate parenting skills for developmental appropriateness of children.
• •Pediatric First Aid and CPR Certification

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS OF EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND EXPERIENCE:

• •High school diploma or GED. (Required)
• •At least one year of successful work experience with young children in a professional setting or successful completion of CSA Internship. (Preferred)
• •At least one year of successful work experience with young children in a professional setting or successful completion of CSA Internship. (Preferred)
• •Reliable transportation. (Required)
• •Free of Child Abuse/Neglect history as verified by proper authorities. (Required)
• •Must obtain Child Abuse, PA State Police, and FBI Fingerprinting Clearances prior to starting employment. (Required)
• •Must meet vaccination requirements set by funding sources. (Required)