JobID: 2143

Position Type:

Day Care Program/

Before & After School Assistants

Location:

McAlear-Sawden

Starting at: $11.26/hr

6:15am - 9:00am 3:15pm - 6:00pm

PURPOSE OF THE POSITION

To successfully provide children with a nurturing, safe and healthy environment while supporting the School-Age Site Supervisor.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Follow weekly lesson plans, including: sensory, stories and music, art, science, math, small and large motor stimulating learning in developmental areas, physical, social, emotional and intellectual.
• Assist in ensuring the best interests of all the children are being met.
• Follows the Bay City Public Schools Early Childhood Centers Employee Handbook.

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``` - Follows all Licensing Rules for Child Care Centers through the State of Michigan Department of Human Services. - Knowledgeable in the Bay City Public Schools Early Childhood Centers Program Guide and Health Policies and Procedures.

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``` - Have current Adult and Pediatric CPR/AED and First Aid certification. - Follow the proper OSHA procedures for blood-borne pathogens. - Participate in mandatory continuing education staff meetings so to improve and expand on their knowledge. - Staff have knowledge of all emergency procedures and practice them routinely. - Arrive to work on time, organized, prepared and ready to meet the children's needs. - Staff limit their conversations to child friendly, respectful conversations - Staff maintains professional attitudes in their demeanor and in their personal relationships while on the job. - Staff contributes to joint responsibilities. - Staff is patient with children, interacting in a positive manner at the children's level while engaging in play.

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``` - Staff greets parents, children, visitors and other staff in a friendly and pleasant manner. Note any pertinent information or instructions. - Staff keeps an open communication with the parents that builds mutual understanding and greater consistency for children. - Staff shares ideas and accepts suggestion to help contribute to the total program. - Staff consistently respond to children's needs, this enabling the children to develop trust. - Children are praised for their accomplishments and helped to feel increasingly competent. - Staff respect children's curiosity about each other. At the same time, adults help to ensure that children treat each other gently.

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``` - Staff view each child as a unique person with an individual pattern and timing of growth and development. - Have an overall awareness of what all children in the classroom are doing at any given time. - Ability to follow an established plan for group instruction. - Assist with keeping the room clean and orderly - After meals tables are washed with the three step cleaning process.

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``` - Staff enjoy working with children.

DIMENSIONS OF POSITION

To Assist the School-Age Site Supervisor in supervising children and personnel assigned to the school-age program under the guidance of the Multisite School-Age Program Director and the District Early Childhood Facilitator.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

To perform this job successfully, and individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactory. The requirements liste