Curriculum Support Aide

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.

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)