School Age Assistant

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The assistant educator supports the facilitation of the program curriculum. Provides a quality experience to children and parents that focuses on the CAC values: character, positivity, excellence, and grit.

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Responsibilities:

• Supports program curriculum within the established guidelines.

• Supervises the children, classroom, and all activities.

• Makes ongoing, systematic observations and provides information to lead educator for evaluations of each child.

• Maintains positive relationships and effective communication with parents.

• Maintains program site and equipment.

• Attends and participates in all community events, program activities, and staff meetings. May include time outside of normally scheduled working hours.

• Seeks to continuously update skills to meet or exceed DCFS licensing standards by attending outside workshops, in-service training, and seeking new ideas and materials via other sources.

• Provides necessary input to lead educator to make Health and Wellness referrals as appropriate for academic and social development

• Utilizes available resources, including volunteers.

• Provides transportation occasionally to community events, program activities, and field

  trips as needed.

• Other duties as assigned

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