Daycare Aide

Monday - Friday 7am-3pm. Opportunity to pick up additional hours if interested.
GENERAL PURPOSE OF POSITION
Assists teacher with providing early childhood care to children. Prepares instructional materials and maintains order and cleanliness in the learning environment. Uses observation skills to remain aware of changes in the behavior and physical condition of children. Assists with feedings, field trips, arrival and departure, behavior control and other activities.
REPORTS TO:
Reports to Day Care Director.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assist individual children and small groups of children as directed by the teacher.
• Monitor children's behavior and implement their behavior plans.
• Provide care and instruction to promote a safe environment for children.
• Become familiar with children's behavior and disabilities to the extent applicable.
• Report unusual signs and symptoms exhibited by the children to Daycare Director or Teacher.
• Help each child to mature academically, emotionally and socially.
• Provide clear, consistent direction to children.
• Maintain a clean and orderly work environment.
• Provide appropriate supervision to children during recreational periods, arrival and departure, field trips and other out-of-class activities.
• Make or modify educational materials as specified by the teacher.
• Provide appropriate physical care of assigned children to maintain their cleanliness, safety and comfort. This would include tasks such as direct assistance with washing, dressing and toileting. It would also include monitoring, correcting, and modeling appropriate behaviors at meal times.
• Provide teacher with input and information necessary to document children progress at regularly scheduled intervals.
• Consistently complies with all agency policies and procedures.
• Perform other duties as directed by the Daycare Teacher or Daycare Director.
• Perform other duties as directed by the Principal and/or Director of Education, including but not limited to providing staff coverage in the pre-school integrated program.

MINIMUM EDUCATION AND TRAINING

• High school or GED diploma
• One year of teaching assistant/aide experience preferred.
• Required to obtain thirty hours of continuing education and training every two years at employee's own expense which may occur outside employee's regular work hours.
• An acceptable background check, including fingerprinting.

Please make sure to complete an application at http://www.wnyric.org/application for this job posting.

Building/Location: 2049 George Urban Blvd, Depew, NY 14043

Appointment Status: Permanent

Position Status: Full time

Additional Job Information: We offer an excellent benefits package including paid holidays, PTO, health and dental insurance, agency paid life and long term disability insurance, 401k & more!

Contact Person's Name: Brenda Lofton

Contact Person's Title: HR Generalist

Contact Person's Phone: 716-901-8716

Contact Person's Email: blofton@cantalician.org

Job Posting Link: atsod.com/j/s.cfm/QDE

Posting Link: cantaliciancenter.org