Head Start Classroom Assistant & Bus Monitor

South Central Child Development Inc; Yankton (SD); On-site; USD 28,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Retirement Benefits

Paid Time Off

Other Benefits

Job summary

South Central Child Development Inc. provides Head Start preschool and family services across 16 counties in South Central South Dakota since 1978. SCCD seeks a motivated individual to work with children in our center to help prepare them for school.

The role includes classroom support, meal and bus duties, and collaboration with teachers and supervisors to ensure a safe, engaging learning environment for 3- to 5-year-olds.

Qualifications

• Must be willing to be flexible with work assignments and schedules.
• Must be able to effectively and productively work with people of diverse economic and cultural backgrounds.
• Must be able to work cooperatively with the team, agency leadership and administrative personnel.
• Must have basic computer skills.
• Must document and report suspected child abuse and neglect by following the program's reporting procedures.
• Must be able to maintain confidential information.
• Must be able to work effectively (individually and in a group) and have good communication and people skills with other staff and enrolled families.
• Must be able to actively interact with preschool children, which includes having good dexterity with the ability to lift up to 40 pounds, push, pull, carry, climb, balance, kneel, sit, stand, walk, bend and squat.

Responsibilities

• Assist the teacher in all aspects of the center operations
• Supervise children's daily activities as directed by the teacher and site supervisor
• Help maintain a safe and orderly environment for children
• Observe each child for signs of illness or health problems
• Assist children in table setting, meal/snack delivery and/or preparation of nutrition activities
• Promote appropriate conversation at meal/snack time (child focused), modeling table manners
• Assist the teacher in maintaining Creative Curriculum anecdotal observation records on each child
• Help provide an environment conducive to the child's intellectual, physical, emotional, and social development
• Receive meals from the vendor and prepare bulk food into family style meals
• Serve food items and assist children with meals (i.e. passing food, dishing food onto plates, opening milk cartons, etc.)
• Assist children in the clean-up line
• Clean-up after class meals and snacks
• Ensure that food temperatures are taken on all hot foods and maintains safe food temperatures and records
• Greeting parents when dropping off and picking up children
• Assist children boarding and departing from the bus
• Assist children with appropriate safety restraints on buses
• Attend all required training and staff meetings (including Bus Monitor Training)
• Must keep confidential information (including all information regarding families and children)
• Other duties as assigned by the Site Supervisor, Leadership and Administrative Teams

Skills

Flexibility with assignments

Work with diverse backgrounds

Team collaboration

Basic computer skills

Confidential information handling

Good communication

Lift up to 40 pounds

Education

HS diploma or GED

CDA credential preferred

Job description

South Central Child Development Inc. provides Head Start preschool and family services across 16 counties in South Central South Dakota since 1978. SCCD seeks a motivated individual to work with children in our center to help prepare them for school.

The role includes classroom support, meal and bus duties, and collaboration with teachers and supervisors to ensure a safe, engaging learning environment for 3- to 5-year-olds.