Instructor Aide

City of Rialto; Rialto (CA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Part time

Job summary

The City of Rialto is seeking a part-time Day Care Instructor to implement and direct a broad range of cultural and recreational activities for school-age children under supervision. You will guide and model activities, support volunteers, and help ensure safe, engaging programs in a city daycare setting.

Responsibilities include organizing activities, supervising staff, maintaining equipment safety, and coordinating groups and field trips as assigned, with a focus on positive, age-appropriate

Qualifications

• Equivalent to High School Diploma.
• 6 units in Early Childhood Education (ECE) with official or unofficial transcripts submitted with application.
• Possession of a valid California Driver's License.
• Within six weeks of employment, obtain and maintain First Aid and CPR certification.

Responsibilities

• Implements and directs a wide variety of cultural and recreational activities for school-age children.
• Supervises subordinate recreation staff and volunteers.
• Organizes hobby groups, crafts and field trips; conducts activities and storytelling.
• Inspects playground and day care facility equipment; ensures safety of participants.

Skills

Supervision of children

Organizing activities

Communication

Education

High School Diploma

ECE units (6 units)

Job description

Part-Time, At-Will Position

Under direct supervision of the Day Care Instructor, implements and directs a wide variety of cultural and recreational activities for school-age children; provides general guidance and supervision to subordinate staff and volunteers. Stimulates interest and assists in the direction of a variety of age-appropriate activities, games, stunts, contests and field trips; supervises and instructs subordinate recreation staff and volunteers as assigned; organizes and directs hobby groups and special interest groups; conducts activities such as storytelling and arts and crafts; inspects playground and day care facility equipment; cares for recreation equipment or supervises a subordinate in this work; ensures the safety of all participants, and performs other related duties as required.

EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING GUIDELINES

Minimum requirements as a condition of hire:

• Equivalent to High School Diploma
• 6 units in Early Childhood Education (ECE) official or unoffical transcirpts must be submitted with application
• Possession of a valid California Driver's License.
• Within the first six weeks of employment, obtain and maintain current certification in Community or Standard First Aid and Community CPR (which includes infant, child and adult CPR).

Knowledge of a variety of age-appropriate cultural and recreational activities suitable for day care programs; general principles of supervision and training; playground safety and first aid practices; recordkeeping procedures; English usage, grammar, spelling and punctuation; ability to effectively lead age-appropriate activities in a day care setting; supervise and direct subordinate personnel and volunteer staff; establish and maintain a clean and safe work environment; communicate both orally and in written form at level required for successful job performance; establish and maintain cooperative working relationships.

E-Verify

The City of Rialto is an E-Verify employer. E-Verify is an internet based system operated by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in partnership with the Social Security Administration (SSA) that allows participating employers to electronically verify the employment eligibility of newly hired employees in the United States.