Program Aide

Metropolitan Family Services; Illinois; On-site; USD 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Coverage

Dental Coverage

Vision Coverage

HSA contributions

Teladoc access

401K with employer match

Job summary

Metropolitan Family Services is seeking a Program Aide to support early learning programs in DuPage County, IL. The role focuses on assisting teachers, implementing planned activities, and ensuring safety and appropriate supervision for children in the classroom and playground.

The position emphasizes collaboration with family support workers and other staff, with responsibilities including language support, documentation, and parental engagement. A high school diploma is required.

Qualifications

• Ability to work effectively with diverse individuals and groups.
• Willingness to drive own vehicle for work.
• Comfort with physically demanding activities including lifting up to 50 pounds.

Responsibilities

• Participates in planning and implementing program activities as part of a team.
• Collaborates with Family Support Workers and teaching staff for classroom and family outcomes.
• Supports Lead Teacher with daily activities and guidance for children.
• Helps implement Planned Language Approach to support dual language learners.
• Maintains safety, supervision, and proper ratios in classrooms and on playgrounds.
• Participates in recruitment to maintain enrollment and completes CACFP documentation with staff.

Skills

Diversity sensitivity

Team collaboration

Physical capability

Computers knowledge

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Job description

Locations

Showing 1 location

DuPage
Wheaton, IL 60187, USA

Description

We are currently looking to fill a Program Aide role in our early learning programs in DuPage County, IL.

Salary

The average starting salary for this position will fall in the range of $30,000 and $35,000 program annually. Where candidates fall in this range will be based on skill and experience level.

• $3,000 sign-on bonus ( $750 first paycheck, $1,250 after 6 months, $1,000 after 1 year)

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Participates in a team approach to planning and implementing program activities. Collaborates with Family Support Workers, Teacher, Teacher Assistant, site partners, and site supervisor for the betterment of the classroom and families.

Participates in child care and classroom‑related activities during parent meetings/workshops.

Assists in ongoing CLASS implementation.

Responsible for the implementation of the program's Planned Language Approach, which is specifically designed to support dual language learners.

Helps carry out daily program by assisting Lead Teacher and Teacher as needed.

Helps Lead Teacher and Teacher guide children in achieving individual goals and assess children's individual strengths and needs.

Assists in activities of the children and ensures appropriate child guidance and discipline and proper ratios are maintained at all times.

Attends all mandated trainings. Sets and achieves professional development goals. Shares resources with other staff members as appropriate. All professional development to be tracked in Gateways.

Ensures accurate completion of CACFP documents in conjunction with the other teaching staff.

Establishes positive relationships with children, parents, volunteers, and other staff members.

Provides a supportive, caring and safe environment for children.

Uses the playground as an extension of the classroom; assures that the playground is safe.

Provides active supervision to ensure the safety of children while in the classroom, during transitions, at time of transportation, and while on the playground. Ensures that no child shall be left alone or unsupervised.

Participates in program recruitment efforts to maintain full enrollment.

Provides food preparation, food service area maintenance, food delivery and food storage using approved sanitation methods.

Other duties as assigned.

Required Education, Certifications, Credentials and/or Experience

High School graduate or equivalent.

Travel/Mobility Requirements

Driving for work required with a personally owned vehicle.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Ability to effectively work with diverse individuals and groups.

Sensitivity to and respect for the needs of children and families, including those with disabilities.

Ability to carry out some physical activities such as lifting and carrying.

Working knowledge of computers.

Metropolitan Family Services Values and Expected Behaviors

Client Centered/Mission Driven

Adaptable

Goal Oriented/Solution Focused

Self-Reflective and Receptive to Feedback

Positive Demeanor

Trustworthy/Accountable

Physical Requirements

While performing the essential duties of this job, the employee is required to sit and stand for sustained periods of time, frequently talk, hear, use hands and fingers to feel, handle, and operate objects or controls, and occasionally stand, bend, stretch, stoop, kneel and crouch. The employee is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as preparing and analyzing data and figures, transcribing, and viewing a computer terminal. The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. This job description is not designed to cover nor contain a comprehensive, exhaustive listing of duties and responsibilities, and it is expected that employees understand there may be other duties assigned outside of the written language that appears here Metropolitan Family Services reserves the right to amend, add, change, and/or remove responsibilities to meet business needs as necessary, at any time, with or without notice to employees.

Benefits

• Medical Coverage, Guardian Dental Coverage, and VSP Vision Coverage.
• Metropolitan Family Services contributions of $2,000 to individual, and $4,000 to family, HSA accounts, pro-rated to your benefits start date.
• FREE General Medicine and Behavioral Health Teladoc services provided to all team members.
• Ascensus 401K plan services with a 4% employer match, vested at 100% on day one of eligibility.

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