Program Aide (On-Call)

CDI Head Start; Bluffton (IN); On-site; USD 13,581 - 19,343; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Vacation time and Sick Leave

Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance coverage

Tuition assistance

Job summary

CDI Head Start in Bluffton, Indiana, is seeking a Program Aide On-Call to assist in classroom activities, help supervise mealtime, and support children with disabilities. This part-time position (20 hours per week) involves various roles including classroom aide and kitchen aide, ensuring cleanliness and good nutrition.

The minimum requirement is a High School Diploma or GED, and applicants must be 18 years or older. Benefits include paid vacation, insurance coverage from the first day of employment, and tuition assistance.

Qualifications

• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Some states may require additional requirements for kitchen aide duties (i.e., Safe Serve).

Responsibilities

• Assists classroom staff in all classroom activities and outdoor activities included in lesson plans.
• Helps supervise mealtime, eating with the children to encourage good nutrition and social skills.
• Helps keep the classroom and its contents clean and orderly.
• Substitutes for cooking as needed in the kitchen.

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Program Aide On-Call Adams/Huntington/Wells County Head Start Centers

Pay Rate: $11.95 per hour

Duties

This position works as part of a team to assist in activities in the areas of the classroom, kitchen and bus and/or to serve as a disabilities aide as needed. It includes elements of classroom aide, janitor, kitchen aide and disabilities aide, providing support for children with disabilities. The role works with typically developing children and/or children with special needs/disabilities and may be reassigned to various classrooms/centers as necessary for program operations. It may receive content area technical support and training from the staff person responsible for center supervision, teacher, kitchen staff staff person, and/or program managers/specialists/coordinators.

Responsibilities

• Assists classroom staff in all classroom activities and outdoor activities included in lesson plans.
• Helps supervise mealtime, eating with the children to encourage good nutrition and social skills.
• Helps keep the classroom and its contents clean and orderly.
• Substitutes for cooking as needed in the kitchen.

Minimum Requirements

• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Some states may require additional requirements for kitchen aide duties (i.e., Safe Serve).

Benefits

• Paid Vacation time and Sick Leave
• Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance coverage available first day of employment (for full-time employees)
• $30.00 per month cost to employee for employee-only Core Plan Health and Vision Insurance (for full-time employees)
• $15.95 per month cost to employee for employee-only Dental Insurance (for full-time employees)
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Spring Break and Winter Break
• Qualifying employer for Public Service Loan Forgiveness and Perkins Loan Forgiveness programs.
• Tuition assistance to meet job requirements
• Paid training
• Employee Assistance Program
• $35,000 term AD&D life insurance at no cost to the employee (for full-time employees)
• Travel Connect medical support for assistance when you travel

Schedule

Between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday-Friday (20 hours per week, 42 weeks per year).

Job Type: Part-time. Pay: $11.95 per hour. Expected hours: No less than 20 per week.

CDI Head Start is an equal-opportunity employer. Applicants are considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, or any other legally protected status.