Childcare Center Program Assistant

POSITION TITLE:   Child Care Center - Program Assistant                            
 

   
JOB SUMMARY
Job Goal:  To provide program assistance and assist the Child Care Center director in managing the day-to-day operations of the EPS Child Care Center (CCC).
 
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Greet families and visitors as well as provide assistance or information concerning policies, procedures and other details.
2. Facilitates student enrollment into the program and communication to the parents..
3. Processes and keeps records of child care attendance.
4. Responsible for responding to telephone calls in a pleasant and efficient manner, as well as taking messages and routing calls to the appropriate individuals.
5. Assists the director in collecting necessary data and preparing appropriate reports.
6. Facilitates the management of the CCC office on a daily basis.
7. Assists with monitoring the CCC budget. Responsible for keeping accurate financial records, to include accounts payable and receivable records.
8. Responsible for preparing purchase orders for site purchases.
9. Responsible for submitting work orders.
10. Prepares and manages grocery orders for necessary food supplies.
11. Responsible for meal pick-up and preparation.
12. Provides break coverage for CCC employees.
13. Responsible for basic first aid, if necessary.
14. Keeps accurate records of child accidents as required by the Director.
15. Other duties as may be assigned.

 
Length of Contract         
One hundred eighty six (186) contract days, plus two summer discretionary days.
 
EVALUATION
The performance of this job will be evaluated by the Director of the Childcare Center in accordance with the provisions of the Board's policies, collective bargaining agreement, and state law.
QUALIFICATIONS
 
Required:

• Education: High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED)
• Previous Experience: Experience in child care programs preferred
• Ability to work cooperatively with others, demonstrate self-discipline and initiative, and follow state and district guidelines.

 
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

• DHS certification, as required.

 
KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS
 

• Knowledge:
  • Knowledge of DHS child care requirements and operations of a child care center
• Basic Skills:
  • Constantly (More than 5.6 hours or 69% of the day): Speaking, Writing
  • Frequently (Between 2.6 hours and 5.5 hours or 33% to 68% of the day): Active Listening, Monitoring, Reading Comprehension, Complex Problem Solving
  • Occasionally (Up to 2.5 hours or 32% of the day): Active Learning, Critical Thinking, Learning Strategies
  • Rarely: (Less than 1 hour or 12% of the day): Mathematics, Science
• Resource Management Skills:
  • Constantly (More than 5.6 hours or 69% of the day): Time Management
  • Frequently (Between 2.6 hours and 5.5 hours or 33% to 68% of the day): Management of Personnel Resources
  • Rarely: (Less than 1 hour or 12% of the day): Management of Financial Resources, Management of Material Resources
• Social & System Skills:
  • Frequently (Between 2.6 hours and 5.5 hours or 33% to 68% of the day): Coordination, Service Orientation, Social Perceptiveness, Systems Evaluation
  • Occasionally (Up to 2.5 hours or 32% of the day): Instructing, Persuasion, Judgement and Decision Making, Systems Analysis
  • Rarely: (Less than 1 hour or 12% of the day): Negotiation
• Technical Skills:
  • Knowledge of computer skills and other office related equipment.

Supervisory Responsibilities - NONE

• Supervisory Responsibility: