School Age Child Care Site Director/Instructional Assistant

School Age Child Care Site Director/Instructional Assistant

Washington County School Age Child Care (SACC) Program provides a safe, educationally enriched, quality care program for children attending Washington County Schools. The responsibilities of the child-caregiver include creating an enriching learning environment and to look after the basic needs of children in their care. Provide assistance to teachers, secretaries, and clerical personnel when needed.

Education/Experiences: Must be 21 years of age with a high school diploma or equivalent with 4 years working experience with youth or degree. Background check (every 5 years) First Aid, CPR and AED training (will be provided when clear for employment) Physical (every 3 years) 18 hours of state approved professional development training each year.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Maintain children's safety Maintain site paperwork (time sheets, parent accounts) Maintain rules and regulations for child care centers in the state of Tennessee. Provide a clean and safe environment Supervise and guide children through scheduled activities Implement state rules and regulations Effective and positive communication with parents and children Report suspected child abuse Prepare weekly lesson plans Report equipment hazards and safety concerns to the Site Director Must arrive on time for scheduled shifts Perform other duties as assigned by the Site Director Responsible for knowledge of proper safety drill procedures to include evacuation procedures and safe areas within facility Maintain the policies and procedures of Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) Administers, scores, and records such achievement and diagnostic tests as the teacher recommends for individual students; Operates and cares for equipment used in the classroom for instructional purposes; Distributes and collects workbooks, papers, and other materials for instruction; Assists with the supervision of students during emergency drills, assemblies, play periods, and field trips; Checks notebooks, corrects papers, and supervises testing and makeup work as assigned by the teacher; Works with individual students or small groups of students to reinforce learning of material or skills; Assumes responsibility for knowing and following the safety rules and proper procedures associated with the responsibilities of the job; Checks and records attendance; Arranges bulletin boards; Types and duplicates tests, worksheets, and supplementary materials; Assists in supervising the children in lunchroom, playground, and bus loading; Assists the teacher in assimilating materials for class displays; and Performs other duties as assigned.

Temperament (personal traits): Adaptability to performing a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another of a different nature without loss of efficiency or composure. Adaptability to making generalizations, evaluations, or decisions based on sensory or judgmental criteria. Adaptability to dealing with students. Capacity and Ability Requirements: Intelligence: The ability to understand instructions and underlying principles. Ability to reason and make judgments. Verbal: Ability to understand meanings of words and ideas associated with them. Manual Dexterity: Ability to move the hands easily and skillfully. Form Perception: To make visual comparisons and discriminations and see slight differences in shapes and shadings of figures. Color Discrimination: Ability to perceive or recognize similarities or differences in colors or shades or other values of the same color. Work Conditions: Normal working environment.