Job Details

Job Title

Before and After Care Program Assistant

Responsibilities

This position is one that is in the public eye and program assistants must always reflect a professional manner as well as provide excellent customer service. Candidates must be able to resolve conflicts with children and parents, possess the ability to be firm but friendly, and must be able to be courteous and professional when dealing with parents, children and other co-workers. Program assistant reports to the Director of the Before and After Care Program and to the school principal.

Follows proper student sign-in and dismissal procedures for Before Care.

Follows proper student check-in and dismissal procedures for After Care.

Monitors students.

Observes who enters and leaves childcare area.

Assists students with homework.

Passes out snacks.

Plays with students on playground.

Tutors and assists students with homework.

Resolves conflicts with children and parents.

Qualifications and Skills

High school diploma or higher education credential.

Previous experience as daycare assistant or summer camp counselor, preferred.

Must like children.

Commitment to company values.

Such alternatives to the above requirements as CSUSA may find appropriate and acceptable.

May perform other duties as assigned.

Work Environment

While performing the responsibilities of this position, the work environment characteristics listed below are representative of the environment the employee will encounter:

• Usual school working conditions.
• May be noisy during high student traffic.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• No physical exertion required.
• Somewhat stressful due to frequent student activity.
• Light work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force as frequently as needed to move objects.

FLSA Overtime Category

Job is exempt from the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act.