Description ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES: • Ensures all children are appropriately chaperoned and never left unattended in all situations such as facility, transportation, playground, or community outing. • Ensures all children have evacuated the bus, and checks for personal items left on the bus. • Develops and implements plans for Nutrition, Program, and Transportation experiences. • Encourages conversation and socialization at mealtime. • Encourages children to try new foods by positive modeling and tasting all foods at lunch time. • Encourages correct use of utensils and good table manners by positive modeling. • Attends in-services, workshops, training sessions, and appropriate meetings. • Performs record keeping tasks (e.g. meal, snack, bus logs). • Meets the bus at or before the first pick-up and rides the bus for entire bus run of designated session making sure all children are wearing nametags for the ride home and have reached their destination. • Assists children with daily bus routines including seat belts and safety seat harnessing. • Performs other reasonably related duties as assigned by immediate supervisor and other management as required. • Works as part of the program room curriculum team, assisting the teaching staff in daily curriculum activities and observations. • Helps children transition safely throughout the program day, counting children before and after each transition. • Assists with monthly safety and security drills, such as fire safety on the bus and in the centers. ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES: • Helps prepare children for arrival and departure. • Reinforces health and safety measures. • Assists Educational and ISA staff within the program options. • Assists in the responsible transfer of paperwork to home and/or program session. • Mandated Child Abuse/Neglect reporter • Must pass initial and tri-annual physical exam and TB screening. Requirements KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES: • Working knowledge of preschool program systems. • Provide non-judgmental and compassionate support services to all children and families enrolled within the program. • Proficient oral and written communication skills. • Ability to deal tactfully with the young children and co-workers. • Models all appropriate parenting skills for developmental appropriateness of children. • Pediatric First Aid and CPR Certification MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS OF EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND EXPERIENCE: • High school diploma or GED. (Required) • At least one year of successful work experience with young children in a professional setting or successful completion of CSA Internship. (Preferred) • At least one year of successful work experience with young children in a professional setting or successful completion of CSA Internship. (Preferred) • Reliable transportation. (Required) • Free of Child Abuse/Neglect history as verified by proper authorities. (Required) • Must obtain Child Abuse, PA State Police, and FBI Fingerprinting Clearances prior to starting employment. (Required) • Must meet vaccination requirements set by funding sources. (Required)