Job Type
Part-time
Description
Overview:
The Extended Care Aide supports the Extended Care program by providing a safe, engaging, and Christ-centered environment for students before and after school. This position assists with student supervision, facilitates age-appropriate games and activities, monitors indoor and outdoor play, helps maintain a clean and secure environment, and builds positive relationships with students, parents, and staff. The Extended Care Aide upholds school policies, promotes student safety and well-being, and reflects the love of Christ through all interactions while supporting the overall mission of the school.
Requirements
Responsibilities:
- Assist with dismissal of students through cafeteria door each morning and afternoon
- Work with children through games and activities as directed by the extended care coordinator, and conduct themselves in a manner conducive to effective relationships, reflecting Christ’s love.
- Employ the use of a variety of games that students can all play together or engage the students in activities.
- Monitor free play by being able to walk around the playground and cafeteria as monitoring is taking place. This can involve being on your feet for a period of two hours.
- Maintain the area used by extended care by making sure the area is cleaned up, trash is out, and building is secure.
- Interact with parents in a pleasant and confident manner
- Take all reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials and facilities.
- Uphold and enforce School and Board policies
- Refer all discipline issues to the Extended Care Coordinator.
- Other duties, as assigned.
Skills and Qualifications:
- Expresses full commitment to uphold the DCS Statement of Faith and to serve in a way that is consistent with - and promotes - DCS beliefs, values, and mission.
- Is a Christian role model in attitude, speech, and actions. This includes being fully committed to God’s biblical standards for a Christian lifestyle.
- Actively participates in a local evangelical church
- Proven to possess excellent relational and communication skills with healthy working relationships
- Maintains high standards of ethics, integrity, and appropriate confidentiality in all personal and professional matters.
- Possesses a high degree of organizational skills and computer literacy.