Valid Through
08/11/2025
Position Areas
Non-Instructional Support
Description
Pay Grade: (Min $17.00 Hourly)
Work Days: Days as Assigned
Primary Purpose:
Responsible for staff and children at the various PASAR sites – Elementary schools, Head Start, Pre-K and Early Childhood Schools
Qualifications:
Education/Certification:
- High school diploma or equivalent (required)
- Must be at least 18 years of age
Special Knowledge/Skills:
- Understand developmentally appropriate practices for the age of children in care
- Ability to complete CPR and First Aid training prior to training expiration
- Strong organizational, communication and interpersonal skills; and the ability to communicate
effectively and clearly with children, staff, administrators and parents, both verbally and in writing - Demonstrate sound judgment when planning for children’s safety and health
- Ability to model appropriate behavior and language with children
- Ability to respond to and interact with children in their play environments
- Ability to help children with toileting at Early Childhood School sites: Beaty, Pearson and Isaacs, as needed
- Exhibit flexibility
- Understand and show respect for confidentiality of children, parents and staff
Experience:
- One year of related experience (preferred)
Major Responsibilities and Duties:
- Aide in the overall running of the program (academic and activities)
- Maintain appropriate student ratios
- Follow attendance procedures to check students in and out; ensure all students are present and accounted for during PASAR
- Coordinate student arrival and departure procedures
- Supervise the children at all times; observe and monitor indoors and outdoors, ensuring each child’s health and safety
- Implement and follow PASAR monthly schedule and activity plans
- Assist in overseeing the day-to-day activities of the children in the after school program
- Assist in providing a developmentally appropriate environment for the children at all times
- Assist with ensuring that each child receives individual attention
- Provide positive guidance to help children develop the ability to be self-disciplined
- Develop a friendly relationship and open communication with each child, parent and staff
- Provide encouragement to children and staff
- Maintain cooperative and productive relationships with staff
- Demonstrate ability to work on a team in a collaborative environment with all PASAR staff
- Coach all PASAR staff on duties and responsibilities related to their roles at PASAR sites
- Follow daily preventative safety measures
- Perform emergency procedures
- Maintain current CPR and First Aid certificates
- Adhere to the student illness, injury, allergy, medication policy
- Report all cases of abuse or suspected abuse as required by law
- Observe for and report to supervisors any hazardous conditions of the building, grounds or equipment
- Assist in performing housekeeping tasks to maintain the order of the school site
- Assess and identify the material and program needs of the site
- Communicate programming issues or concerns to the Zone Leader
- Communicate with Child Care Financial Support Services as needed
- Attend staff meetings as scheduled
- Follow attendance policy as assigned by supervisor
- Clock in and out in a timely manner
- Coordinate staff time sheets
- Oversee all attendance policies are followed
- Model and maintain a positive attitude
- Demonstrate behavior that is professional, ethical, and responsible and serves as a role model for all district staff and students
- Follow PISD guidelines for dress, grooming, personal conduct and student discipline
- Follow all rules, regulations and policies of Plano ISD and follow directives from supervisors
- Complete all assigned training
- Perform other functions as assigned by Administration and/or supervisor
Supervisory Responsibilities:
- Activity Specialist(s)
Working Conditions:
Mental Demands:
Mental Demands:
- Ability to communicate effectively (verbal and written); maintain emotional control under stress; multi-task
Physical Demands/Environmental Factors:
- Occasional prolonged and irregular hours; work with frequent interruptions; frequent standing, bending, kneeling, pushing and pulling; lifting up to 50 pounds; transition from standing to sitting on the floor frequently daily
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