Description
Job Title: Overbrook Early Learning Center Caregiver
Description: East Haven Public Schools is seeking seasoned, energetic, and team oriented individuals with a desire to positively impact our students, and the community.
Reports To: FRC & SR Childhood Facilitator
Program Hours Needed: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m./ 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Positions can range up to 30 hours per week.
Hourly Rate: $18.00
Primary Role & Responsibilities:
The Caregiver works closely with teachers and non-teaching professionals to provide a wide range of support for students including:
- setting up and operating equipment
- supervising students
- facilitation of activities under the direction of a teacher
- interact with children, initiate conversation and encourage dialog
- develop daily activities that are age appropriate
- High School diploma or equivalency.
- Successful candidates will be highly energetic, flexible, and dependable
- Open to learning and able to follow written and verbal instructions
- Well organized and can work independently and with other staff.
- CPR/1st Aid Train
- Maintain confidentiality about issues concerning the children and their families ans well as faculty members.
- Maintain professsional dress code.
- Must report to work on time, have good attendance and communicate with Director when you will be out or need time off.
Interaction between Faculty and Children/ Faculty and Parent:
- Interact frequently, affectionately, and respectfully by smiling and speaking to children in a friendly, calm, soft, courteous manner within close proximity of the child.
- Respect and observe children’s interests. Intervene when needed to maintain safety.
- Be available and responsive to children's needs, questions, and requests.
- Maintain and follow all safety and health rules of the program.
- Supervise children at all times. Demonstrate awareness of entire group while working with a small group or individuals
- Know the number of children in your group and maintain ratios at all times. Maintain accurate attendance records throughout the day.
- Complete appropriate paperwork (i.e. accident, medication, allergies).
- Keep activity areas organized and safe
- Be able to lift 40 pounds
Note: The above description is illustrative of tasks and responsibilities. It is not meant to be all inclusive of every task or responsibility.
We strongly encourage applications from individuals belonging to historically marginalized groups, including racial and ethnic minorities, women, individuals with disabilities, and veterans. Our hiring process is designed to ensure fairness, impartiality, and equal opportunities for all qualified applicants.
We embrace diversity, equity, and inclusion, striving to create a culturally responsive environment. We conform to the spirit of and the letter of local policy, applicable laws and regulations, such as Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX, of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Civil Rights Act of 1987, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), and the Connecticut Fair Employment Practices Act (CFEPA).