Program Aide

Description

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Position Title :                Program Aide

Employee Type :            Full-Time Regular

Supervisor Title :           Manager, Education & Inclusion or Center Director

Division :                          Head Start, U.S. Programs

Save the Children

For over 100 years, Save the Children has been fighting for the rights of children. The right to a healthy start in life. To have access to education. To be in a safe environment, protected from harm. We work in some of the world’s hardest-to-reach places – over 100 countries, including the U.S. No matter what your role is, when you join Save the Children, you’re creating positive, irreversible change for children, and the future we all share.

The Role

Program Aides are generalists, responsible for providing educational, relational and social experiences for infants, toddlers and / or preschool-aged children to foster growth and development in all developmental domains. In this role, you will report to the Education and Inclusion Manager or Center Director and may be expected to travel to the various program sites and / or home visits.

You may be assigned to various classrooms / centers / bus routes / cafeterias / kitchens, assist with daily classroom management and other duties, and may be assigned to various classrooms / centers as deemed necessary for program operations.

As a frontline representative of Save the Children, you are required to ensure the safety and security of children and families that you come in contact with and adhere to our values of Accountability, Ambition, Collaboration, Creativity and Integrity.

As a Save the Children employee who will come into contact with children on a routine basis, you are expected to prevent child abuse in every situation by striving, through mental awareness, good practice and training, to minimize risk to children. You must take positive steps to protect children who may be a subject of concern and report, respond to any instance of child abuse, and promote training and awareness around all child-safeguarding obligations.

What You’ll Be Doing (Essential Duties)

• not inclusive of all role responsibilities. May be subject to change
• Application of clear practice and procedure in day-to-day execution of job.
• Organize self and manage time to get things done.
• Keep manager informed of important issues.
• Build effective relationships within workgroup and with children / families.
• Ability to understand and carry out oral and written instructions.

Classroom Assistance

Janitorial Assistance

Kitchen Assistance

Other General Job Duties

Required Qualifications

Additional Qualifications

Compensation

The base pay for this position starts at $15 / hour. Actual base salary may vary based upon, but not limited to, experience, credentials, base salary of internal peers and other relevant qualifications specific to the role.

About Us

We are looking to build an inclusive team at Save the Children. We offer a range of outstanding benefits to support this goal :

Click to learn more about how Save the Children US will invest in you.

Save the Children is committed to conducting its programs and operations in a manner that is safe for the children it serves and helping protect the children with whom we are in contact. All Save the Children representatives are explicitly prohibited from engaging in any activity that may result in any kind of child abuse.