School Age Site Intern- Downtown Location
- Supervise the children, group, and all activities as assigned while exhibiting safe, healthy, developmentally appropriate childcare practices.
- Provide daily care for children including feeding and supporting social/emotional needs.
- Encourage, engage, and support children in all classroom activities including instructional times, mealtimes, transitions, and gross motor activities.
- Implement positive behavior management techniques.
- Assist in planning, implementing and actively participate in daily age-appropriate classroom activities to ensure all children are provided an opportunity to learn.
- Assist in observing children and documenting their progress and development.
- Communicate effectively with co-workers, branch administration, and parents to develop & maintain positive relationships that encourage collaboration, consistency and increase parent participation.
- Ensure the facility and all equipment is clean, well-maintained, and safe on a daily basis.
- Complete and maintain required program documentation including, but not limited to, attendance, meal counts, and daily parent communication.
- Attend and actively participate in family nights, program activities, staff meetings, and ongoing professional development trainings.
- Education and Experience: To meet licensing requirements, the School Age Intern must be at least 16 years of age and must meet one of the following qualifications:
- Option 1: Successful completion of three college or university credits from a regionally accredited college or university in recreation, elementary education, school-age care or school-age administration.
- Option 2: Successful completion of at least 15-clock-hours of quality-assured training in school-age care.
- Must be at least four years older than any child in his or her direct care.
- Complete a physical & tuberculosis screening and provide a physician’s documentation of both within 30 days of hire.
- Successful completion of a criminal history, child abuse & adult abuse background check as required by the State of Delaware.
- Proficient active listening skills to understand and adapt to the various needs of children and parents.
- Patience and compassion suitable for working with young children.
- Ability to provide activities for children that encourage healthy development.
- Ability to exercise control and maintain classroom discipline.
- Ability to provide a supportive and caring environment for children.
- Be mentally and physically capable of caring for a large group of children alone in a classroom.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community.
- Prior experience working or volunteering with youth in a group setting.
- Develop positive, authentic relationships with people from different backgrounds.
- Flexible and willing to accommodate the needs of the early childhood community and staff team.
- Ability to develop and present educational programs and/or workshops.
- Ability to persuade and influence others.
- Knowledge of early childhood education programs and techniques.
- Knowledge of child development theory and practice.
- Have an awareness of the unique needs of young children and have appropriate expectations of their abilities.
- Preference will be given to candidates who can work either 5 mornings, 5 afternoons or both to ensure continuity of care for our students.
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