ESSENTIAL FEATURES:

Provide afterschool childcare to preschool age children at New Lebanon Elementary School.

Assist the teacher in planning and maintaining a safe, clean, learn/play environment and ensure the well-being and safety of the children in their care.

Assist the teacher in planning and implementing activities both indoors and outdoors with children between the ages of 3-4 years, consistent with the curriculum guide, resources and training provided.

Support the teacher with providing a comprehensive program to meet educational, emotional, social, physical, intellectual and psychological needs of the children.

Assist the teacher to conduct a developmental assessment for each child to determine the child's strengths and areas in which each child may need extra assistance.

Collaborate with the teacher, children, volunteers, parents, and program specialists to coordinate programming.

Provide assistance to the teacher in preparing supplies for projects and assist with clean up.

Maintain confidentiality of students and families.

Follow all BANC policies and procedures set forth in the BANC Staff handbook.

Provide for physical needs of the children, within the parameters of the job (e.g. toileting, lifting).

Attend in-service trainings and other trainings as required.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Knowledge of basic computer skills.

Ability to maintain a positive, calm attitude and voice, and to encourage this attitude and voice in others working in the classroom.

Exhibits a genuine nurturing, caring attitude to all children.

All positions may be subject to an interview process. The Town reserves the right to limit the number of qualified candidates who will be invited to participate in the recruitment, or any part thereof.

All outside candidates will be required to undertake and successfully pass a pre-employment medical examination, which includes a substance abuse test, given at the Town's expense prior to employment if conditionally offered a part time, full time or safety sensitive position.

Certain categories of Town employees (Police, Fire, Nurses, etc.) are at special risk of Hepatitis B and will be offered a protective vaccination beginning the first day of employment. New, regular full time employees will be required to demonstrate their vaccination status against Hepatitis B.

The Town of Greenwich has implemented a policy of background investigations all full and part time positions prior to hiring as part of the reference checking procedures for outside candidates. The investigation will only be conducted as the last step prior to an offer. Refusal to sign the release form will terminate the candidate's further consideration.