Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe
The ECP Rover assists in the operation of providing quality services to children at the
ECP center on a daily basis. Responsible for assisting all teachers in their varied
classrooms to allow for teacher breaks, planning time and providing quality time for
children from infancy through preschool.
Work Habits and Practices
Report to work on a regular basis, as scheduled. Must be willing to work flexible hours and days, including evenings and weekends.
To act as a team member with all center staff and management staff to meet the educational and developmental needs of enrolled children. Consults with appropriate staff regarding childrens special needs (dietary, equipment, etc).
Demonstrate commitment to the PGST ECEP mission, values, and policies in performance of daily duties.
Continue to increase professional knowledge, skills, and competencies in job related areas; incorporate and demonstrate new knowledge and skills on the job.
Maintains strict confidentiality of program staff and family/child information.
Accept responsibility for seeking assistance and guidance when needed; integrate constructive direction from supervisor to improve job performance.
To participate in relevant training and opportunities.
Teacher Services
Participate in providing a curriculum and classroom environment that builds and strengthens the security, trust, positive self-concepts and individual strengths of each child.
Provide warm, caring, nurturing, positive, supportive responses to all children.
Assist in providing developmentally appropriate best practices, principles, and performance standards in a comprehensive head start classroom environment.
Assist in integrating SKlallam cultural practices in all areas of the environment.
Promote positive transitions for all children from activities and services.
Establish and maintain a safe and healthy classrooms; practice established health and safety procedures daily.
Assist in the development and implementation of routines and curriculum that promote good health habits and integrate the health and nutrition components in the classroom.
To maintain safe, sanitary and clean classroom areas this includes indoor and outdoor environments and equipment.
To support the partnership with families that promotes them as the primary teacher of their child in the areas of literacy, numeric, social and emotional and physical growth.
To assist the bus driver as a bus monitor in transporting children.
Communications
Conduct all communication with staff, supervisor, program participants, and community in an effective, respectful, timely, and supportive manner.
Maintains strict confidentiality of program staff and family/child information.
To attend relevant staff meetings.
Education:
High School diploma or Graduate Equivalency Degree (G. E. D.)
Experience:
With a high school diploma, one year consistent paid experience working with groups of children 0-72 months in a child care center AND/OR experience working with children 0 -72 months in the local community.
Certification:
Current Food Handlers Permit (within two weeks of hire date),
CPR/First Aid Training.
Other
Training/Professional Development Willing to attend program-specific workshops, trainings and college coursework as necessary.
Personal Computer Skills: Basic personal computer skills are required, as well as the ability to learn word processing, spread sheet and other software programs.
Background Check: Must pass a criminal background check.
Requirements:
Regularly required to use hands to finger, handle or feel and talk or hear.
Frequently required to walk, sit, stand and reach with hands and arms.
Occasionally required to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
Vision requirements include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.