Extended Day Center Assistants

Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation•Evansville, IN

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Provides care and supervision for children attending the Extended Day Center (EDC) Program. The position assists with enrichment activities and tutoring, student discipline, and maintaining a safe and healthy environment. Morning and/or afternoon shifts are available: 6:30 a.m.–8:30 a.m., 7:00 a.m.–8:30 a.m., 3:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m., or 3:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Training is provided. This position is based on student enrollment; changes in enrollment may result in transfer to another school building or reduced hours. Employees are expected to maintain good attendance and may receive direction about additional duties from the Coordinator. The work environment includes indoor and outdoor areas and may involve varying, sometimes loud noise levels; exposure to sunlight, animals or insects, environmental allergens, and occasional solvents, degreasers, pesticides, or herbicides. The employee is directly responsible for students’ safety and well-being and may need to drive between buildings or sites.

Requirements

High school diploma or general education degree.
Annual First Aid/CPR certification.
Pass a pre-employment drug screen and background check.
Ability to develop effective working relationships with students, staff, and the school community.
Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, orally and in writing, including creating business correspondence to parents and presenting information to parents, staff, and state and local departments.
Ability to read and comprehend instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
Ability to perform basic arithmetic and compute rates, ratios, and percentages.
Ability to follow detailed written and oral instructions and address problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
Ability to work collaboratively, provide customer-focused service, improve processes, work effectively in a high-pressure, time-sensitive environment, think critically, self-motivate, and maintain a dependable, organized, detail-oriented work ethic.
Ability to sit, stand, walk, talk, see, and hear; occasionally climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; lift or move up to 50 pounds; and push items weighing 50 pounds or more.
Ability to drive from one building or site to another.

Nice To Haves

Two years of previous childcare experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Assist in planning and implementing enrichment opportunities and tutoring for enrolled students.
Assist in maintaining student discipline and performing other student-related functions.
Help maintain a safe and healthy environment for students.
Provide childcare for a group of students.
Assist with maintaining daily attendance and snack reports.
Supervise students in the EDC program.
Maintain good attendance.
Perform other duties as assigned and directed by the Coordinator.

Benefits

For employees working 5.5 hours per day or more: single medical, dental, and vision insurance; access to EVSC Health & Wellness Centers for eligible employees enrolled in an EVSC medical plan; 9 paid holidays, 5 sick days, and 2 personal days; automatic enrollment in the Indiana Public Employees’ Retirement Fund (PERF), including a pension and Annuity Savings Account; option to participate in a 403(b) plan; eligible group life insurance and long-term disability plans; voluntary insurance products; and a free Employee Assistance Program.
For employees working 5 hours per day or less: 9 paid holidays, 5 sick days, and a free Employee Assistance Program.
Eligible employees may qualify for referral bonuses, substitute incentives, seasonal retention stipends, back-to-school bonuses, and high-demand site stipends, subject to eligibility and available funding.
Employees at the McCutchanville location may qualify for a high-demand stipend of up to $500 per semester based on attendance.

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