Description of Position
*First Review Date 12/01/2023*
The Incumbent will serve as a receptionist and, when needed, as a substitute teacher.
This will include a wide range of clerical, teacher and administrative support.
Responsibilities include:
monitoring the security entrance
greeting parents and children
identifying and directing visitors
answering the telephone and disseminating messages
providing resource and referral information
maintaining and updating all required records pertaining to children, staff and students
client billing and financial recordkeeping
taking inventory and purchasing supplies
acting as a liaison with other YC departments
maintaining waiting lists and assisting with enrollment of children
scheduling student observations and lab times
scheduling parent workshops
leading tours of the center
providing other administrative support, and performing other duties, as needed.
when needed, substitute in classrooms - assistant will maintain a safe, stimulating, and age-appropriate learning environment.
Will assist with room set-up, care-giving routines, small group activities, record keeping, and housekeeping chores as needed.
Will arrange the learning environment and interact with children in ways that promote their social/emotional, physical, and cognitive skills.
Minimum Expectations & Requirements
High School graduate, or GED equivalency
Minimum of two years of general office, clerical, and bookkeeping experience
Experience working with young children, birth through age 5
Ability to meet the unique developmental and learning needs of infants/toddlers in a nurturing manner.
Respect for children’s individual differences and learning styles.
Calm, patient and caring demeanor.
Flexibility, creative problem-solving skills and positive attitude.
Strong interpersonal skills
Ability to practice diplomacy, maintain confidentiality and always exhibit professionalism
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Ability to organize, prioritize and successfully complete tasks in a busy work environment
Ability to use independent judgment to accomplish projects and assignments
Competence with computers including databases, Internet, spreadsheets, and Microsoft Office Suite.
TB, health and fingerprint clearance or ability to obtain
Preferred Skills & Abilities
Associate degree
Knowledge of child development
Three years of increasing responsibility in an office environment
Ability to adapt in a changing workplace with creativity and innovation
Experience working with young children, birth through age 5
CPR and First Aid certification (infant/child)
Essential Functions
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
The requirements and competencies listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear.
The employee is frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel.
The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk and reach with hands and arms.
The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.
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