Job description
Receptionist/Teacher’s Aide
Reports To:
Director/Assistant Director
Position Purpose:
The receptionist is the first point of contact for parents and teachers that come in the center. They are responsible for greeting families and teachers, helping and reminding them to check in and out of the system, answering phone calls and aiding families and teachers on a daily basis.
The Teacher’s Aide helps the Teacher and/or Lead Teacher in planning and implementing the daily program for children, supervises the class when the Lead is out of the room, helps with meals, safety and assists in maintaining a clean and orderly room and Center. May be required to work with various age groups and change diapers and soiled clothing as needed.
Essential Functions:
· Answers the phones courteously and promptly
· Takes messages and transfers calls
· Enters data into the computer system (tours)
· Provides potential families with information on the center
· Emails families when needed
· Provides the directors with classroom daily counts
· Completes the daily food count for kitchen and updates accordingly
· Files children’s paperwork in each file
· Provides families with menu document when they join Gourmet Gorilla (infant classrooms-12 months at the beginning of each month)
· Create food allergy and preference cards for classroom and kitchen
· Update parent contact information and provide to each classroom when a new child starts
· Put together enrollment and tour packets
· Create and assign pins for families to enter building
· Provides interview candidates with application to complete
· Retrieves buggies for classrooms to help aide in going outside
· Print and distribute monthly menus to kitchen, classrooms and lobby
· Assist families with signing in/out
· Update indoor/outdoor schedule daily
· Update parent bulletin board as needed
· Create face cards for classrooms when new child starts
· Create crib tags in infant rooms
· Maintain cleanliness in front desk/lobby area
· Coverages and aides teachers in classroom when needed (i.e. bathroom breaks, maintain ratios)
· Attends all staff training sessions, meetings and programs sponsored by the Center, as required.
· Helps with meal and snack preparation, feeding children, modeling table manners at family style meals.
· Helps children learn to think creatively, to solve problems independently, and respect themselves and others.
· Maintains strict confidentiality regarding children and families.
· Able to stoop and bend to interact on child's level throughout the day.
· Physically and mentally reacts appropriately and immediately to unexpected circumstances.
· Able to interact and communicate with children on the playground/classroom, i.e. run, jump, dance, demonstrate physical exercises.
· Occasionally lifts or moves average weight of up to 60 pounds in awkward or difficult positions (such as to prevent an accidental injury to a child).
· Uses proper lifting procedures and seeks appropriate assistance with heavy lifting when possible.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Pay: From $15.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Employee discount
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Referral program
- Tuition reimbursement
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
Application Question(s):
- Have you taken any early childhood related classes?
Education:
- Associate (Preferred)
Experience:
- Front desk: 1 year (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
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