Early Head Start Program Assistant

 BENEFITS:

• Health, dental, vision
• vacation and sick time
• 4% 403(b) match after 2 years
• company paid life insurance and long term disability

POSITION SPECIFIC DETAILS:
Hours: 30-35 hours/week
Status: Full Year
Location: EHS East Office - 2820 Walton Commons

SUMMARY:
The Early Head Start Program Assistant is responsible for supporting the Madison and Stoughton Early Head Start Home Based programs. This includes preparation of: materials; transportation & nutrition needs for socializations; maintaining curricular resources for home visits; special projects; developing newsletters and other written materials and assisting the families, Family Advocates and Supervisors of EHS.  

QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS:

• Child Development or related Associate’s Degree and experience preferred
• Ability to understand office systems and procedures and utilize them in support of overall program compliance, with strong emphasis on record keeping, tracking and contact with public
• Strong computer literacy and 2 to 3 years of work experience in Microsoft Office programs, Outlook, Google – Gmail, Sheets, Drive, Docs, Windows Media, Paint, and the internet
• Coursework and / or experience in 0-3 education, human development and / or health services preferred
• Effective communication skills, written, verbal, and listening; ability to communicate professionally and effectively with parents, staff and management on a daily basis
• Successfully pass the Caregiver Background Check
• Successfully pass a TB screen and physical examination that verifies the employee is free from communicable diseases and is physically able to perform required job responsibilities
• Experience with low-income, multicultural families, and knowledge of needs of low-income families is preferred
• Bilingual (Spanish) skills, particularly spoken, desired, not required
• Must be detail-oriented and maintain a high level of accuracy
• Must have the ability to determine workload priority and work independently
• Ability to prioritize, organize, problem solve and effectively handle multiple tasks
• Must be available for frequent evening and occasional weekend work to support program needs
• Other duties as assigned