Pay: $15.84 an hour

BENEFITS:

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

Public Service Loan Forgiveness

You may be able to receive help in paying your college loans off through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program due to working for Reach Dane

POSITION SPECIFIC DETAILS:
Hours: 20 hours/week
Status: Full Year
Location Position: will work with Green County families

The Early Head Start Program Assistant is responsible for supporting the Green County 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:

• Bilingual (Spanish) skills, particularly spoken, desired, not required
• 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
• 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 occasional evening and weekend work to support program needs
• Other duties as assigned

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation