Alejandra Castro

Mentor

• Mentor assigned CY Program Assistant team.
• Work with senior employees to provide instruction and training to lower-level employees.
• Model appropriate behaviors and techniques for working with children.
• Assist the T&C Specialist with recording observations of team members' on-the-job skills.

Curriculum

• Plan activities based on observed needs of individual children. Continually review activities and plans for appropriateness.
• Work with T&C Specialist, supervisor, and the CY Program Assistants to implement activities and special events that meet the physical, social, emotional, and cognitive needs of children.
• Incorporate special instructions provided by parents such as special dietary needs, physical needs, or other information that may affect the child experience in the program.

Indoor and Outdoor Environment

• Work with team members to prepare, arrange, and maintain indoor and outdoor activity areas and materials to accommodate daily schedules.
• I Make suggestions about improvements to the activity areas.

Interactions and Relationships

• Encourage participant to promote positive interactions with other children, and adults.
• Interact with children using approved child guidance and youth development techniques.

Supervision of Children

• Provide care, supervision, oversight, and accountability for program participants.
• Ensure children depart with authorized person according to written parental instructions.
• Oversee arrival and departure of children.
• Supervise children during daily schedule of indoor and outdoor activities.

Parent Communication

• Interacts professionally with employees, parents, and local installation command personnel.

Assessment

• Observe children and documents developmental progression and/or concerns and uses the information in planning.