Jolayne Silva

Maintains control and accounts for whereabouts and safety of children and youth ranging in age from 6 weeks to 10 years. Assists in providing and leading planned activities for program participants.

Helps establish a program environment that promotes positive interactions with other children, youth, and adults. Helps prepare, arrange, and maintain indoor and outdoor activity areas and materials to accommodate daily schedules.

Helps create adult-made games and play materials (mixing paint and play dough and assembling props for dramatic plays, activities, etc.). Interacts with participants using appropriate approved guidance and development techniques as provided by supervisors and Training and Curriculum Specialists

Supervises participants during daily schedule of indoor and outdoor activities and on field trips, outings, and special events. Promotes and models safety, fitness, health, and nutrition practices.

Assists in maintaining program participation data and completing required daily reports. Provides care and supervision, oversight, and accountability for program participants in compliance with DoD Component, and local installation policies, guidance, and standards.

Performs tasks to assist the child development center director/assistant director in developing, administering, and evaluating on-going programs of age-appropriate individual and group educational activities for children.

Performs tasks to assist in providing advice to the Family Day Care Coordinator on necessary training of family day care providers and other staff; assists in providing training; and assists in the development of training tools.

Assists in conducting training for Child Development Program Assistants (CDPAS) and clerical staff using prescribed and/or locally developed curriculum, materials, and resources to meet the needs of individual staff members.