1. After School Staff Orientation
Haywood County Schools

2. Review of Duties and Job Description
Staff Requirements
Site Administrator ( pgs. 3-7)
Lead Teacher ( pgs. 8-12)
Teacher Aids ( pgs )
Volunteers (pgs )
Review of Duties and Job Description
Document your training

3. Job Description: Group Leader
Adhere to policy and procedures in a pro-active manner, making the safety and care of children your primary focus
Promote and reinforce positive behavior
Maintain a nurturing environment
Actively engage with children at all times ( no personal cell phone, computer usage- no prolonged, off- task conversations)
Daily inspections of facility and supplies

4. Job Description: Assistant Group Leader
Adhere to policy and procedures in a pro-active manner, making the safety and care of children your primary focus
Promote and reinforce positive behavior
Maintain a nurturing environment
Actively engage with children at all times ( no personal cell phone, computer usage- no prolonged, off- task conversations)
Job Description: Assistant Group Leader

5. Review of Child Care Laws and Child Care Handbook

6. The mission of Haywood County After School is to meet each child’s needs in respect to their culture, background, and ability while offering a secure and warm atmosphere that compliments both home and school culture and provides genuine care, courtesy, and respect to each child.
Mission

7. Goals Goals: offer a variety of structured and unstructured activities
Provide experiences that foster social, emotional, physical, and intellectual growth for each child
Maintain a nurturing environment for each child in our care
Goals

8. Personnel Policies Code for Professional Practice and Conduct
See School Board policy 7305
Attendance
Dress Code
Punctuality
Smoking
Tech Usage
Food and Beverages
Follow DCDEE guidelines
Personnel Policies
Go back and link DCDEE food and beverage usage to the bottom of this slide

9. Center’s Operational Policies/ Parent Handbook
EACH SCHOOL SHOULD ADD THEIR OWN CONTENT
Center’s Operational Policies/ Parent Handbook
To change the information here, you will need to double click on the yellow text. This is where you will put your own information and then change the font size and color if desired. To change the font’s appearance, go to the top tool bar, Click on “Home”, then you can see the font’s name and size. The bold looking A will have a drop down arrow beside it on the right side and this is where you can click to change the color of any text that you have highlighted.

10. Role of State and Local Government
Fire Inspections
Sanitation Inspections
State Licensure Inspections
DSS
Role of State and Local Government
Directors: This should be documented on the

11. Observation of Center Operations
Each new employee will shadow either Director or designated Group Leader for up to two weeks.
Observation of Center Operations

12. Maintaining a Safe and Healthy Environment
ProSolutions
Building and Physical Premises Safety
Ensuring Building and Physical Premises Safety
Essentials of Outdoor Safety
Water Safety: Preventing Injury and Illness
Basic School Age Care ( BSAC) (Required within the first 3 months of employment)
First Aid and CPR (required within one year of employment and are offered throughout the year)
Maintaining a Safe and Healthy Environment

13. Recognizing Symptoms of Child Abuse and Neglect
2 Hour Online Training
Recognizing Symptoms of Child Abuse and Neglect

14. School Board Policy 6125 Administering Medications to Students
Beginning of the Year
Medication InService
School Board Policy 6125 Administering Medications to Students

15. Medications
•Permission consent form must be completed and signed by a parent/guardian and physician for all students who will take a medication at school. (includes prescription and over-the-
counter meds)
•Medication consent forms and medications are kept in the office and must be in the original container.
•Exception to this rule--- students with emergency medications. (Asthma inhalers,Epi-pens, and Diabetic medications, etc)
•Students who self carry are usually in middle or high school.

16. Emergency Meds
Some students have conditions that require emergency medications
These are usually asthma inhalers, Epi-pens, and Glucagon injections.
Teachers and staff may have to assist students in using these emergency medications.
If you have a student with a severe allergy, asthma, or Diabetes, please read the Emergency Action Plan provided by the school nurse to ensure you are prepared in case of an emergency situation.

17. Emergency/Medical Plans
If student will be leaving campus (field trip, sports, playground, etc.) emergency medication and permission form for use must be taken. Use of medication while off campus must be documented by responsible adult.
Emergency Medical Plans will be sent to you as quickly as they are developed. Please read each plan carefully and put them into a folder as you get them. School nurses are mandated to provide Emergency Plans 30 days from the time information is received about a student’s condition.
Once you receive Emergency Plans, it is YOUR
responsibility to make sure the plan is followed.

18. Medication Administration
Medications kept in the office are administered by
staff that are trained on a yearly basis. ANYTIME a new med is turned in by parent, NEW MED INTAKE log must be completed. (for nurse notification)
Medication administration log must be filled out completely including medication, date, time, reason for giving medication, route, missed doses, etc.
No medications are to be given without written parental consent forms/doctor authorization.
**Read the school board medication policy-6125.

19. Remember…
Each school is responsible for keeping medication records/logs for 10 years after the student has graduated.
Records should not be kept in the school nurse office but with secure school records.
These records can be audited at a later
date or accessed in legal cases.

20. Beginning of the Year Inservice
Blood Borne Pathogens
School Board Policy 7262 Communicable Diseases

21. Blood borne Pathogens for Schools
As a school employee, you must react to emergencies not only with your heart but with your head. Know the facts and take precautions to protect yourself. Students, co-workers and loved ones are counting on you!

22. Standard Precautions
Treat all blood and body fluids as potentially infectious.
Critical because it is impossible to tell who is infected with HBV, HCV, or HIV by appearances.
Many have no knowledge or symptoms of their disease.

23. Blood-borne Pathogens
Blood and body fluid exposure can make you more likely to contract a serious disease. The viruses that put you at risk are:
•Hepatitis B
•Hepatitis C
•HIV

24. Hepatitis B
Transmitted through contaminated blood & body fluids via sexual contact, mucous membranes, broken skin, and needle sticks
Infection of the liver
Can lead to cirrhosis, liver cancer, liver failure, and death
20% risk of infection with a
contaminated sharp
HBV is 100 times more infectious than HIV, has no cure, and can be fatal
Virus can survive in dried blood up to 7 days
HBV is the only blood borne disease with a vaccine available for protection

25. Symptoms of Hepatitis B
Fatigue
Loss of appetite, nausea
Jaundice (yellowing of skin and eyes)
Fever
Abdominal pain, joint pain
30% have no symptoms
Preventable

26. Hepatitis C Most common chronic blood borne infection in US
Causes liver inflammation, liver damage, liver failure, cirrhosis and liver cancer
Leading reason for liver transplants
2% risk of infection by contaminated sharp
HCV infected individuals often show no signs or symptoms
HCV is a slow progressing disease that may take years to cause serious liver damage

27. Symptoms of Hepatitis C
Same as Hepatitis B
May occur within 2 weeks to many years
85% don’t know they are infected
There is NO vaccine and NO cure for Hepatitis C!

28. HIV/AIDS Caused by Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Immune system is suppressed if not absent which causes person to be susceptible to all opportunistic infections
General Symptoms are:swollen lymph glands, sore throat, night sweats, weight loss, frequent colds/illnesses, and flu-like symptoms.
Spread through contact with mucous membranes & contaminated blood/body fluids, (sexual contact, IV drug use, tattoos & body piercings)
Spread from mother to baby during childbirth, and through breast
milk

29. HIV/AIDS Facts A chronic life-long disease
Some people will become HIV positive , but never develop AIDS
1 in 5 people are unaware they are even infected
HIV can only live for a few hours once it dries outside the body
There is no cure for HIV/AIDS

30. Please watch the video on proper disposal of contaminated
How do I protect myself?
Please watch the video on proper disposal of contaminated
gloves

31. •Get your HBV vaccine.
•Treat every person as if they have an infectious disease
•Always wear gloves when dealing with injuries/illnesses that involve blood or body fluids
•Wash your hands immediately after you take care of a person who is bleeding even if you wear gloves.
•Cover any broken skin or rashes with a bandage.
•Call the custodians to clean any blood/body fluid spills (Do not touch blood even if it is dry)

32. What if I am exposed? Wash with soap and water
Splash, rinse or flush mucous membrane or other contaminated area such the eyes with water for 15 min.
Seek medical attention if indicated

33. Post Exposure Follow Up
Follow Haywood County School’s Policy for
Exposure
Complete appropriate forms referenced in your school’s exposure control plan
Confidentiality is maintained

34. When to Wash Hands handling When to Wash Hands
•Before and after touching someone or something potentially infectious
•After removing gloves
•After handling potentially infectious material
•After using the bathroom
•Before eating, smoking, applying cosmetics, contact lenses
handling

35. Hand washing Wash hands with warm water and soap
Wash long enough to be able to sing the “Happy Birthday Song” or ABC song twice (about 20 seconds)
Lather well spreading to back of hands and
between fingers.
Rinse and dry well. Turn off water with a dry paper towel to avoid recontamination of the hands
Use Alcohol based hand sanitizer when
unable to get to a sink.

36. Wash all surfaces thoroughly
between the
back
of hands
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37. Blood borne Pathogens

38. Reducing the Risks
Research shows that proper safety precautions greatly reduce the
risk of coming into contact with blood borne pathogens.
To reduce your risk:
Handle all blood and body fluids as if they are infectious.
Dispose of sharps (needles) safely.
Wear personal protective equipment (PPE) when exposed to
blood and body fluids.
Clean and disinfect areas possibly contaminated with infectious materials with the proper cleaning agent or with a mixture of bleach and water (one part household bleach to 10 parts water).
Get the Hepatitis B vaccine.

39. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Equipment that protects you from contact with blood or other potentially infected material (PIM) include:
Gloves
Gowns, Aprons, Lab Coats
Face Shields, Protective Eye Wear
Masks, Mouthpieces, Resuscitation Bags

40. Contact your school nurse
Questions?
Contact your school nurse

41. Click here to complete form for Medication Adminsitration and
Blood Borne Pathogens

42. After School Director Contact:
Riverbend Elementary School- Maggie King
Hazelwood Elementary- Shirley Cutshaw
Jonathan Valley - Tonya Greene
North Canton - Whitney Tuft
Clyde - Brandy Littrell
Meadowbrook - Kathryn Barille
Bethel- Lisa Griffin
Junaluska- Julie Rogers