20 CAR § 1027-304 – Staff requirements

(a) A person shall be considered a staff member if they have disciplinary or supervisory control over participants, are left alone with participants at any time, or are counted in staff-to-participant ratio, regardless of whether they are paid by the facility or not.
(b)
1. (1) Staff members in an out-of-school time (OST) facility shall be age eighteen (18) years or older.
2. (2) Exceptions may be allowed for individuals sixteen (16) or seventeen (17) years of age to work in an OST facility if they meet all of the following criteria:
  1. (A) The individual shall not have disciplinary control over participants;
  2. (B) The individual shall not be left alone with participants at any time;
  3. (C) The individual shall be under the direct supervision of an adult (eighteen (18) years of age or older) staff member at all times;
  4. (D) The individual shall meet all other requirements; and
  5. (E) The individual shall:
(i) Be a high school graduate;
1. (ii) Have a General Education Diploma (GED); or
  1. (iii) Be enrolled in a high school or GED curriculum.
    1. (c) All staff members who work directly with participants shall:
2. (1) Have a high school diploma or GED; or
3. (2) Be enrolled in a high school or GED curriculum and complete the curriculum within one (1) year of hire.
  1. (d)
4. (1) All staff members who work directly with participants shall obtain at least fifteen (15) hours of training registered with the Office of Early Childhood professional development registry or Department of Education-approved or Division of Higher Education-approved training each year in continuing early childhood education or child and youth development.
5. (2) This training shall be appropriate for working with school-age children and youth.
(e) All staff members caring for participants shall be able to perform necessary job functions.
(f)
1. (1) Staff shall not engage in behavior that could be viewed as sexual, dangerous, exploitative, or physically harmful to participants.
2. (2) A caregiver shall not use profanity or speak in an abusive manner when participants are present.
(g)
1. (1) No caregiver shall consume or be under the influence of illegal drugs.
2. (2) A drug test may be required if there is reasonable cause to suspect violation of this requirement and the issue cannot otherwise be resolved.
3. (3) No caregiver shall consume or be under the influence of alcohol while delivering care.
4. (4) No caregiver shall consume or be under the influence of medications, prescription or nonprescription, that impair their ability to provide care.