• Plan, prepare and implement activities such as art, music, sports, games, and field trips for youth and teens
• Plan and implement age-appropriate activities for youth modeling both the Recreation Services Program Standards and State of Colorado Childcare Licensing Guidelines
• Provide oversight of daily administrative functions
• Monitor, supervise, and actively lead children in the program area
• Provide a healthy, clean, and safe environment; ensure that all facilities, equipment, and supplies are maintained
• Act as lead supervisor of a team of three to ten program leaders
• Develop and lead constructive staff meetings and productive staff training; attend all required trainings, and complete required certifications
• Assess the needs and interests of customers
• Provide necessary first aid; complete required paperwork efficiently and according to professional standards
• Demonstrate support for administrative decisions
• Attend all trainings and complete any related State Licensing certifications 
• Attend required special events when necessary as a representative of the Youth Programs

• Ability to think and act independently, problem solve and work with minimal supervision
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, verbally and in writing
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships
• Ability to comply with pertinent City and division policies and procedures
• Ability to represent the City in a positive manner 
• Ability to work in stressful situations
• Excellent customer service and leadership skills

• Possess high school diploma or GED 
• Director Qualified in the State of Colorado for School-Aged Child Care Centers:
  • A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in recreation, outdoor education, education with a specialty in art, elementary or early childhood education, or a subject in the human service field; or 
  • Two years of college training and six months (910 hours) of satisfactory and verifiable full-time or equivalent part-time, paid or volunteer, experience, since attaining the age of 18, in the care and supervision of four or more children; or 
  • Three years (5460 hours) of satisfactory and verifiable full-time or equivalent part-time, paid or volunteer, experience (Satisfactory experience includes experience in the care and supervision of four or more children from the ages of 4 to 18 years old, unrelated to the individual, since attaining the age of 18) and one of the following qualifications:
    • Complete six semester hours, or nine quarter hours in course work from a regionally accredited college or university; or 
    • 40 hours of training in course work applicable to school-age children and the department-approved courses in injury prevention and playground safety for School-Aged Child Care Centers within the first nine months of employment
      • Satisfactory experience includes experience in the care and supervision of four or more children from the ages of four (4)-eighteen (18) years old, unrelated to the individual, since attaining the age of eighteen (18).
• Experience working in a licensed school-age childcare environment
• Possess, or obtain within 30 days of hire, First Aid and CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) certifications

• Possess, or obtain upon hire, and maintain a valid, non-probationary Colorado driver's license not subject to restriction related to alcohol and/or drug violations or pending charges

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