Minimum Education Qualifications:

• Preferred: B.A. or associate in child development or related area
• Minimum: Associates degree in a Related area
• _ English /_Spanish language fluent

Required Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Experience

• Minimum of 1 year experience in office administration
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in childcare setting
• This position requires a good organizational skill set including use of computer software, tablet applications, database management, and other office equipment such as printers and scanners.
• Demonstrates professionalism, tact, flexibility, resourcefulness, and must be discreet, well organized, and a good communicator.

This position is responsible for the following Daily Tasks:

• Supervise and monitor student attendance.
• Provide teachers with planning time.
• Cover for teachers during lunch time.
• Provides ongoing assistance to all staff.
• Acts as a substitute for teachers in the case of absences (short-term) or if they arrive late or leave early on any given day.
• Creates and maintains a positive relationship with families, staff, and our community.
• Aids with sick or injured children, keeping them in the office until parents arrive.
• Maintains all child and staff records to minimum standards including updates as needed.
• Reviews child files and immunization and ensures each file always abides by minimum standards.
• Answers the telephone and replies to emails.
• Ensures all buildings are in good operating condition and lets the director know of any improvements needed.
• Maintains a minimum of 30 clock hours of ongoing early childhood training by the end of each year.
• Oversees the closing and/or opening procedures.
• Organizes and orders materials for activities, cleaning, school supplies in general.
• Ensures opening and/or closing procedures are fulfilled daily.
• Checks emergency kits at least weekly in classrooms and the playground.
• Distributes STEM packets, Teaching Strategies Cards, and Lesson plans.
• Ensures the resource room is organized.
• Aid teachers in finding materials for the activities in case they can’t find something or are unsure where it is located.
• Make sure the garden is being taken care of, including watering the plants.
• Throw away any toys or materials in the playground that are broken.
• Ensure all staff removes trash from classrooms daily and aids to manage center waste weekly on trash days.
• Track teacher’s training hours.
• Collaborate with the Director to check on the book and toys rotation of each classroom.
• Print last minute announcement signs such as (school closed due to winter storm).
• Assist in taking the children to their classrooms in the morning, taking their temperature and asking parents if there is anything to report.
• Distribute messages to teachers from parents during drop off.
• Assist in translation if or when needed.
• Assist during drills.
• Assist when bringing out children at the end of the day when needed.
• Make sure there is always ice in the freezer for ice packs.
• Blowing leaves when needed and ensures the school is presentable.
• Assist the Director to manage Bright Wheel communications.
• Help maintain office space and ensure it is clean and presentable.
• Participate in staff meetings.
• Assist in changing AC and humidifiers’ filters.
• Maintain and update the outside bulletin board.
• During fall there will be a lot of collaboration picking up leaves
• During summer collaboration make sure there is always sunscreen available for the children and teachers. Also, help clean the outdoor water tables at the end of the day
• Participates in campus events that fall outside of the workweek.

Physical Requirements:

• Lift up to 30 lbs. daily, multiple times.
• Repetitive bending, stretching, stooping, and sitting.
• Have mobility required to ensure the safety of the children.
• Work with children on the floor.
• Work outdoors in any variety of weather (hot, cold, windy etc.)
• Fully capable of having visual or hearing capabilities consistent with Child Care Licensing safety requirements.
• This position may involve possible exposure to blood or body fluids.
• Regular attendance is required for this position (a total of 97% of the time).
• Perform some cleaning and other related duties as needed.
• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Benefits

Full time employees working 40 hours/week and 12 months/yr. are eligible to receive the following benefits. Detailed parameters are listed in the school’s personnel policies and procedures handbook but include Workers’ Compensation; compensation to attend college classes; Paid Time Off and Holiday Pay

Compensation

42,000/ year

Pay: $42,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Paid time off

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Language:

• Spanish (Required)
• English (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Austin, TX 78722 (Preferred)

Ability to Relocate:

• Austin, TX 78722: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person