Lead Child Care Facilitator (Community Education)

SUMMARY:  Provide assistance to the Child Care Program Manager with the District’s before/after School programs, as assigned. Provide a safe, supervised and secure environment for school-age children enrolled in Before/After School Programs; provide an opportunity for children to participate in a variety of activities, including core activities, homework time and enrichment opportunities. Provide leadership and supervision to program staff and volunteers.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

• Assist in supervision of the district’s before/after school programs ensuring smooth and effective operations and the adherence with applicable health, safety and licensing rules and regulations; maintains confidentiality and ethical standards
• Develop and assist with activity planning; secures substitutes for coverage of staff absences within programss
• Supervise, discipline, and evaluate staff work performance and skills
• Assist with the collaboration, delegation, and shared leadership
• Assist with the management of parent complaints concerning program and staff issues
• Participates in staff-development and professional development activities
• Assist with ordering equipment and supplies
• Assist in processing participant applications and establishing student files
• Collect, process, and report tuition revenues
• Provide adequate supervision both inside and outside
• Practice appropriate discipline techniques with children
• Maintain a professional manner including confidentiality and appropriate communication with staff, students and community
• Performs other duties of a similar nature and level as assigned

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

A teacher-caregiver is 21 years of age or older and provides the licensee with documentation of ONE of the following:

• Six months of child care experience AND:
  • A high school diploma or high school equivalency diploma; OR
• At least 12 credit hours from an accredited college or university, including at least six credit hours in early childhood, child development, or a closely-related field;
• Associate or bachelor degree from an accredited college or university in early childhood, child development, or a closely-related field; OR
  • National Administrator Credential (N.A.C.), Child Development Association (C.D.A.), or Child Care Professional (C.C.P.) credential.

LICENSING/CERTIFICATIONS:

• Valid CPR First Aid certification.
• Valid Food Handler Card
• Valid Level I Identity Verified Prints (IVP) Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card (FPCC)
• Provide negative tuberculosis skin test results

KNOWLEDGE OF:

• Supervisory principles, practices and techniques
• Practices and methods of coaching and leading the work of others
• Principles and practices of conflict resolution
• Basic budget administration
• Business math concepts
• Standard practices, methods and materials of assigned work
• Filing and record-keeping principles
• Uses and properties of supplies and equipment
• Applicable federal, state and local laws, codes, regulations (based on assignment)
• Customer service principles
• Specialized equipment relevant to area of assignment
• Modern office technology

SKILL IN:

• Supervising and evaluating staff performance
• Training and coaching staff
• Providing direction to others in order to meet standards
• Business math computations
• Exercising confidentiality
• Composing and maintaining basic original documents including reports, presentations, and correspondence
• Performing basic original research, compiling and assembling data
• Organizing tasks, meeting deadlines and prioritizing competing demands
• Overseeing and organizing and maintaining records and files
• Interpreting and applying applicable laws, codes, regulations and standards (based on assignment).
• Providing customer service
• Utilizing a computer and relevant software applications
• Utilizing communication and interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with coworkers, supervisors, the general public and others to sufficiently exchange or convey information and to receive work direction

ADA AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

Positions in this class typically require:  reaching, standing, walking, fingering, grasping, talking, hearing, seeing and repetitive motions.

Light Work:  Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.  If the use of arm and/or leg controls requires exertion of forces greater than that for Sedentary Work, and the worker sits most of the time, the job is rated for Light work.

Working Conditions: 

Work is routinely performed in an indoor, school environment, however outdoor work is sometimes required.

The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed by this position. Additional duties are performed by the individuals currently holding this position and additional duties may be assigned.

The Dysart Unified School District is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer in compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Civil Rights Act Title VII of 1972, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990. Dysart Unified School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability or age in employment or in any of its educational programs or in the provisions of benefits and services to students.