After School Program Coordinator

Western New Mexico University • Mission, NM

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About The Position

The After School Program Coordinator is responsible for developing and maintaining quality programming, building respectful relationships, and managing the daily operations of the site. This role involves ensuring health, safety, and curriculum standards are met, collaborating with university departments, and facilitating family participation. The coordinator will also manage resources, maintain student records, implement emergency procedures, and supervise assigned staff.

Requirements

• Develops and maintains quality programming by implementing program policies, procedures, and standards to support the overall goals and mission of the School of Education, Early Childhood Programs and the University.
• Builds respectful relationships with children, families, staff, and community.
• Establishes communication between school management, ECP , and students.
• Supervises and maintains health, safety, and curriculum standards for compliance with all established state licensing and national accreditation requirements.
• Assists in evaluating program effectiveness through setting and reviewing the goals and objectives and adheres to the National Association for the Education of Young Children ( NAEYC ) Code of Ethical Conduct.
• Manages the daily operation of the site.
• Plans and conducts weekly staff meeting and individual classroom consultation.
• Collaborates with University departments to support student interest and enrichment opportunities course work.
• Develops and delivers orientation for the site.
• Plans afterschool programs to cater to the individual needs of the students enrolled in the program.
• Schedules site visits, prepares assessment tools and gathers and analyzes data for continuous program improvement.
• Using assessment tools collect and analyze data for all aspects of the program, to inform decision making to improve program quality.
• Facilitates and provides opportunities for family participation within the program to continue to meet the growing needs of families and professionals working with young children.
• Implements projects and programs to accomplish goals and retain high quality program design.
• Maintain cleanliness of all program areas.
• Manages resources to align cost with budget priorities and assesses the need for supplies and equipment, identifies best vendors to ensure durability and age appropriateness of purchases and places orders.
• Maintains records of students enrolled in the afterschool program in a confidential manner.
• Implements emergency procedures when necessary.
• Provides a broad range of administrative and supervisory functions.
• Supervises assigned staff in accordance with WNMU personnel practices including recruitment, training, performance evaluation, guidance, etc.
• Participates in the process of ongoing personal and professional development.
• Maintains comprehensive communication among all contacts (internal and external).
• Models professional standards and ethics in accordance with WNMU philosophy.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Responsibilities

• Develops and maintains quality programming by implementing program policies, procedures, and standards.
• Builds respectful relationships with children, families, staff, and community.
• Establishes communication between school management, ECP, and students.
• Supervises and maintains health, safety, and curriculum standards for compliance with all established state licensing and national accreditation requirements.
• Assists in evaluating program effectiveness through setting and reviewing goals and objectives.
• Adheres to the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) Code of Ethical Conduct.
• Manages the daily operation of the site.
• Plans and conducts weekly staff meetings and individual classroom consultations.
• Collaborates with University departments to support student interest and enrichment opportunities coursework.
• Develops and delivers orientation for the site.
• Plans afterschool programs to cater to the individual needs of the students enrolled in the program.
• Schedules site visits, prepares assessment tools, and gathers and analyzes data for continuous program improvement.
• Collects and analyzes data for all aspects of the program to inform decision-making and improve program quality.
• Facilitates and provides opportunities for family participation within the program.
• Implements projects and programs to accomplish goals and retain high-quality program design.
• Maintains cleanliness of all program areas.
• Manages resources to align cost with budget priorities.
• Assesses the need for supplies and equipment, identifies best vendors, and places orders.
• Maintains records of students enrolled in the afterschool program in a confidential manner.
• Implements emergency procedures when necessary.
• Provides a broad range of administrative and supervisory functions.
• Supervises assigned staff in accordance with WNMU personnel practices including recruitment, training, performance evaluation, and guidance.
• Participates in the process of ongoing personal and professional development.
• Maintains comprehensive communication among all contacts (internal and external).
• Models professional standards and ethics in accordance with WNMU philosophy.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: No Education Listed