Before and After School Director - District Wide

Cherry Creek Schools•CO, CO

About The Position

The Before & After School Director plans and implements the child care program, supervises staff, promotes positive community relations among school and community stakeholders, and prepares and implements quality programming. The director oversees daily before- and after-school operations, including opening and closing the program, engaging with students, ensuring safe and developmentally appropriate activities, and handling attendance, discipline, parent concerns, supplies, food handling, sanitation, and students’ personal needs. The position includes responsibility for hiring, scheduling, supervising, training, and evaluating program staff; maintaining staff records that meet licensing requirements; and promoting before- and after-care and full-day programming. The director participates in meetings and professional development, communicates with families and school and district staff, and follows Colorado Department of Early Childhood licensing requirements. The position has supervisory responsibilities over the Before & After School Assistant Director, Before & After School Leaders, Support Leaders, and Before & After School Assistants.

Requirements

Must be at least 21 years old.
Meet at least one of the following qualification pathways: a four-year college degree in recreation, outdoor education, education with a specialty in art, elementary or early childhood education, or a human services subject; an associate degree or 60 semester credit hours from an accredited college or university plus three months (455 hours) of experience caring for and supervising four or more unrelated children over age four; 21 months (3,185 hours) of experience caring for and supervising four or more unrelated children over age four plus six semester hours from a regionally accredited college or university, or 40 clock hours of applicable school-age coursework completed within the first nine months in the director position; or a current Early Childhood Professional Credential level II or higher, version 3.0, as determined by the Department.
Complete at least 15 clock hours of training each year from June 1 through May 31.
Experience in a paid child care program, as a para-educator, or in licensed teaching.
Demonstrated ability and interest in working with school-age children.
Thorough and current knowledge of all aspects of child care.
Strong leadership and management skills.
Excellent problem-solving and decision-making ability.
Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Computer skills.
Complete all training required by licensing.
Criminal background check and fingerprinting are required for hire.
Current CPR/First Aid certification or ability to obtain it within 30 days.
Meet the physical requirements of light work, including lifting or carrying up to 25 pounds, occasional lifting, pulling, or pushing, frequent bending, reaching, and climbing, squatting, visual concentration, and working with others.

Nice To Haves

Experience working in the public sector.
Experience working directly with people from diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
Racially conscious and culturally competent, with the skill, will, capacity, and knowledge to commit to a culture of continuous improvement.
Paid licensed child-care program, teaching assistant/para-educator, or licensed teaching experience.

Responsibilities

Follow and enforce Colorado Department of Early Childhood licensing requirements.
Create and implement quality lesson plans for each day the program operates.
Open and close the program before and after school as scheduled.
Actively supervise and engage with students while they are in the program.
Plan and facilitate developmentally appropriate small- and large-group activities in a safe, nurturing environment with accessible, age-appropriate materials.
Oversee daily program operations, including preparing materials and toys, student discipline, parent complaints, attendance, food handling and sanitation, and students’ personal needs.
Purchase program supplies within district spending guidelines.
Attend monthly director meetings and principal and nurse meetings as required.
Seek out, interview, and hire program staff.
Supervise program staff and evaluate them annually and after 60 days of employment.
Create and distribute weekly staff work schedules.
Create and implement activities and field trips for full-day programming.
Promote and market before- and after-care and full-day programs.
Conduct monthly program staff meetings and maintain current staff files that meet licensing requirements.
Communicate with parents, students, school staff, district staff, and co-workers.
Attend and participate in professional development training required by licensing and the district.
Perform other duties as assigned or requested.
Direct, assign, train, evaluate, discipline, and, when appropriate, terminate direct reports.