Before and After School Director - District-Wide

Cherry Creek•Greenwood Village, CO

About The Position

Plans and implements the child care program, supervises staff. Develops and promotes good community relations among various community and school clientele. Prepares and implements quality programming.

Requirements

The Before and After School Director must be age 21 or over
To qualify for the position, the director must have completed at least one of the following: a. A four-year college degree with such majors as recreation, outdoor education, education with a specialty in art, elementary or early childhood education, or a subject in the human services field b. An associate degree or sixty (60) semester credit hours from an accredited college or university and three (3) months (455 hours) of experience in the care and supervision of four (4) or more children over the ages of four (4) years who are not related to the individual c. Twenty-one (21) months (3,185 hours)) of, experience in the care and supervision of four (4) or more children over the ages of four (4) years who are not related to the individual and one of the following qualifications: (1) Completion of six (6) semester hours, from a regionally accredited college or university; or (2) Completion of forty (40) clock hours of training in course work applicable to school-age children within the first nine months in the director position. The 40 clock hours of training cannot include any of the required trainings as listed in rule section 2.508 d. A current early childhood professional credential level II (2) or higher in version 3.0 as determined by the Department based on its Early Childhood Professional Verification of qualifications must be in the employee’s Staff Records File
Each year, June 1 through May 31, the director must complete at least 15 clock hours of training
Experience in a paid child care program, para-educator experience, or any licensed teaching experience
The director must demonstrate an ability and interest in working with school age children
Thorough and current knowledge of all aspects of childcare
Strong leadership and management skills
Excellent problem solving and decision-making ability
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Computer skills
Complete all required training as required by licensing
Criminal background check and fingerprinting required for hire
Current CPR/First Aid Certification or ability to obtain within 30 days
Light work strength level (lifting or carrying up to 25 pounds)
Occasional lifting, pulling, and/or pushing
Frequent bending, reaching, climbing
Visual concentration
Squatting
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

Follows and enforces all C olorado Department of Early Childhood licensing requirements.
Creates and implements quality lesson plans for every day the program is in operation.
Regularly scheduled to open and close the program before and after school.
Works directly and actively supervises and engages with students during times they are present in the program.
Plan and facilitate small and large group activities that are developmentally appropriate. Provide a safe, nurturing, environment conducive to the growth and development of each student with readily accessible, age appropriate materials.
Oversee the day-to-day operation of the program such as preparing materials and toys, student discipline, addressing parent complaints, daily attendance, proper food handling and sanitation practices, tending to student’s personal needs, etc. Purchase program supplies within the district’s spending guidelines.
Attends monthly director meetings, principal and nurse meetings as required.
Seeks out, interviews and hires all staff to work in the program.
Supervises program staff. Evaluate annually and after 60 days of employment.
Creates and distributes weekly work schedules to staff in program.
Creates and implements activities and field trips for full day programming.
Promotes and markets the program for before and after care and full days.
Conduct monthly program staff meetings with program staff. Maintain up-do-date staff files to meet licensing requirements.
Exhibits excellent communication with parents, students, school staff, district staff and co-workers.
Attend and participate in professional development trainings as required by licensing and district.
Perform other duties as assigned or requested.