Before and After School Support Leader - Woodland Elementary School

Cherry Creek • Aurora, CO

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Before and After School Support Leader assists students with severe special education needs, individually or in small groups, with curriculum and program activities. The role adapts and delivers programming to meet individual needs, helps students generalize skills learned at school, and implements accommodations, supports, modifications, therapeutic procedures, and behavior strategies outlined in students’ 504 plans. The position also provides assigned physical care, maintains safety and progress records, communicates with families and school and program staff, and supports program operations. The role has no direct supervisory responsibilities and reports to the Director or designee.

Requirements

• Must be at least 18 years old.
• Must demonstrate the ability to work with children and meet at least one of these qualifications: at least three months (455 hours) of verified experience caring for and supervising four or more unrelated children over age four; or a current Early Childhood Professional Credential Level I or higher under version 3.0, as determined by the Department using its Early Childhood Professional Credential 3.0 Worksheet.
• Complete at least 15 clock hours of training each year from June 1 through May 31.
• Knowledge of most aspects of childcare.
• Ability to develop and use appropriate discipline procedures.
• Some leadership and management skill.
• Ability to make appropriate decisions and solve problems effectively.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Criminal background check and fingerprinting required for hire.

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.
• Experience in a paid licensed childcare program, as a teaching assistant or para-educator, or in licensed teaching.

Responsibilities

• Follow and enforce Colorado Department of Early Childhood licensing requirements.
• Assist children with program activities, adapt programming to individual needs, and deliver activities to individuals and small groups to support generalization of skills learned at school.
• Provide assigned physical care for children with special needs, which may include toileting, grooming, cleaning ventilation devices, feeding, gastrostomy tube (G-tube) care, positioning, and improving range of motion; administer medication as needed.
• Implement accommodations, supports, modifications, therapeutic procedures, behavior strategies, and programming specified in each child’s 504 plan.
• Maintain progress and behavior records with the program director, including special reports, feedback, and observations shared with the director and staff.
• Uphold program safety protocols, monitor children, reinforce appropriate behavior, and prevent self-harm or harm to others.
• Support social interactions and communication between children with special needs and general education peers.
• Help the program director and staff prepare programming materials, attendance records, and documentation, and assist with events such as fire drills.
• Communicate effectively with parents, students, school staff, district staff, and coworkers.
• Maintain the confidentiality of student information.
• Attend and participate in professional development training required by licensing and the district.
• Perform other duties as assigned or requested.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed