Before and After School Support Leader - Cimarron Elementary School

Cherry Creek Schools • Aurora, CO

2h • Onsite

About The Position

The Before and After School Support Leader assists students with severe special education needs by supporting individuals or small groups with curriculum and program activities, implementing programming and behavior strategies, and helping students generalize skills learned at school. The role provides assigned physical care, implements supports and accommodations outlined in a child’s 504 plan, maintains progress and behavior records, and helps ensure student safety and development. The position works with the program director, staff, families, students, and school and district personnel.

Requirements

• Must be at least 18 years old.
• Must demonstrate ability to work with children and meet at least one of the following: 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 in version 3.0 as determined by the Department.
• 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 child-care program, as a teaching assistant/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 programming to individuals and small groups to support generalization of learned skills.
• Provide assigned technical physical care for children with special needs, including toileting, grooming, cleaning ventilation devices, feeding, G-tube care, positioning, and range-of-motion support; administer medication as needed.
• Implement accommodations, supports, modifications, therapeutic procedures, behavior strategies, and programming outlined in each child’s 504 plan; maintain progress and behavior records and provide reports, feedback, and observations to the program director and staff.
• Maintain program safety protocols, monitor children, reinforce appropriate behavior, prevent self-harm and harm to others, and support social interaction and communication between children with special needs and general education peers.
• Assist the program director and staff with programming materials, attendance, documentation, and program events such as fire drills.
• Communicate with parents, students, school staff, district staff, and coworkers; maintain 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