Children's Center Supervisor

Associated Students Inc•Pomona, CA

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

Established in 1963, Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) is a non-profit corporation guided by a student board and managed by full-time professional staff. ASI is a part of the Cal Poly Pomona Division of Student Affairs with a dashed reporting line to Administrative Affairs. ASI serves the entire campus population, including over 26,000 students, by providing opportunities for student engagement, student employment, and a multitude of programs and services such as recreation and wellness, student union and activities, student government, and childcare. ASI operational support areas include human resources, financial services, information technology, facilities management, and marketing. ASI employees exhibit our values of integrity, honor, dedication, loyalty, and respect in every interaction with each other, our students, the campus community, and guests of Cal Poly Pomona. The Cal Poly Pomona Children’s Center is a high-quality preschool program that is operated jointly through a partnership between the Associated Students Inc. (ASI) and Cal Poly Pomona. The Children’s Center opened in 1974 to help support student parents achieve their educational goals while attending Cal Poly Pomona. The Children’s Center places a high value on intentional and respectful relationships among staff, our families, and the children. Our full-time and part-time staff are an integral part of our program as they perform a variety of tasks related to maintaining the children’s Learning Environments, providing active supervision of the children, and providing professional office support so that the needs of families and CPP students providing services at the center are met.

Requirements

Certification in Pediatric CPR/AED and First Aid within 30 days of employment (provided by ASI)
CA Food Handler Certification within 30 days of employment (provided by ASI)
At least six months of leadership or supervisory experience
At least six months of experience working in an office setting
Experience with general office software, including but not limited to, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
Ability to work effectively in a team environment
Ability to perceive children’s needs and develop positive relationships
Ability to communicate sensitive information with tact and consideration
Ability to adapt willingly to frequent changes in activity, priorities, and/or work schedules.
Ability to follow written and verbal instructions
Ability to anticipate and diffuse problems and disruptive situations
Ability to satisfactorily complete a background check (including a criminal records check)

Nice To Haves

Experience (paid or unpaid) working with children 5 years and younger preferred

Responsibilities

Assists with the overall management of the Children’s Center day-to-day office operations including high-quality customer service, safeguarding of minors, effective utilization of administration software systems
Assists with the recruitment, hiring, training, development, evaluation, and coaching of the Children’s Center Assistants, Office Administrators, and Lead Office Administrators
Provides supervision, scheduling, and time and attendance for part-time staff
Manages multiple concurrent projects and meets required deadlines
Supports all areas of office operational oversight to fill in, as needed
Assists with the development and implementation of administrative operational strategies
Maintains a high standard of care and customer service
Remains alert to security and safeguarding of children in and around the Children’s Center, taking immediate corrective action when appropriate
Follows program policies and procedures including any regulatory mandates
Prepares and maintains appropriate activity, accident, injury, and incident reports, as needed
Provides emergency care and treatment as required, in a calm and effective manner, until the arrival of emergency medical services
Attends and assists in development and execution of orientations, training and student development
Performs other related duties, as assigned