School Age Care Senior Program Assistant - PT-30

City of Durham, NC • Multiple Locations, NC

74d • $19 - $21

About The Position

Work. Serve. Thrive. With the City of Durham. Advance in your career while making a real difference in the community you serve. A nationally accredited team of passionate professionals devoted to building better lives and a better community through the power of parks and recreation. Our talented team at Durham Parks and Recreation is devoted to community service and provides a diverse range of programs, services, opportunities, and experiences while being united through our core pillars of creating equitable economic impacts; advancing conservation; rejuvenating health and wellness; enhancing quality of life and sustaining social equity.

Requirements

• High School diploma/equivalent (GED, HiSet, TASC).
• 2 years of experience in child development, elementary education, recreation administration, or a related field.
• A minimum of 1 year verified experience working in a licensed childcare program or a minimum of 1.5 years hours working in an unlicensed childcare program.
• Valid North Carolina Class C Driver's License with a satisfactory driving record.
• Valid Adult and Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED - with Anaphylaxis and Epinephrine Auto Injector Certification within the first six months of employment.
• At least 1 year of experience working with children ages 5-12.
• Skill in managing behavior expectations, engaging with participants, and encouraging participants ages 5-12 to be involved in group/individual activities.
• Experience supervising recreational activities or in a related child development field (to include Elementary Education, Child Development, Physical Education, and Early Childhood).
• Experience developing and maintaining an after school and/or summer camp program licensed through the NC Division of Child Development and Early Education.
• Basic swimming skills and comfortable in the water.
• Comfortable working with all ages and levels of ability.
• Comfortable working both indoors and outdoors.

Nice To Haves

• Willing to work some weekends.

Responsibilities

• Prepares, implements, and leads games and recreational activities for children.
• Assists participants with completion of homework tasks using available resources.
• Interacts with participants, listens to concerns, and works to offer a fun and engaging environment.
• Recognizes and responds to opportunities for group and individual problem solving.
• Provides behavior management, adjusts as needed to mitigate issues, completes write-ups, and escalates problems to supervisor as needed.
• Documents and submits incident and accident reports to program supervisor.
• Collaborates with supervisor, other staff, and volunteers to conduct activities.
• Assists with the development of daily schedules, coordinates space, identifies resources and plans developmentally appropriate activities.
• Assists with personal care, mobility, communication, and other basic needs.
• Assists with employee training, observes and evaluates staff, and plans and leads staff meetings to provide opportunities for feedback.
• Helps to assure adherence to program objectives and state licensure standards.
• Attends workshops/trainings, classes, seminars, and lectures to meet professional development requirements and to enhance and maintain knowledge of trends and developments in School-age care.
• Addresses patron questions, concerns, and complaints and escalates concerns to Supervisor as situation warrants.
• Assists with processing participant registrations and fee payments in Active.Net recreation software system.
• Administers medicine according to authorized Medication Administration Forms and policy; and provides first aid in case of minor injury.
• Performs duties in the setting of Summer Camp programs.
• Indoor and outdoor environment Recreation Activities (all weather types).
• In water supervision of program participants (swimming).

Benefits

• Hiring Range: $19.66 - $21.67/hour
• 30 hours or more per week; 12:00pm-6:00pm Monday-Friday during the school year; Intersession / Fun day camps 7:30am-6:00pm; Summer Camp 7:30am-6:30pm; Some evenings and weekends required.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Industry: Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support
• Education Level: High school or GED