School Aged Child Care - SACC Director

Utica Community School District•Sterling Heights, MI

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The School-Aged Child Care (SACC) Director is responsible for managing the overall operation of the Utica Community School District School Age Child Care program. This includes providing a safe, healthy, consistent, and positive environment for children, supervising staff, implementing curriculum, developing parental rapport, ensuring profitability, maximizing enrollment, and being available at any program location as needed. The role involves completing new hire orientations, maintaining required staff documentation, implementing progressive discipline, training staff to cover site director absences, and auditing personnel and children's files.

Requirements

At least 21 years old
Minimum 2 or 3 CEU semester hours in childcare administration
6 credits from an accredited University in a childcare related field
Three years’ experience in a childcare
Current CPR/First Aid training
Knowledge and experience working with school-age children 5-12 years of age
Maturity, responsibility, and a sincere interest in working with children
Strong interpersonal and organizational skills
Able to communicate with children and problem solve
Ability to be consistent, fair, and set reasonable rules
Able to plan and prioritize work and time
Ability to react and move quickly, to foresee problems, and redirect children before an incident occurs
Able to consult and talk with parents in a professional manner
Be flexible in working with different age groups
Consults SACC Coordinator prior to making any decisions concerning program issues
Punctual, motivated, and able to work a flexible schedule
Agreeable to adjust daily schedule as needed when student to caregiver ratio changes
Able to lift, push, and/or carry 40 lbs.
Able to sit for 30 minutes, and stand for more than an hour
Knowledge of safety issues and emergency procedures concerning school-age children 5-12 years of age
Frequent lifting, carrying or holding children up to 60 lbs
Repetitively bend, stretch and stoop
Work with children on the floor
Fully maintain sight and sound child supervision
Perform light cleaning duties
Other duties as assigned

Responsibilities

Provide a welcoming and friendly classroom environment for all children, parents, visitors, and the school community.
Assist and supervise children during all activities; counsel children as needed using positive and appropriate discipline techniques.
Communicate effectively with parents, address concerns in a timely manner, give positive feedback, and provide regular updates to families.
Maintain a safe and secure environment for children, being aware of child activities at all times.
Help to maintain a learning environment with developmentally appropriate activities for children ages 5-12.
Check children into the SACC program and ensure proper staff to child ratios are kept.
Ensure that the appearance and cleanliness of the classroom are appropriately maintained.
Maintain confidentiality regarding families, co-workers, and self.
Observe, record, and report significant undesirable children behaviors to either the SACC Director, parents/guardian or appropriate authorities.
Adjust the daily schedule as needed when the child ratio changes.
Be available for additional hours when the elementary schools have early dismissals or during mid-winter and spring breaks.
Assume responsibility in an emergency or if Director is absent.
Present a positive and professional image at all times.
Adhere to district policies and state licensing guidelines.
Manage the overall operation of Utica Community School District School Age Child Care program.
Provide a safe, healthy, consistent, positive, caring environment to children in your care.
Supervise staff.
Implement curriculum.
Develop parental rapport.
Ensure self-supporting profitability.
Ensure maximum enrollment.
Be available to the program(s) at any location based on the needs of the program.
Complete required new hire orientation.
Complete and maintain necessary documents for staff that is required by the State of Michigan.
Take a progressive approach with discipline and document verbal and written warnings.
Train a staff member to assume responsibility of the site when the site director is not available.
Maintain and audit personnel and children files to make sure files are up to date.
Arrange for substitutes as needed.
Ensure proper staff supervision of the children in the program.
Insures that staff follows all school and licensing procedures to safeguard health and safety of the children.