What are the responsibilities and job description for the Specialist Early Childhood Enrichment CITC position at Anchorage School District?
- A high school diploma or equivalent.
- A Child Development Associate (CDA) Credential within one year of hire, or years of experience working in an early childhood setting.
- First aid and CPR certification within the first month of hire.
- Work experience in a center-based, home visitor, or family childcare program within the past five years.
- Knowledge of different cultures and various communication and learning styles.
- Experience working with diverse populations.
- Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to be self-directed, prioritize tasks, and work independently.
- Ability to assimilate and apply new knowledge and routines quickly and accurately.
- Delivers direct tutoring and enrichment activities tailored to the developmental needs of 4-year-old children who qualify for preschool.
- Supervises and supports students daily, ensuring a nurturing and engaging learning environment.
- Effectively networks and strategizes with district, school, and community partners.
- Collaborates with students, parents, and school teams to improve attendance, grades, test scores, behavior, and graduation readiness.
- Responds to parent, student, teacher, and staff requests for assistance with needs and services.
- Maintains positive communication with parents, the district office, school counselors, nurses, community, school, federal programs, and other personnel to address the needs of individual students to improve services and outcomes.
- Offers educational opportunities on an individual, small group, or large group basis according to the needs and academic achievement of students, including planning and implementation of one or more regular school-based group(s).
- Provides social service referrals for students and families to community agencies when appropriate.
- Develops and implements effective systems to monitor and analyze student data and implement effective data-based decision-making to respond to needs based on data.
- Works with education program coordinators in determining program effectiveness with periodical reports and data collection.
- Attends school events such as parent/teacher conferences and open house nights to promote the Cook Inlet Tribal Council Preschool Enrichment Program.
- Attends assigned training and professional development as determined by the Preschool Department and school.
- Promotes, publicizes, and connects students to district Preschool opportunities such as college/career readiness, night classes, credit recovery, and other enrichment and/or remedial opportunities.
- Establishes and maintains positive relationships with families, students, and staff.
- Maintains organization and completes projects and tasks in a timely manner.
- Works a flexible work schedule which may change periodically to accommodate delivery of services.
JobID: 19954
Position Type:
Professionals and Supervisors/Specialist Early Childhood Enrichment
Professionals and Supervisors/Specialist Early Childhood Enrichment
Date Posted:
3/19/2025
3/19/2025
Location:
NORTH STAR ELEMENTARY
NORTH STAR ELEMENTARY
Date Available:
08/11/2025
08/11/2025
Bargaining Unit: ACE
Work Year: 188 days, 12 contract payments
Work Day: 5.5 hours per day
FTE: Part time, 0.6875 FTE
Salary: ACE B, step A - P ($41,081 - $53,713), DOE
Job Summary
The Early Childhood Enrichment Specialist holds a pivotal role in providing specialized support, guidance, and educational enrichment to qualified 4-year-old children under the Child Development Associate (CDA) Credential. This position requires a deep commitment to fostering the holistic development of young learners, encompassing emotional, social, physical, and intellectual growth. This position has a retirement association with the Public Employees’ Retirement System (PERS).
Job Requirements
The following are required:
The following are preferred:
Essential Job Functions
Physical /Mental Demands
The physical demands of this job require frequent standing, walking, sitting, speaking and hearing. Specific visual abilities are also required. The employee is regularly required to reach with his/her hands and arms and occasionally lift items weighing less than 40 lbs. Additionally, the employee must be able to understand vague and implicit instructions, be able to readily recall facts and details, handle conflict and make effective decisions under pressure. The employee must have the ability to effectively manage the stress of working with students, parents, and other employees representing diverse cultures, personalities, and work styles in a dynamic work environment.
The Anchorage School District is committed to providing reasonable accommodations, according to applicable state and federal laws, to all individuals with a qualified physical or mental disability.
Work Environment
Work is performed in a professional environment with a wide variety of individuals having differing functions, personalities and abilities, including working with diverse groups of people in a variety of different settings.
While performing the duties of this job the employee may be regularly exposed to a video display. The employee may be exposed to outdoor weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Additional Job Information
This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job related duties as requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments.
Anchorage School District (ASD) employees must possess the ability to read and write in English. This also includes the ability to communicate in English with school staff, co-workers, and the public; as well as have the ability to comprehend and carry out oral and written directions and understand and follow English instructions and written documents.
Offers of employment are contingent upon completion of a satisfactory criminal background check. For certificated positions, this is in addition to the background check conducted through the certification process with the Alaska State Department of Education and Early Development (DEED).
This position may be required to work in ASD facilities on the military installations (JBER). Please visit the government REAL ID website for additional information.
The Anchorage School District is an equal employment opportunity employer.
Salary : $41,081 - $53,713
