What are the responsibilities and job description for the Before/After Care Facilitator position at Before and After Care?
Orchard Farm School Distirct is seeking before and after care facilitators to join our awarding winning team this 2024-2025 school year!
The Before/After Care Facilitator is to plan, organize and implement daily activities for school-age appropriate programming for students enrolled in Discovery Zone. The facilitator must provide the students with a leadership role, and be a positive role model all while providing a safe environment.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
An individual who holds this position is responsible for:
- Planning and implementing developmentally appropriate activities that advance all areas of children’s development and learning, including social, emotional, intellectual and physical competencies.
- Maintaining an orderly physical environment conducive to optimal growth and development of students.
- Working with individuals and groups of students to support academic and behavior management.
- Learning new skills having flexibility and willingness to perform a variety of tasks.
- Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with students, peers, parents, and staff members in a professional manner.
- Complying with State of Missouri licensing regulations to safeguard the health and safety of children in the program.
- Participating in professional development related to position.
- Maintain accurate student attendance.
- Supervision to ensure visual and auditory awareness of children at all times to ensure their safety.
- Perform other duties assigned but the Before and After Care Coordinator/Principal.
Supervisory Duties
Has supervisory responsibility over all students under their direct care.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
An individual who holds this positions must have the ability to:
- Knowledge of appropriate and effective discipline techniques and practices for children grades K-8.
- Knowledge of developmental characteristics of children pre-kindergarten through 8th grade.
- Knowledge of FERPA and confidentiality of student information.
- Excellent organizational, planning, and management skills.
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively, verbally and in writing.
- Ability to follow written and oral direction.
- Ability to problem solve and use sound judgement.
- Ability to adapt to changing operational conditions.
- Ability to be flexible, nurturing, and caring.
- Ability to establish and maintain appropriate relationships with adults and children.
- Ability to work cooperatively as a team member.
Qualifications
- High School diploma or GED preferred
- Two (2) years’ experience working with children in a similar setting preferred.
- Ability to demonstrate patience and compassion with young children.
Equipment Use
- Radio
- Computer and Tablet
- Telephone
- Door locking system
Physical Demands
- The employee may occasionally lift, carry and/or move up to 100 pounds.
- The employee is frequently required to feel, grasp, push, and reach with hands/arms.
- The employee is frequently required to stoop, kneel, crawl, perform repetitive wrist, hand and/or finger movement, and move up or down from/to sitting position.
Conditions and Environment
- Exposed to loud noise levels.
- Regularly exposed to varying inclement outdoor weather conditions.
- May be exposed to potentially hazardous bodily fluids.
Salary : $15