School Age Program Leader

Summary

School year - Leader of the Before and After School Care Program with an average of 35-60 children from 3 local schools. Working closely with the Executive Director to manage up to 5 staff members, ensure health, safety, and quality of care for all children, program development with long-range planning for success. Provide all day Fun Day care to students on scheduled school closings. Focus on ways to incorporate Biblical principles and teachings in the short window of time with our students.
Summer - Supervisor of the Summer Camp Coordinator. Partner in the interview and onboarding process of seasonal staff. Partner to develop staff, students, activities, and fieldtrips schedule and provide proper training and feedback. Summer Camp has an average of 10-15 staff members and 60-80 school age children. Begin planning and recruitment for a successful summer program in March.

Exhibit and promote a happy, peaceful work environment. Establish and maintain positive rapport with children, parents, staff and church members while maintaining confidentiality.
Exhibit a positive attitude toward new ideas.
Promote team spirit and Christian love while providing customer service.
Professionally represent and promote the Child Development Center and Timberlake Church programs to community, parents, church and other childcare centers.
Other Requirements

• Christian faith with a heart for the church?s vision of ministry.
• Attendance and participation in the Timberlake Church service and ministries

Duties

• Arrive on-time, prepared for work.
• Organize and inventory the supplies/snacks needed. Purchasing snacks, supplies, materials, and equipment with proper approval.
• Involvement with interviewing, onboarding, and training new employees.
• Answer phone calls and return phone calls within 24 hrs.
• Recruit and coordinate volunteers to support volunteer opportunities across the CDC.
• Plan, prepare and participate in special programs and events throughout the calendar year that create special memories for the staff, students, and families.
• Assist staff in CDC classrooms as needed.
• Daily observation of students and related feedback to parents.
• Focus on ways to incorporate Biblical principles and teachings.
• Work as a member of a team and encourage teamwork among staff.
• Effectively communicate plans, activities, goals and changes to staff and supervisor.
• Proactively communicate and resolve conflicts/concerns amongst staff, or families in Christian love.
• Ensure that active supervision requirements and staff ratios are met or exceeded at all times.
• Scheduling of staff that will maximize labor cost and meet ratio requirements.
• Actively seek a minimum of 12 hours of related training annually.
• Other duties as required.

Requirements

• Graduate degree in a child-related field 6 months of programmatic experience OR
• Endorsement or bachelor's degree in a child-related field 1 year of programmatic experience, OR
• 48 semester hours or 72 quarter hours of college credit of which 12 semester hours or 18 quarter hours are in child-related subjects 1 year programmatic experience OR
• Minimum 2 years programmatic experience with one year in a staff supervisory capacity and at least one of the following:
• One yr early childhood certificate with at least 30 semester hours
• CDA program that requires high school completion or equivalent, 480 hours working with children, determination of competencies, 120 clock hours of child-related training taught by one with expertise in early childhood education and with documentation of master and competence, observation of the student's application of competence in classroom, combination of 6 yrs child-related education or programmatic experience, AND 12 semester hours or 180 clock hours in a child-related field, credential or equivalent and 2 yrs programmatic experience with one year in a staff supervisory capacity
• Certification of qualification from an internationally or nationally recognized Montessori organization; OR
• 3 yrs programmatic experience including 1 yr in a staff supervisory capacity and fulfilled a high school program completion or the equivalent. Programmatic experience shall be obtained in a child day center that offers a staff training program, documented minimum 120 hrs training during 3 yr period
• CPR/First Aid and MAT Trained, preferred
• 25 years of age, and clean driving record.
• Christian faith with a heart for the church's vision of ministry.

Nice To Haves

CPR and First Aid Certification
MAT Certification

Benefits

PTO and Holiday Pay