What are the responsibilities and job description for the Summer Zone Childcare Counselors (June 2-August 8) position at Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7?
Minimum Qualifications:
- Must meet educational requirements for child care worker under existing DCFS regulations
- Current CPR/First Aid certification
- Excellent communication skills – both verbal and written
- Ability to perform all duties as outlined in Job Description
Responsibilities:
- Maintains supervision, safety, and well-being of diverse children in large group setting
- Takes direction and completes tasks given by supervisors
- Ability to work independently (self-motivated) and as a team member
- Facilitates indoor and outdoor activities including material prep and clean-up accurately and in a timely manner
- Assures efficient transitions between activities
- Monitors children’s behaviors continuously, encouraging appropriate behavior and addresses inappropriate behavior
- Completes reports and records accurately and promptly
- Maintains cleanliness of areas of use, care and inventory of materials
- Adhere to all work rules and Board policies and procedures
- Performs other duties as assigned
Essential Physical Requirements:
- Must be able to lift, push or pull up to 50 pounds on a regular basis
- Must be able to speak, hear, see, write, walk, climb, stand, stoop, kneel, bend, twist, turn, push, pull and reach (above head and below knees) on a regular and repetitive basis
- Tasks require extensive use of hands including repetitive gripping, grasping, lifting and manipulation of equipment necessary to perform duties
Available shifts:
- 6:15am-12:15pm
- 12:00pm-6:00pm
Contingent Upon: Board approval
