School-Age Child Care Site Coordinator /Part-time

Location

Stamford, CT | United States

Job description

ROSCCO Mission: To address the need for safe, structured and quality programs for families and their children.

Job Description Site Coordinator

PURPOSE OF POSITION

● To provide a successful, safe and supervised educational setting for children to receive child care and recreation.

● To maintain a safe and healthy environment.

● To promote the social, emotional, physical, and cognitive development

of the children.

● To facilitate parent and program communications.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Candidate must be at least 20 years of age. Candidate will possess a demonstrated ability to work well with children and one of the following combinations of education and experience:

• A Bachelor's Degree in a related field, six credit hours in child and youth development or other areas related to SAC programming, and six months related experience.
• A Bachelor's Degree in an unrelated field, nine credit hours in child and youth development or other areas related to SAC programming and one year of related experience.
• An Associate's Degree or two years college in a related field or equivalent certification, nine credit hours in child and youth development or other areas related to SAC programming, and eighteen months of related experience.
• Has completed and passed the Para-Pro Certification and demonstrates the administration skills needed to manage a program site and 5 years experience with ROSCCO.
• The Site Coordinator must meet, or is in the process of meeting, the qualifications for State of Connecticut approval as a After School Program Head Teacher.

AND

• Demonstrates the administrative skills needed to manage a program site of 40 to 60 students
• Demonstrates the group management skills needed to supervise a group of 20 students and has the ability to supervise and train both Group Leaders and Activity Leaders.
• Demonstrates the ability to read an activity plan in order to set-up and clean-up activities and has acquired the skill to lead an activity with a group of 10 to 20 students.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

● Meet the needs of all children; including those who are at risk, those with

special needs, those who are gifted, and those who are culturally diverse.

● Implement recreational activity plans, which promote the social, emotional, physical, and cognitive development of the children.

● Follow a consistent schedule, which includes small and large group

experiences, choice time, music and movement, large and small motor

activities, skill development, meals, and effective transitions between

activities.

● Encourage experimentation, exploration, problem solving, cooperation,

socialization, and choice-making; ask open-ended questions and listens

respectfully to the answers.

● Provide an atmosphere that promotes and reinforces parental involvement

in the classroom.

● Work with the school and ROSCCO in developing specialized plans if

needed.

● Coordinate support for students with special needs in the classroom and

develop a collaborative approach that benefits all children.

● Supervise and monitor children at all times.

● Respond to crisis or emergency situations that may occur.

● Provide first aid or CPR, prevent the spread of blood borne pathogens,

and access emergency services as needed.

● Maintain accurate reports and records related to program operation and

licensing.

● Participate in team meetings as needed to plan for and deliver

collaborative services across all components.

● Other duties as requested.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

● Strong knowledge of human development, family dynamics, and the needs of

children.

● Experience with children and families who may be at risk, have special needs or gifted, and come from culturally diverse populations.

● Ability to apply Early Childhood Development, Education or Human Development theory in daily classroom activities.

● Excellent communications skills, especially good listening skills.

● Competency in practicing healthy environment procedures.

ATTRIBUTES

R =Responsible, Reliable, & Resourceful

O = Organized, Outstanding Energy & Observant

S =Strong Communicator, Safety Supervisor & Step's up

C = Caring, Calm & Collected

C = Creative, Compassionate & Committed

O = Open to Learning & Out of this World!!

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Salary

$20 - $23 per hour