Job Description

Assists to plan and implement the child care program. Assists in supervising staff. Develops and promotes good community relations among various community and school clientele. Assists to prepare and implement quality programming.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES The subsequent duties outline the fundamental operations of the position and exemplify the nature of the tasks carried out. They do not encompass a comprehensive inventory of the obligations and responsibilities fulfilled in this role. The approximation of frequencies and time allocation percentages are flexible and subject to the requirements of the organization. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS This job has no direct supervisory responsibilities.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONSThe minimum prerequisites of formal education, professional work experience, certifications, licenses, endorsements, designations, trainings, and other criteria that a candidate must fulfill to be considered for a position. It is essential that certifications, licenses, endorsements, designations, and trainings are fulfilled, valid, and not expired.

• Criminal background check and fingerprinting required for hire
• The Before and After School Assistant Director must be age 21 or over
• To qualify for the position, the Assistant Director must have completed at least one of the following:
  a. A four-year college degree with such majors as recreation, outdoor education, education with a specialty in art, elementary or early childhood education, or a subject in the human services field
  b. An associate degree or sixty (60) semester credit hours from an accredited college or university and three (3) months (455 hours) of experience in the care and supervision of four (4) or more children over the ages of four (4) years who are not related to the individual

c. Twenty-one (21) months (3,185 hours)) of, experience in the care and supervision of four (4) or more children over the ages of four (4) years who are not related to the individual and one of the following qualifications:

• (1) Completion of six (6) semester hours, from a regionally accredited college or university; or
• (2) Completion of forty (40) clock hours of training in course work applicable to school-age children within the first nine months in the director position. The 40 clock hours of training cannot include any of the required trainings as listed in rule section 2.508

d. A current early childhood professional credential level II (2) or higher in version 3.0 as determined by the Department based on its Early Childhood Professional

• Verification of qualifications must be in the employee’s Staff Records File
• Each year, June 1 through May 31, the Assistant Director must complete at least 15 clock hours of training
• Experience in a paid child care program, para-educator experience, or any licensed teaching experience
• The Assistant Director must demonstrate an ability and interest in working with school age children
• Thorough and current knowledge of all aspects of childcare
• Strong leadership and management skills
• Excellent problem solving and decision-making ability
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Computer skills
• Complete all required training as required by licensing
• Current CPR/First Aid Certification or ability to obtain within 30 days

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORKING CONDITIONS The physical demands, mental functions, cognitive capacities, and work environment factors required to perform a position’s essential functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Light work strength level (lifting or carrying up to 25 pounds)
• Works both indoors and outdoors
• Typically a loud noise level
• Occasional lifting, pulling, and/or pushing
• Frequent bending, reaching, climbing
• Visual concentration
• Squatting
• Working with others

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS Formal education, professional work experience, certifications, licenses, endorsements, designations, trainings, and other qualifications relevant to the position that are strongly preferred but not mandatory for a candidate to be considered.

• Experience working in the public sector
• Experience working directly with people from diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds
• Racially conscious and culturally competent with the skill, will, capacity, and knowledge to commit to a culture of continuous improvement
• Paid licensed child-care program, teaching assistant/para-educator, or licensed teaching experience