Vail
School District
Job
Description
Job Title: Support Staff, Lead
Department: Community Services
Reports To: Community
Services Coordinator
FLSA Status: Non-exempt
Level: 3
SUMMARY: Supervise
children in the district's community service programs.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES
AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the
following. Other duties may be assigned.
Responsible for the supervision of children and the implementation
of activities.
Provide an atmosphere where children are safe and feel nurtured
and valued.
Arrange the environment so that the activities/centers are
interesting and developmentally appropriate.
Responsible for written activity/lesson plans
Meet children's needs in all areas: physical, social, emotional
and cognitive.
Participate in the children's activities by observing, extending
language experiences, modeling desired behavior and facilitating conflict
resolutions.
To use appropriate and positive discipline and to communicate with
staff and children so that discipline is consistent.
Responsible for communicating positively and effectively with
parents and always acknowledging and greeting parents/visitors/children when
they arrive and depart.
Maintain accountability of children, making sure they are signed
in and out by authorized person.
Responsible for tracking children going to and from program.
Monitor supply and maintenance needs of the facility.
Attend all required staff meetings and receive a minimum of 24
hours of job-related training each year, as well as lead teacher training
provided by the Parent/Staff Educator.
Document all training on the Professional Development Documentation
Form.
Maintain on-going communication with parents following the
"Communication Kit" and documenting monthly communication with each
family.
Responsible for posting current activity/lesson plans, lunch/snack
menus and "Look What We Did Today" board.
Responsible for providing information for the site's monthly
newsletter.
Responsible for maintaining emergency information and sign-in
sheets for each child.
Responsible for making sure billing statements, permission slips
and newsletters, etc. are received by parents.
Responsible for following rules and regulations of the Department
of Health Services and accreditation agency.
Responsible for documenting communications, phone messages,
written correspondence, parental requests and concerns.
Responsible for reading the Staff Notebook and signing in and out
each day.
Assume tasks assigned by the Site Leader, Parent/Staff Educator
and /or Coordinator.
Maintain a
work atmosphere that generates trust, collaboration and caring.
SUPERVISORY
RESPONSIBILITIES
Support Staff and
children.
QUALIFICATIONS To
perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each
essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative
of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may
be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential
functions.
EDUCATION and/or
EXPERIENCE
High school diploma or
general education degree (GED)
Minimum 6 months
experience in childcare or related field.
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Ability to read and
interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance
instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability
to write routine reports and correspondence.
Ability to speak effectively to students, parents, and employees of the
organization. Ability to communicate effectively with students who have speech
and language disabilities.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
Ability to add,
subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers,
common fractions, and decimals. Ability
to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
REASONING ABILITY
Ability to apply
common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written,
oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal
with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
CERTIFICATES,
LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS
None.
PHYSICAL
DEMANDS The physical demands described here are representative
of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential
functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable
individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the
duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; use
hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or
hear. The employee frequently is
required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move
up to 50 pounds. Specific vision
abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, and ability
to adjust focus.
High level of energy
and good health required.
Will include working
outside in all type of weather; including direct Summer sun.
WORK
ENVIRONMENT The work environment characteristics described here
are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the
essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to
enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The noise level in the
work environment is usually moderate.