FALL CAMP - Child Care Facilitator - Dysart Unified School District

***FALL CAMP OCTOBER 14 - 18, 2024***

***FALL CAMP SET UP OCTOBER 11, 2024***

SUMMARY: Develop and implement a well-organized, enriching and impactful before/after school program environment in which students can take full advantage of the activities and available resource materials.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Set-up Center.
• Supervise daily operation of the Center to continue meeting licensing, fire, and sanitation requirements.
• Supervise participant applications and establishing student files.
• Supervise Volunteers, Tutors and other assigned staff.
• Develop and implement activity schedules consistent with program requirements.
• Develop and support an engaging an effective team, through shared responsibilities, professional development, coaching, and support.
• Ensure that all participating parents have read and signed the parent information book prior to child’s first day of enrollment.
• Assist the Child Care Manager with the design and development of information for monthly program newsletters.
• Communicate needs for equipment and supplies based on effective inventory management and processing purchase orders with the Child Care Manager.
• Ensure an open door policy with parent concerns.
• Prepare flexible and creative activity schedules.
• Provide adequate supervision both inside and outside, consistent with DHS licensing ratios.
• Maintain a clean and neat program environment.
• Use appropriate language with both children and parents.
• Practice appropriate discipline techniques with children.
• Provide good examples for students with appropriate dress, grooming and cleanliness.
• Arrive organized and prepared adequately for each day’s activities.
• Establish and maintain good rapport with students, employees, community members and vendors.
• Maintains a high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality.
• Perform other job related duties as assigned. 

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

Must provide documentation of the following requirements:

• Must be 21 years of age or older and provides the licensee with documentation of one of the following:
• At least 12 months of child care experience, a high school or high school equivalency diploma, AND:
  • Three (3) credit hours or more in early childhood, child development, or a closely-related field from an accredited college or university, OR
  • At least 30 actual hours of instruction, provided in conferences, seminars, lectures, or workshops in early childhood, child development, or a closely-related field;
• At least 12 months of child care experience AND:
  • An N.A.C., C.D.A., or C.C.P. credential; OR
  • At least 24 credit hours from an accredited college or university, including at least six (6) credit hours in early childhood, child development, or a closely-related field;
• At least six (6) months of child care experience and an associate degree from an accredited college or university in early childhood, child development, or a closely-related field; or
• At least three months of child care experience and a bachelor degree from an accredited college or university in early childhood, child development, or a closely-related field.

LICENSING/CERTIFICATIONS:

• Obtain and maintain First Aid/CPR certification.
• Possess a negative Mantoux TB Skin Test administered within 12 months of hire date or a health care provider's written and dated statement stating incumbent is free from infectious active TB issued within 6 months of hire date.
• Obtain and maintain a valid Food Handler's card.
• Obtain and maintain a valid Arizona Identity Verified Prints (IVP) Fingerprint Clearance Card (AZ IVP FPCC).

KNOWLEDGE OF:

• Standard practices, methods and materials of assigned work.
• Basic mathematical, reading and writing concepts.
• Occupational hazards and applicable safety principles and practices.
• Uses and properties of supplies and equipment.
• Customer service principles.
• Specialized equipment relevant to area of assignment.
• Modern office technology. 

SKILL IN:

• Following directions and meeting standards.
• Providing attention to detail in assignments.
• Performing basic math calculations.
• Comprehending reference books and manuals.
• Operating assigned tools and equipment.
• Organizing and maintaining supplies.
• Providing customer service.
• Student engagement and activity planning and implementation.
• Utilizing a computer and relevant software applications.
• Utilizing communication and interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with coworkers, supervisors, the general public and others to sufficiently exchange or convey information and to receive work direction.

ADA AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

Positions in this class require:  stooping, crouching, reaching, standing, walking, fingering, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing, seeing and repetitive motions.

Medium Work:  Exerting up to 40 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. 

Working Conditions:  Work is routinely performed in an indoor classroom and outdoor environment including exposure to loud noise and being on your feet.

The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed by this position. Additional duties are performed by the individuals currently holding this position and additional duties may be assigned.

The Dysart Unified School District is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer in compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Civil Rights Act Title VII of 1972, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990. Dysart Unified School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability or age in employment or in any of its educational programs or in the provisions of benefits and services to students.