Daycare Lead

DAYCARE JOB DESCRIPTION : Rockport Elementary POSITION TYPE : Daycare Lead PAY: $18.00/hour, 7.75 hours per day, 7:00AM - 3:15PM, following the school calendar SUMMARY : Manages Daycare Assistants, operations management, and provides care and supervision for children who attend the daycare program.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Other duties may be assigned. Manages the program outside the school hours Manages the program staff and operations Manages evaluation and assessment procedures for the program Responsible for recruitment, hiring, and training of all staff Creates the planning and implementation of enrichment opportunities Establishes and maintains a safe and healthy environment for students.

Creates both long and short range activities in accordance with curriculum objectives, developmentally appropriate practice and program philosophy. Maintain daily open communication with parents and Aides Maintain confidentiality Report any suspect abuse Meet all applicable licensing regulations OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT: Supervisor manage the operations of the afterschool center or program, from ensuring that the staff has the tools and equipment they need to do their jobs, to monitoring the environment for health and safety hazards.

In some cases, the director may also be involved with the financial management of the organization, in terms of budgeting, purchasing, and accounts payable. QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: In order 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 . (Must be willing to complete a state required fingerprint check, physical and TB testing, as well as first aide and CPR training.) EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: High School Diploma a must but prefer General education degree and two years previous experience in childcare.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS: Must be certified annually in First Aid/CPR, and professional development requirements 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 sit, stand, walk, talk, see and hear. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance, and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or hold up to 50 lbs. The employee must be able to push items of 50 lbs.

or more.