Description

Eagles Landing Site Director - Before and After School Program

Stargate Charter School is seeking an individual to serve as the Program Director for Eagles Landing, the school’s Before and After School Child Care Program. The Program Director manages the daily operation of the BASE Program that offers before school, after school and summer enrichment activities. Duties include implementing age-appropriate and educational activities for students; ordering supplies; providing direction; guidance and assistance to staff and students; effectively handling student discipline situations; ensuring student safety and security; communicating with parents, staff, teachers and site director; opening, closing and securing school building; preparing snacks; cleaning BASE areas; recording attendance; assisting sick or injured students; recruiting, hiring, and supervision of staff.

This is a 12 month, full time, benefited position with a salary range from $50,000-$65,000 based on related experience. Benefits include employer paid medical, dental, STD, LTD, life insurance, and paid time off; other optional benefits plans, like vision, life and AD&D insurance are available and paid by employee. (Please note benefits are subject to change without notice.)

Our Mission Statement: Stargate School will provide a differentiated program designed specifically to meet the needs of identified intellectually gifted learners in order to challenge each student’s academic abilities, support their unique emotional needs, promote individual character development and encourage a life-long love of learning.

Our Vision Statement: Stargate community will be a leader and innovator in intellectually gifted education by providing a learning environment to enhance gifted students’ needs.

Requirements

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manage the daily operation of the program by taking student attendance, monitoring enrollment, ensuring daily safety of children, maintaining staff-to-child ratio, and effectively handling student discipline. Order and purchase supplies and snacks as needed.
• Complete, manage and maintain financial, administrative and state required records and report through the use of district information technology systems (Infinite Campus) and ProCare, and following-up on delinquent accounts. Administrative records include but are not limited to, student enrollment forms, student behavior documentation, medication administration and injury/incident/lost child reports.
• Coordinate and implement age-appropriate activities for students. Engage students in educational and enrichment activities that include math, literacy, science, games, field trips, and homework. Provide positive behavior support to students as needed.
• Supervise Program Leaders and Program Aides by training, scheduling, assigning daily tasks, implement disciplinary actions, addressing complaints, resolving problems and completing employee performance evaluations. Maintain staff files per state and District guidelines. Conduct staff meetings.
• Communicate program information and respond to phone calls, e-mails and written correspondence to school administration, staff and parents. Attend and participate in assigned meetings.
• Secure building, equipment, and program per District and department guidelines. Ensure areas and equipment used by the program are cleaned and maintained.
• Collect and maintain medication documentation. Distribute medication to students as directed. Provide general First Aid when needed.
• Implement accommodations, aids, and services as determined by the child’s IEP Team, or 504 Team, to be necessary to ensure student’s equal access to the before and after school program.
• Responsible for interviewing, hiring and training employees; planning, assigning and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; making recommendations on terminating employees; and addressing complaints and resolving problems.
• Responsible for supervising the behavior and well-being of students on site, getting on and off the bus, field trips, on recess, etc.
• Perform other job related duties as assigned.

Education, Licenses, and Related Work Experience:

• Must be qualified to be a School Age Program Director or be able to become qualified within 90 days of hire.
• Must be at least 21 years old.
• Must meet or exceed the education and experience requirements for a School-Age Child Care Center Program Director as established by the Colorado Department of Human Services:
  • Four-year college degree with a major in recreation; education with specialty in art, elementary or early childhood education; or a subject in the human service field. Copy of transcript required.
  • OR Two years of college training and 6 months (910 hours) of satisfactory and verifiable full-time or part-time equivalent experience since age 18 in the care and supervision of four or more children. Copy of transcript/certificate and employer letter outlining employment verification.
  • OR Three years (5460 hours) of satisfactory and verifiable full-time or part-time equivalent experience since age 18 in the care and supervision of 4 or more children and completion of 6 semester hours or 9 quarter hours or 40 clock hours of training in course work applicable to school age children within the first 9 months of employment. Copy of transcript/certificate and employer letter outlining employment verification.

Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications:

• Criminal background check required for hire.
• Valid Colorado driver’s license.
• CPR, First Aid and Universal Precautions certifications required within 90 days after entering position. Will be required to take medication administration training as needed.
• Must complete current state required annual continuing education (presently 15 hours minimum) related to one or more of the following: child growth and development, health and safe environment, developmentally appropriate practices, guidance, family relationships, cultural and individual diversity and professionalism.

Technical Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities:

• Critical thinking and problem solving skills.
• Supervisory skills.
• Training skills.
• Basic knowledge of age-appropriate developmental and enrichment activities for school-age children.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality in all aspects of the job. Ability to manage multiple tasks with frequent interruptions.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Ability to diffuse and manage volatile and stressful situations.
• Ability to promote and follow Board of Education policies, School and District policies and building and department procedures.
• Ability to communicate, interact and work effectively and cooperatively with all people including those from diverse ethnic and educational backgrounds.
• Willingness to contribute to cultural diversity for educational enrichment.
• Ability to recognize the importance of safety in the workplace, follow safety rules, practice safe work habits, utilize appropriate safety equipment and report unsafe conditions to the appropriate administrator.
• Ability to keep up-to-date technically and apply new knowledge to your job. Includes adapting to and mastering new system applications and processes as implemented by the district or department.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office products and Google applications.

Materials and Equipment Operating Knowledge:

• Operating knowledge of school and district information technology systems and any other department specific software and equipment required within 2 months after entering position.
• Operating knowledge of and experience with typical office equipment, such as telephones, copier, fax machine, email, etc.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Regular,on site, attendance is required for this position.

Stargate School shall not discriminate in its employment or hiring practices on the basis of race, color,sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or other basis prohibited by applicable law. Stargate is committed to cultural diversity among school personnel as a means of enriching the educational experience. Stargate School shall identify, solicit, and consider applicants for employment from a broad spectrum of qualified individuals who will contribute to that effort.