The Greater Fall River Hot Jobs List – July 20, 2018

K-5 Group Leader – Fall River Elementary School -St Vrain Valley School District
Part-Time, Full-Time

Leads and supervises children ages 5-12 in school age child care program outside of regular school hours, during opening, closing, education and recreational activities. . Duties including providing direction, guidance and assistance to students, assist in effectively handling student discipline situations; ensuring student safety and security, communicating with staff and children, preparing snacks, cleaning the child care environment areas, and assisting the Child Care Director in preparing for and implementing a variety of educational, enrichment and recreational activities.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 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.

Job Tasks:
1. Guide and assist students during crafts, art projects, games and other activities to engage children in program experiences and meet individual children’s needs. Monitor and guide student behavior during activities, effectively handle student discipline situations and encourage and support positive behavior. Responsible for assisting in supervising the behavior and well-being of all students. Communicate by action, demeanor, tone of voice and attitude that every child is important and safe. Build trust, nurture and care.

2. Assist with the monitoring/tracking of children and monitor the security of the building and playground at all times to ensure children’s health and safety. Assist in providing general 1st Aid/CPR when needed.

3. Assist in creating interesting and educational activities to engage the interest of all children. Support the Child Care Director in implementing indoor and outdoor.

4. Preparing and serving snacks and clean the activity and kitchen areas after use. Keep the storage areas, tables, dishes and utensils clean and tidy.

5. Assist children with homework; work with special needs children; assist with active supervision of children on the playground and during other activities.

6. Participate in staff meetings and training as required/appropriate;

7. Comply with the Colorado Department of Human Services, the County Health Department; and the school district’s policies, rules and regulations.

8. Perform other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION AND RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE:
• Must be 18 years old and working directly under the supervision of a Child Care Director.
• 3 months (480 hours) of full time or part time equivalent satisfactory and verifiable experience with school aged children.

LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS or CERTIFICATIONS:
• Criminal background check required for hire.
• CPR, first aid, universal precautions and medication administration certifications required within 90 days of hire date.
• Annual continuing education of at least 15 hours related to one or more of the following: child growth and development, health and safety department, developmentally appropriate practices, right once, family relationships, cultural and individual diversity and professionalism.

TECHNICAL SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & ABILITIES:
• Customer service and public relations skills.
• Knowledge of child development.
• Ability to communicate, interact and work effectively and cooperatively with supervisors and coworkers, school and District employees, parents and the public at large.
• Ability to recognize the importance of safety in the workplace, follow safety rules, practice safe work habits.
• Ability to meet attendance standards and work the hours necessary to perform the essential functions of the job.
• Maintains generally positive attitude.
• Observes all District policies and procedures.
• Ability and willingness to adhere to attendance requirements and to follow district procedures for absence reporting.

Regular attendance is an essential function of the position and necessary for the efficient operation of the
business. Employees are expected to be on time and punctual for work, conforming to established work hours. It is
recognized that there are times when a person must be absent due to illness or other reasons.

MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT OPERATING KNOWLEDGE:
• Operating knowledge of and experience with personal computers Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Publisher,

Google Apps.
• Operating knowledge of and experience with typical office equipment, such as telephones, copier, fax machine, E-mail, etc.

Interested in applying? See full details and how to apply here.

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