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Kids Safari Staff - Pre K age students
101-District Wide/location to be decidedPosted 10 months ago
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Job Description
Pre Kindergarten age students
Qualifications:
Fair Labor Standards Act Status: Non-Exempt
Reports to:
Principal and Youth Specialist or Designee
Job Goal:
Supervision and guidance of school-age children and the facilitation of age appropriate activities under the supervision of a Youth Specialist.
Performance Responsibilities:
Terms of Employment:
Youth Development staff will be employed for nine (9) month positions. The salary and work year will be established annually by the Board of Education.
Evaluation:
Performance of this job will be evaluated by the immediate supervisor, using the Independence Youth Development Staff Performance Based Evaluation.
Qualifications:
- High School Diploma or GED required
- Six credit hours that includes child and youth development and other course work related to school-age care programming
- AA Degree preferred
- Lift, carry, and/or hold children up to 70 pounds
- Minimum of eighteen months working with children in a school-age care or youth development setting
Fair Labor Standards Act Status: Non-Exempt
Reports to:
Principal and Youth Specialist or Designee
Job Goal:
Supervision and guidance of school-age children and the facilitation of age appropriate activities under the supervision of a Youth Specialist.
Performance Responsibilities:
- Youth Development Staff
- actively participates in program delivery
- facilitates age appropriate activities
- participates in planning of student activities
- assembles materials for program activities
- assists in record keeping and documentation
- maintains program routines and schedules
- cooperates with all Youth Development to assist with maintaining program requirements
- models positive dispositions
- communicates in a n effective manner
- Provides a safe, nurturing and appropriate learning environment
- Maintains a positive relationship with students, families and co-workers
- Delivers developmentally appropriate experiences that encourage diversity and recognize individual differences regardless of special abilities, talents, ethnic heritage, culture and language
- Engages in frequent and meaningful conversations with children:
- asks students relevant open-ended questions
- provides students with specific, descriptive feedback
- communicates with students at eye level
- facilitates and stimulates conversation among students
- Participates in communication and establishing rapport with families
- Maintains visual and auditory awareness of students at all times to ensure their safety
- Appropriately supervises students in both inside and outside activities
- Assumes and thoroughly completes all duties and responsibilities in a timely, willing and appropriate manner
- Is reliable and timely in performing job responsibilities
- Follow district Confidentiality Policies and uses discretion at all times
- Follows state of Missouri licensing, YPQI standards, and procedures to safeguard the health and safety of children in the program
- Professional image is consistent with department and building expectations
- Maintains current Food Handler’s permit
- Maintains current CPR and First Aid Certification
- Actively participates in all district and department professional development
- Submits physical examination to include a tuberculin screening
- Responsible for reading and complying with Child & Family Learning Center Family Handbook, Youth Development Handbook, District Policy & Procedures, District Employee Handbook as well as State and Federal guidelines specific to program
- Complete other duties as defined and assigned
Terms of Employment:
Youth Development staff will be employed for nine (9) month positions. The salary and work year will be established annually by the Board of Education.
Evaluation:
Performance of this job will be evaluated by the immediate supervisor, using the Independence Youth Development Staff Performance Based Evaluation.