Coordinator of School-Age Programming bei Fowlerville Community Schools

Hours:  School Year:  Monday - Friday                Summer Program:  Monday - Friday

                                 6:45 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.                                    Varying schedule open-close

                                 2:30 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.

SUMMARY:  Planning, supervision and implementation of the Kindergarten - Fifth Grade school-age programs in accordance with Child Care Licensing and Fowlerville Commmunity Schools district policies.  Develop and foster relationships, with families of the children enrolled in the classroom.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Note:  These duties and responsibilities are judged to be "essential functions" in terms of the Americans With Disabilities Act or ADA.  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.  The statements below are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by a person in this position.  They are not constructed as an exhaustive list of all duties that may be performed by such a person.

• Maintain a working knowledge of expected child development performance standards and their relationship to center's curriculum, assessments and procedures.
• Serve as a resource in identification, selection and use of instructional materials, as well as assisting the school-age staff in implementing this in their classrooms.
• Assist with special programs and events; prepare school-age lesson plans, activities, and set-up.
• Create a safe, engaging and supportive classroom environment.
• Assist with recruiting, hiring, onboarding and determining placement roles for school-age staff, through support, training and understanding of their talents and individual needs to implement best practice for children and families.
• Maintain the appearance and cleanliness of program space.
• Assist in determining school-age staff availability and staff schedules for school year, school half days, school closed days and summer camp.
• Must be able to work a flexible schedule to insure proper licensing ratios 
• Ensure staff support for consistently enforcing classroom, playground and gym rules.  
• Encourage problem solving among children using positive reinforcement, redirection, effective communication and appropriate consequences.
• Communicate with families about student activities and daily needs through meetings, newsletters, emails and phone call on a regular basis.
• Make the safety, emotional and social needs of the children the highest priority at all times.
• Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications:

• High school diploma or GED
• Experience working with school-age children in a child care setting
• Strong leadership skills, creative and outgoing with a positive attitude and will to care for the needs of young students
• Excellent organizational skills
• Basic understanding, knowledge and use of current technology 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Michigan school-age development credential
• Child care administration credential
• Previous experience as a Lead Teacher, Assistant Director or Leader in a child care setting

Physical Requirements: 

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee must be physically present, regularly required to sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel; talk and hear.
• The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and ability to adjust, focus, especially due to concentration on a computer screen and small numbers. 

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Supervise students when the teacher is temporarily absent.

Language Skills:

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. 
• Ability to write routine reports
• Mathematical Skills:
• Ability to add, subtract and multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Reasoning Ability:

• Ability to assess areas and activities for potential safety issues.
• Ability to assist students, parents, and team members with interpersonal issues.
• The employee shall remain free of any alcohol or non-prescribed controlled substance in the workplace throughout his/her employment in the District. 

Fowlerville Community Schools does not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin (ancestry), religion (creed), gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status,  disability or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal or state law in its programs and activities.  Inquiries or complaints related to discrimination should be directed to:  Director of Human Resources, Trisha Reed, Fowlerville Community Schools, 7677 Sharpe Road, Suite A, Fowlerville, MI 48836, (517)223-6018.