Assistant Site Supervisor for Adventure Club - Robbinsdale Spanish Immersion Elementary School bei Robbinsdale Area Schools

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support the Adventure Club Program Mission to: Provide a fun, safe enriching experience in a respectful and nurturing environment and promote life-long learning skills in all children and youth during out of school time.
• Support the Program Goals by:
  1. Providing opportunities for children to succeed both academically and socially through the collaboration of the school and community resources.
  2. Provide a secure and inclusive environment in which all children may explore the world around them.
  3. Provide opportunities from which all children learn to make choices that contribute to both their growth in life-long learning skills and their development into becoming respectful and responsible adults.
  4. Support families by providing community resources.
  5. Foster the individual growth and development of all children and youth.
  6. Provide children with new experiences and involvement in their community.
• Maintain professionalism and confidentiality regarding staff, student and their families.
• Implement a philosophy of education and administration that is compatible with Adventure Club and Robbinsdale Area Schools missions.
• Assists Site Supervisor in:
  • Supervising Adventure Club program development and operations for one site, before and after school, non-school and vacation days.
  • Promoting and supporting the Minnesota School Age Care Standards toward Ignite Accreditation for the site.
  • Developing and implementing an effective and enriching anti-bias, inclusive environment and curriculum according to the Adventure Club Mission and Ignite Accreditation Standards.
  • Maintaining a fiscally sound site budget
  • Training, supervising and evaluating site staff and assisting in implementing staff development and team work.
  • The overall supervision of children and in staffing ratio.
  • Developing effective guidance policies for all children regardless of ability or special needs.
  • Establishing effective communication with children, their families, Adventure Club and school staff and community.
  • Directing the development, implementation and evaluation of the Adventure Club site.
  • Supervise indoors, outdoors daily and attend field trips on non school days

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

An assistant site supervisor in the Adventure Club program is preferred to have the following qualifications:

• Completed BA or BS in elementary, early childhood, school-age education or related field, preferred. Credit hours in child and youth development or other areas related to SAC programming and/or Certificate in School Age Care, two year Associate Degree, two years of college in a related field, or equivalent, with minimum of 6 credit hours in child and youth development or other areas related to SAC programming preferred.
• Two years experience preferred in supervising the development of a similar school-age care or related program.
• Successful experience working with children ages 5-11 years in groups.
• Experience in staff supervision, training and curriculum development.
• Evidence of strong written and oral communication and organizational skills.
• Demonstrated competency in conflict resolution, crisis management skills, commitment to multicultural, gender fair and disability awareness.
• Ability to encourage shared leadership, team building and collaborative working relationships within the site, building and overall program.
• A working knowledge of developmentally appropriate anti-bias curriculum and the National School Age Care Standards for Quality Care
• Current CPR, First Aid training certificate or will certify.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply for jobs unless they believe they meet every one of the qualifications as described in a job description. 

We are most interested in finding the best candidate for the job, and that candidate may be one who comes from a less traditional background. We would encourage you to apply, even if you don't believe you meet every one of our qualifications described.

Equity is one of District 281 core values and is essential to our goal of putting children first to ensure college and career readiness. A diverse workforce fuels innovation and allows us to better understand, communicate with, and educate our students. District 281 will not deny anyone the opportunity for training or employment because of sex, race, religion, color, creed, national origin, marital status, age, sexual preference, disability, or status with regard to public assistance.