After School Care Attendant

North Port, FL; North Port (FL); Hybrid; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of North Port seeks an After Care Assistant to help provide a safe, engaging environment for school-age children in the city's After Care program, supervising participants, assisting with activities, and ensuring clean, healthy spaces after school.

You will support daily operations, check-in procedures, snack service, and behavior guidance, while complying with staff-to-child ratios, safety policies, and confidentiality. Flexible weekday afternoons with possible training and prep time.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Minimum 1 year of child-care or recreation experience preferred.
• First Aid/CPR/AED certification required or must obtain by hire.

Responsibilities

• Assist in daily operation, setup and closing of the After Care program and assigned areas.
• Supervise children and maintain a safe, caring environment with proper staff-to-child ratios.
• Assist with participant check-in, attendance, dismissal, transitions and routines.
• Lead age-appropriate recreational, educational, enrichment, homework, craft and game activities.
• Promote positive behavior and social development using behavior management practices.
• Prepare and distribute snacks and assist participants with safety and allergy procedures.
• Respond to injuries, illness, emergencies and safety issues; administer First Aid/CPR/AED per certification and report incidents.
• Maintain clean, organized, and safe program areas; monitor equipment and inventories.
• Communicate effectively with participants, families, coworkers and the public; maintain confidentiality.
• Participate in required meetings, trainings, outreach and related duties as assigned.

Skills

Child supervision

Behavior management

First Aid/CPR/AED

Communication

Teamwork

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Associate's degree or higher in Early Childhood Education or related field

Tools

Program registration systems

Computers

Basic office equipment

Job description

Assist in providing a safe, structured, and engaging environment for school-age children in the City’s After Care program. Support daily program operations by supervising participants, assisting with activities, managing snacks, maintaining a clean environment, and ensuring compliance with program policies and procedures. Work is performed under the Recreation Manager or designated program lead.

Regular schedule is between 2:30 and 6:00 p.m. on weekdays; may work additional hours for training, preparation, or other program needs.

• Assists with the daily operation, preparation, set-up, and closing of the After Care program and assigned facility areas.
• Supervises children and maintains a safe, caring, and positive, environment while adhering to required staff-to-child ratios and program procedures.
• Assists with participant check-in, attendance, authorized dismissal, transitions, and daily routines.
• Leads and supports age-appropriate recreational, educational, enrichment, homework, craft, game, and other program activities.
• Promotes positive behavior, social development, cooperation, respect, and responsibility using established behavior management practices.
• Prepares and distributes snacks and provides basic assistance to participants while following applicable health, safety, sanitation, allergy, and personal-care procedures.
• Responds appropriately to injuries, illness, emergencies, behavioral concerns, and safety issues; administers First Aid/CPR/AED within the scope of certification and reports incidents as required.
• Maintains clean, organized, and safe program areas; monitors equipment, supplies, and inventory and reports deficiencies or maintenance needs.
• Communicates effectively with participants, families, coworkers, and the public; maintains confidentiality and provides quality customer service.
• Participates in required meetings, training, professional development, marketing, outreach, and other related duties as assigned.

(These essential job functions are not to be construed as a complete statement of all duties performed. Employees will be required to perform other related duties as assigned, including City-directed work assignments in the event of a declared emergency.)

• Knowledge of basic principles and practices related to child care, youth development and recreation programming.
• Knowledge of age-appropriate recreational, educational and enrichment activities and behavior management techniques for school-age children.
• Knowledge of basic health, safety and sanitation practices.
• Knowledge of basic office equipment, computers and program registration systems.
• Ability to supervise children in a safe, supportive, and engaging environment.
• Ability to respond appropriately to emergencies and administer First Aid/CPR/AED.
• Ability to maintain accurate records and follow policies and procedures.

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Ability to work assigned weekday afternoon/evening schedule.

• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with children, parents, guardians, coworkers and the public.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions, policies and procedures.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of sensitive information.

Education and Experience:

• High School Diploma from an accredited high school or possession of an acceptable equivalency diploma is required.
• One (1) year of experience working with children in a recreation, child care, education, camp, youth development or related setting is preferred.
• Associate's degree or higher in Early Childhood Education, Education, Recreation, Human Services or a related field is preferred.

A comparable amount of relevant training, education and/or experience may be substituted for the above qualifications.

Licenses and Certifications:

• Possession of or ability to obtain a valid Florida driver's license by date of hire.
• Possession of or ability to obtain Adult, Child and Infant First Aid/CPR/AED certification through the American Heart Association, American Red Cross or another City-approved provider within the required timeframe.