Before and After School Director - District Wide

Cherry Creek Careers; Colorado; On-site; USD 28,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Cherry Creek Careers seeks a Before & After School Director to plan and implement the child care program, supervise staff, and build strong community relations with families and school partners.

You will develop quality programming, ensure licensing compliance with Colorado rules, and manage daily operations, schedules, and field trips. This non-exempt role requires strong leadership, communication, and safety focus.

Qualifications

• Minimum prerequisites of formal education, professional work experience, certifications, licenses, endorsements, designations, trainings.
• Director must be age 21 or over.
• Criminal background check and fingerprinting required for hire.
• Current CPR/First Aid Certification or ability to obtain within 30 days.

Responsibilities

• Follows licensing requirements; operates daily.
• Plans and implements quality lesson plans.
• Open and close the program daily.
• Supervise and engage with students.
• Plan/group activities and field trips; ensure safe environment.
• Oversee daily operations and equipment within district guidelines.
• Hire, supervise and evaluate program staff; maintain staff files.
• Create weekly staff schedules and maintain licensing records.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Computer skills

Staff supervision

Criminal background check

Education

Four-year college degree (recreation, education, human services)

Associate degree + 3 months care experience

21 months care experience + training qualifications

Early childhood professional credential level II or higher

Job description

Job Title: Before & After School Director

FLSA Exemption Status: Non-Exempt

Classification Group: Extended Childcare Services

Supervising Position: Principal or designee

Pay Plan: Educational Support Personnel

Pay Range: Range 11

Last Updated: 05/20/2025

Pay Information: Pay Information

Benefits Information: Benefits Information

Job Summary

Plans and implements the child care program, supervises staff. Develops and promotes good community relations among various community and school clientele. Prepares and implements quality programming.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The subsequent duties outline the fundamental operations of the position and exemplify the nature of the tasks carried out. They do not encompass a comprehensive inventory of the obligations and responsibilities fulfilled in this role. The approximation of frequencies and time allocation percentages are flexible and subject to the requirements of the organization. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Job Task Descriptions

• 1. Follows and enforces all Colorado Department of Early Childhood licensing requirements. Frequency: Daily. % time: 10%.
• 2. Creates and implements quality lesson plans for every day the program is in operation. Frequency: Daily. % time: 10%.
• 3. Regularly scheduled to open and close the program before and after school. Frequency: Daily. % time: 10%.
• 4. Works directly and actively supervises and engages with students during times they are present in the program. Frequency: Daily. % time: 10%.
• 5. Plan and facilitate small and large group activities that are developmentally appropriate. Provide a safe, nurturing, environment conducive to the growth and development of each student with readily accessible, age appropriate materials. Frequency: Daily. % time: 5%.
• 6. Oversee the day-to-day operation of the program such as preparing materials and toys, student discipline, addressing parent complaints, daily attendance, proper food handling and sanitation practices, tending to student’s personal needs, etc. Purchase program supplies within the district’s spending guidelines. Frequency: Daily. % time: 5%.
• 7. Attends monthly director meetings, principal and nurse meetings as required. Frequency: Monthly. % time: 5%.
• 8. Seeks out, interviews and hires all staff to work in the program. Frequency: Monthly. % time: 5%.
• 9. Supervises program staff. Evaluate annually and after 60 days of employment. Frequency: Annually. % time: 5%.
• 10. Creates and distributes weekly work schedules to staff in program. Frequency: Weekly. % time: 5%.
• 11. Creates and implements activities and field trips for full day programming. Frequency: Monthly. % time: 5%.
• 12. Promotes and markets the program for before and after care and full days. Frequency: Daily. % time: 5%.
• 13. Conduct monthly program staff meetings with program staff. Maintain up-do-date staff files to meet licensing requirements. Frequency: Monthly. % time: 5%.
• 14. Exhibits excellent communication with parents, students, school staff, district staff and co-workers. Frequency: Daily. % time: 5%.
• 15. Attend and participate in professional development trainings as required by licensing and district. Frequency: Daily. % time: 5%.
• 16. Perform other duties as assigned or requested. Frequency: Daily. % time: 5%.
• TOTAL: 100%.

Reporting Relationships

This job has supervisor responsibilities including, but not limited to, interviewing, hiring, directing work, assigning work, supervising work, training, evaluating, disciplining, and terminating. Direct reports:

• Before & After School Assistant Director, Before & After School Leaders, Support Leaders, Before & After School Assistants

Minimum Qualifications

The minimum prerequisites of formal education, professional work experience, certifications, licenses, endorsements, designations, trainings, and other criteria that a candidate must fulfill to be considered for a position. It is essential that certifications, licenses, endorsements, designations, and trainings are fulfilled, valid, and not expired.

• The Before and After School Director must be age 21 or over
• To qualify for the position, the director must have completed at least one of the following:
  • a. A four-year college degree with such majors as recreation, outdoor education, education with a specialty in art, elementary or early childhood education, or a subject in the human services field
  • b. An associate degree or sixty (60) semester credit hours from an accredited college or university and three (3) months (455 hours) of experience in the care and supervision of four (4) or more children over the ages of four (4) years who are not related to the individual
  • c. Twenty-one (21) months (3,185 hours)) of, experience in the care and supervision of four (4) or more children over the ages of four (4) years who are not related to the individual and one of the following qualifications:
    • (1) Completion of six (6) semester hours, from a regionally accredited college or university; or
    • (2) Completion of forty (40) clock hours of training in course work applicable to school-age children within the first nine months in the director position. The 40 clock hours of training cannot include any of the required trainings as listed in rule section 2.508
  • d. A current early childhood professional credential level II (2) or higher in version 3.0 as determined by the Department based on its Early Childhood Professional
• Verification of qualifications must be in the employee’s Staff Records File
• Each year, June 1 through May 31, the director must complete at least 15 clock hours of training
• Experience in a paid child care program, para-educator experience, or any licensed teaching experience
• The director must demonstrate an ability and interest in working with school age children
• Thorough and current knowledge of all aspects of childcare
• Strong leadership and management skills
• Excellent problem solving and decision-making ability
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Computer skills
• Complete all required training as required by licensing
• Criminal background check and fingerprinting required for hire
• Current CPR/First Aid Certification or ability to obtain within 30 days

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions

• Light work strength level (lifting or carrying up to 25 pounds)
• Occasional lifting, pulling, and/or pushing
• Frequent bending, reaching, climbing
• Visual concentration
• Squatting
• Working with others

Desired Qualifications

• Experience working in the public sector
• Experience working directly with people from diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds
• Racially conscious and culturally competent with the skill, will, capacity, and knowledge to commit to a culture of continuous improvement
• Paid licensed child-care program, teaching assistant/para-educator, or licensed teaching experience