Child Care Assistant Manager - Part Time (Internal Applicant Only)

School District 27J; Brighton (CO); On-site; USD 16,000 - 20,000; Part time

Job summary

School District 27J seeks an Assistant Child Care Manager to help run a safe, healthy after-school program. This role supports staff, enforces licensing rules, and delivers BOOST activities for students in a part-time capacity.

Responsibilities include staff scheduling, attendance, and tuition collection, with duties expanding to program management in the absence of the Manager.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• 4-year degree in recreation/education or related field preferred.
• Experience in care/supervision of children welcomed.
• Supervisory experience in a program setting valued.

Responsibilities

• Supervise the child care environment to ensure safety and health for children and staff.
• Actively supervise children on and off-site.
• Ensure BOOST curriculum is followed and activities planned for various ages.
• Assist with ordering, preparing, and providing nutritious snacks and maintain hygiene.
• Take attendance regularly and contact parents about absences.
• Assist with ordering and maintaining materials for children.
• Schedule and train program staff with Coordinator.
• Maintain toys and equipment; ensure routine cleaning.
• Discuss behavior with parents when appropriate.
• Assist with collecting monthly tuition payments.
• Maintain parent newsletters and distribute necessary information.
• Maintain licensing and district policies; supervise staff onsite.
• Directly supervise employees at the child care site.
• Lift up to 50 pounds occasionally as needed.
• Additional duties as assigned.

Skills

Supervision

Staff scheduling

Communication with parents

Bookkeeping

Nutrition planning

Leadership

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Bachelor-level degree in recreation/education/early childhood

Two-year college training with child-care experience

Three years in child care/supervision with coursework in child growth

Job description

DESCRIPTION: Assistant Child Care Manager INTERNAL CANDIDATES ONLY/ Responsible for assisting with ensuring that the child care environment is safe and healthy for both staff and children while maintaining the state licensing rules regulating child care school‑aged programs, and providing high quality BOOST activities for students. Assist with maintaining records that include the following: staffing, attendance, and collecting tuition for the program. Act as Program Manager when the Manager is not working.

SALARY: Classified Grade N, $23.20 - $28.63 per hour based on previous experience, 4.5 hours per day, 18 hours per week. Hours are mornings from 6:30-8:00 am and afternoons from 3:00-6:00 pm, Tuesday through Friday. 9 month work schedule. Position is part time and is not benefitted.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Supervise the child care environment to ensure that it is a safe and healthy place for children and staff.
• Actively supervise children on and off‑site.
• Ensure that appropriate activities are planned and prepared for a variety of age levels and that the BOOST curriculum is being followed.
• Assist with ordering, preparing, and providing nutritional snacks. Ensure that good hygiene is followed during snack time
• Ensure that attendance is taken at regular intervals and contact parents to inquire about absence if necessary.
• Assist with ordering, inventory, maintain and replace age‑appropriate materials for the children, including supplies, books, recreational equipment, etc.
• Assist with scheduling and training program staff, in cooperation with the Coordinator
• Maintain toys, recreational equipment, and facilities. Ensure routine cleaning is done when necessary.
• Discuss issues regarding student behavior or activities with parents, as appropriate.
• Assist with collecting monthly tuition payments.
• Assist with maintaining and updating parent newsletters and any other written material for distribution that are necessary for the programs. Guide parents to the proper information contained in the parent handbook and on the child care web page.
• Maintain the school aged program with state licensing regulations and district policies and procedures.
• Directly supervises employees at the child care site.
• Must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Additional duty as assigned.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• In addition, must have completed at least one of the following qualifications:
• A 4-year college degree with major such as recreation, education with a specialty in art, elementary or early childhood education, or a subject in Human service field.
• A two-year college training and 6 months of satisfactory and verifiable full-time or equivalent part‑time, paid or volunteer, experience, since attaining the age of 18, in the care/supervision of 4 or more children.
• Three years of satisfactory/verifiable full-time or equivalent part‑time. Paid or volunteer, experience, since attaining the age of 18, in the care/supervision of 4 or more children. The program director must complete 6 semester hours, 9 quarter hours in course work which must be in child growth/development and be from an accredited college or university, or 40 clock hours of training in course work (child growth/development) applicable to school-age children within the first 9 months of employment.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, & REGISTRATIONS

First Aid, CPR, standard precautions, and medication administration certifications required upon hire. 15 hours of childcare training is required annually

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE

1-2 years of experience in a child care or recreation center with 40+ kids; 2 ½ years of experience in a supervisory role; and 1 year of experience in bookkeeping, inventory, planning, and ordering.