SACC Site Director/Instructional Assistant

Washington County Schools (TN); Limestone (TN); On-site; USD 40,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Washington County School Age Child Care (SACC) Program seeks a Site Director to lead a safe, educationally enriched after-school program for students across Washington County Schools.

Your responsibilities include maintaining children’s safety, overseeing site operations and paperwork, preparing weekly lesson plans, guiding staff, reporting concerns, and communicating effectively with parents while ensuring FERPA compliance.

Qualifications

• Must be 21 years of age or older with a high school diploma or equivalent, with 4 years working with youth or a degree.
• Background check conducted every 5 years.
• First Aid, CPR and AED training (training provided when approved for employment).
• Physical examination required every 3 years.
• Eighteen hours of state-approved professional development training each year.

Responsibilities

• Maintain children's safety.
• Maintain site paperwork (time sheets, parent accounts).
• Maintain rules and regulations for Tennessee child care centers.
• Provide a clean and safe environment.
• Supervise and guide children through scheduled activities.
• Implement state rules and regulations.
• Communicate effectively with parents and children.
• Report suspected child abuse.
• Prepare weekly lesson plans.
• Report equipment hazards and safety concerns to the Site Director.
• Be punctual for scheduled shifts.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Site Director.
• Know proper safety drill procedures including evacuation and safe areas.

Skills

Adaptability

Verbal communication

Safety awareness

Teamwork

Education

High school diploma or equivalent with 4 years youth experience or degree

Background check

First Aid, CPR and AED training

Physical examination (every 3 years)

18 hours state-approved PD annually

Job description

School Age Child Care Site Director

Washington County School Age Child Care (SACC) Program provides a safe, educationally enriched, quality care program for children attending Washington County Schools. The responsibilities of the child-caregiver include creating an enriching learning environment and to look after the basic needs of children in their care.

• Maintain children's safety
• Maintain rules and regulations for child care centers in the state of Tennessee.
• Provide a clean and safe environment
• Supervise and guide children through scheduled activities
• Implement state rules and regulations
• Effective and positive communication with parents and children
• Report suspected child abuse
• Prepare weekly lesson plans
• Report equipment hazards and safety concerns to the Site Director
• Must arrive on time for scheduled shifts
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Site Director
• Responsible for knowledge of proper safety drill procedures to include evacuation procedures and safe areas within facility
• Maintain the policies and procedures of Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
• Perform other duties as assigned

School Age Child Care Site Director

Washington County School Age Child Care (SACC) Program provides a safe, educationally enriched, quality care program for children attending Washington County Schools. The responsibilities of the child-caregiver include creating an enriching learning environment and to look after the basic needs of children in their care.

Essential Functions

• Maintain children's safety
• Maintain site paperwork (time sheets, parent accounts)
• Maintain rules and regulations for child care centers in the state of Tennessee.
• Provide a clean and safe environment
• Supervise and guide children through scheduled activities
• Implement state rules and regulations
• Effective and positive communication with parents and children
• Report suspected child abuse
• Prepare weekly lesson plans
• Report equipment hazards and safety concerns to the Site Director
• Must arrive on time for scheduled shifts
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Site Director
• Responsible for knowledge of proper safety drill procedures to include evacuation procedures and safe areas within facility
• Maintain the policies and procedures of Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
• Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Must be 21 years of with a high school diploma or (equivalent with 4 years working experience with youth or degree.
• Background check (every 5 years)
• First Aid, CPR and AED training (will be provided when clear for employment)
• Physical (every 3 years)
• 18 hours of state approved professional development training each year. (staff will be guided to web sites in order to achieve the required training)

Temperament (personal traits)

• Adaptability to performing a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another of a different nature without loss of efficiency or composure.
• Adaptability to making generalizations, evaluations, or decisions based on sensory or judgmental criteria.
• Adaptability to dealing with students.
• Adaptability to making generalizations, evaluations, or decisions based on sensory or judgmental criteria.

Capacity And Ability Requirements

Specific capacities and abilities may be required of an individual in order to learn or perform adequately a task or job duty.

• Intelligence: The ability to understand instructions and underlying principles. Ability to reason and make judgments.
• Verbal: Ability to understand meanings of words and ideas associated with them.
• Manual Dexterity: Ability to move the hands easily and skillfully.
• Form Perception: To make visual comparisons and discriminations and see slight differences in shapes and shadings of figures.
• Color Discrimination: Ability to perceive or recognize similarities or differences in colors or shades or other values of the same color.

Work Conditions

Normal working environment.

General Requirement

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be a complete list of responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so assigned.