Community Ed Preschool Facilitator Growing Minds Preschool

REPORTS TO

Preschool Program Manager

FLSA STATUS

Hourly

SUPERVISES

Yes

DEPT

Community Education

FTE

1.0

WORK CALENDAR

222

GRADE

L

APPROVED

6/9/2021

REVISED

12/17/2021

SUMMARY: Creates a developmentally appropriate prekindergarten program and a class environment favorable to learning and personal growth while making sure an effective rapport is established with students families staff members and outside community agencies. Motivates students to develop skills attitudes and the knowledge needed to provide a good foundation for elementary school success.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide childcare services for children in a preschool classroom environment.
• Supports and develops plans related to goals set for individual children.
• Communicates effectively with prekindergarten children 25 years of age and adults from a variety of ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds.
• Maintains ongoing communication (written and verbal) with parents/guardians.
• Identifies student needs makes appropriate referrals and develops strategies for individual. education plans under the direction of Arizona Child Find Tracking requirements.
• Maintains all aspects and provisions of confidentiality related to Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).
• Works with district specialists as appropriate.
• Attends required preschool workshops trainings and meetings as required by the Arizona Department of Health Services and the District.
• Sets student goals and monitors and evaluates student progress using district recommended techniques.
• Establishes and maintains good rapport with students employees community members and vendors.
• Maintains a high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality.
• Other job related duties as assigned.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

Must provide documentation of the following requirements:

A teachercaregiver is 18 years of age or older and provides the licensee with documentation ofoneof the following:

a. Six months of child care experience

i.AND A high school diploma or high school equivalency diploma;OR ii.At least 12 credit hours from an accredited college or university including at least six credit hours in early childhood child development or a closelyrelated field.

OR

b. Associate or bachelors degree from an accredited college or university in early childhood

child development or a closelyrelated field;OR N.A.C. C.D.A. or C.C.P. credential.

LICENSING/CERTIFICATIONS:

• Obtainand maintain First Aid/CPR certification.
• Possess a negative Mantoux TB Skin Test administered within 12 months of hire date or a health care providers written and dated statement stating incumbent is free from infectious active TB issued within 6 months of hire date.
• Obtainand maintain a valid Food Handlers card.
• Obtain and maintain a valid Arizona Identity Verified Prints IVP Fingerprint Clearance Card (AZ IVP FPCC).

KNOWLEDGE OF:

• Principles and practices of conflict resolution.
• Business math concepts.
• Standard practices methods and materials of assigned work.
• Filing and recordkeeping principles.
• Uses and properties of supplies and equipment.
• Applicable federal state and local laws codes regulations.
• Customer service principles.
• Specialized equipment relevant to area of assignment.
• Modern office technology.
• Preschool learning programs for children ages 25.

SKILL IN:

• Training and coaching staff.
• Providing direction to others in order to meet standards.
• Exercising confidentiality.
• Composing and maintaining basic original documents including reports presentations and correspondence.
• Organizing tasks meeting deadlines and prioritizing competing demands.
• Providing customer service.
• Utilizing a computer and relevant software applications.
• Utilizing communication and interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with coworkers supervisors the general public and others to sufficiently exchange or convey information and to receive work direction.

ADA AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

Positions in this class typically require: reaching standing walking fingering grasping talking hearing seeing and repetitive motions.

Light Work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. If the use of arm and/or leg controls requires exertion of forces greater than that for Sedentary Work and the worker sits most of the time the job is rated for Light work.

Working Conditions: Work is routinely performed in an indoor school environment although outside work is sometimes required.

The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed by this position. Additional duties are performed by the individuals currently holding this position and additional duties may be assigned.

The Dysart Unified School District is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer in compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Civil Rights Act Title VII of 1972 Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990. Dysart Unified School District does not discriminate on the basis of race color religion national origin sex disability or age in employment or in any of its educational programs or in the provisions of benefits and services to students.