Counselor, Afterschool

Summary & Objective

The incumbent in this position is responsible for providing a safe and developmentally appropriate program in compliance with agency policies and procedures regulatory agencies requirements funding sources stipulations and accreditation guidelines.

The incumbent must demonstrate competency to provide effective and nurturing teacher-child interactions plan and implement learning experiences to ensure effective implementation and use of curriculum and assessment that promotes childrens progress including children with disabilities and dual language learners as appropriate as well as be able to respectful culturally responsive and build trusting relationships with families.

Essential Functions

• Responsible for planning and implementing activities to meet the intellectual physical emotional and social needs of the children in the program.
• Responsible for planning and conducting various educational activities that include homework math literacy science music physical activities and games according to the weekly lesson plan.
• Responsible for ensuring the learning environment is safe and well-organized.
• Responsible for listening attentively to children and building childrens esteem.
• Responsible for fostering reasoning and problem solving through adequate teacher modeling and interaction using higher-order critical thinking skills.
• Responsible for following emergency procedures.
• Responsible for performing pre- and post-tests as per program or funding source guidelines.
• Responsible for ensuring that meal service takes place in a family-style and pleasant atmosphere.
• Responsible for ensuring that every child is supervised at all times.
• Responsible to establish routines and provide positive guidance.
• Responsible for clearly effectively and consistently communicating in a manner that children understand.
• Responsible for supervising that the parent/legal guardians signature is recorded on a daily basis in the centers sign-in/out log and ensures that no child is dismissed with a person other than those identified in the centers registration card.
• Responsible for administering medication and providing First Aid and/or CPR in accordance with program guidelines.
• Responsible for providing a safe and secure environment for children to feel comfortable.
• Responsible for implementing positive discipline procedures to ensure child and staff safety.
• Responsible for integrating special needs children positively and respectfully.
• Discuss and document childrens development with parents as per guidelines.
• Participate and involve students in community-related activities
• Responsible for preparing and submitting to the direct supervisor a written record of accidents or unusual incidents and child abuse and neglect according to guidelines.
• Responsible for recording meal counts and monitoring portions according to guidelines.
• Responsible for keeping parents informed of program expectations program activities and the childs progress positively and tactfully.
• Responsible for keeping the inventory of materials and equipment updated.
• Responsible to supervise and evaluate the performance of volunteers in the classroom.
• Develop and maintain current accurate and confidential client information.

*Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.

Other Duties

• Demonstrates flexibility when the work schedule needs to be changed to meet the needs of the center
• Attend conferences trainings and staff meetings as required
• Maintain deficiency-free and 90% compliance in the safety area and regulations
• Complies with all personnel policies and procedures including but not limited to dress code wearing of name badge professional image and conduct punctuality and work attendance
• Demonstrate cultural sensitivity and respect towards persons of different cultural ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds
• Provides orientation to new employees as needed.
• Maintain your required license certification and mandatory skill updates.
• Comply with all policies local state and federal laws and regulations.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibility

• May serve as an interim department leader depending on need.

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. walk climb stairs or ladders stand on feet for extended periods of time etc.

Disclaimer

The job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Other duties responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time.

EEOC Statement

CHS provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including recruiting hiring placement promotion termination layoff recall transfer leaves of absence compensation and training. PM19

Knowledge & Experience Requirements

• High School diploma or general education degree (GED)
• Bilingual English / Spanish
• CPR / First Aid Certification
• Department of Children and Families 45 mandatory training hours must be obtained within 6 months of employment
• Team building skills
• Analytical and problem solving skills
• Effective verbal and listening skills
• Stress management skills
• Time management skills
• Must have knowledge of computer office software
• Must be able to read write and understand the English language