JOB TITLE -Adventuretime Team Leader
CLASSIFICATION -Classified
FLSA STATUS - Non-Exempt
IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR - Adventuretime Coordinator
RECEIVES GUIDANCE FROM - Building administrators district leadership
PURPOSE OF THE POSITION -Supervise and participate in all aspects of the Adventuretime preschool and school age program involving activity planning scheduling and assistant team leader and associate staff supervision and teacher/parent communication.
Please review the UCSD Actions of Excellence to gain an understanding of the expectations for UCSD employees.
QUALIFICATIONS -
(Skills Knowledge Abilities Education Certification/Licensure Experience Equipment)
Skills Knowledge and Abilities
- Ability to relate well with children. Understanding and ability to meet developmental needs of school age children.
- Knowledge and skill in childcare / child development including what children are capable of at different age levels.
- Knowledge of safety and emergency procedures.
- Knowledge of childrens activities that will get the child to use both their skill and imagination.
- Ability to plan organize and implement program activities as well as participate in those activities.
- Ability to meet deadlines in a timely manner.
- Ability to be on time and follow through with responsibilities.
- Ability to serve as a positive role model for staff and children.
- Knowledge of and skill in managing on-site staff.
- Ability to anticipate problems and take preventive action.
- Ability to create collaborative working environment.
- Ability to effectively communicate with students parents staff teachers and administration.
- Effective oral and written communication skills.
- Must be able to interact positively with students teachers parents and other stakeholders.
- Knowledge of district policies and procedures.
Education
- High School Diploma or equivalent required.
Certification/Licensure
- Current First Aid and CPR certification.
- Current Mandatory Reporter of Child Abuse certification.
- Current Bloodborne Pathogens certification.
- Current Medication Administration certification.
Experience
- 1-2 years of childcare / child development experience.
Equipment
- Office equipment such as computers two-way radios multi-line phone system cell phone copier and fax machines.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES -
The following duties are normal for this position. These are not to be construed as exclusive or all inclusive. Other duties may be required and assigned.
- Maintain accurate records.
- Incident reports
- Medication/allergy paperwork
- Weekly lesson plans
- Building schedules
- Monthly newsletters
- Monthly snack calendars
- Current emergency forms
- Field Trip receipts
- Planning
- Organizeplan and prepare activities for the children including ordering and receiving needed materials for activities.
- Communicatelesson plans to assistant team leaders and associates and making sure they are implemented on daily basis.
- Arrange field trips.
- Plan and prepare healthy daily snacks for children.
- Develop and implementpositive behavior management plans that align with building expectations.
- Staff Development
- Provide new staff orientation to assistant team leaders and associates.
- Conduct weekly building staff meetings.
- Collaborate withother building team leaders to develop lesson plans weekly.
- Attendweekly team leader meetings and trainings scheduled by supervisors.
- Assist inplanning and facilitating monthly staff trainings.
- Communication
- Develop positiverelationships and communicate effectively with school staff custodians food service staff teachers principals school secretaries guidance counselors and supervisors.
- Greetparents and students when they arrive and leave.
- Communicatepositive and negative behaviors with parents on daily basis.
- Provideparents with incident reports newsletters program changes or updates upcoming events and office contact information.
- Maintainconfidentiality.
- Site Safety
- Maintainclean sanitary orderly and safe environment.
- Utilizespace effectively to meet the needs of children.
- Maintainappropriate child/staff ratios at all times.
- FollowFood Safety/Sanitation guidelines when preparing and distributing snacks.
- Communicateindividual student health (i.e. allergies medications asthma etc.) plans to all staff.
- Createa structured and organized environment for the children.
- Followestablished policies and procedures for the Adventuretime program.
- Maintain a reliable attendance record.
- Other duties as assigned.
SUPERVISION OF OTHERS -
- Adventuretime Associates
- Volunteers
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS -
- Repetitious bending lifting and hand movement.
- Ability to work while standing moving and/or walking.
- Drug tobacco and alcohol-free while working.
- Must be able to see and hear within normal limits with or without corrective lenses or hearing aids.
- Ability to operate a motor vehicle used to travel between sites.
WORKING CONDITIONS -
- Majority of work is performed in an office or school setting.
- Occasional meetings outside the school day.
- Occasional exposure to body fluids fumes noise and hazardous materials and emergency situations.
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT -
- At-Will Employee
- Letter of Assignment
- Per Board Policies and administrative guidelines
- Performance evaluated annually