School Age Child Care Program Assistant

Title: School Age Child Care (SACC) Program Assistant

Reports To: SACC Director

Employment Status: Regular Part-Time

FLSA Status: Non-exempt

Position Summary:

Supports the daily operation of the School Age Child Care program by supervising and engaging students in a safe inclusive and developmentally appropriate environment. Assists with activities routines behavior support attendance and program records family communication facility organization and compliance with district and applicable childcare requirements.

Essential Functions:

1. Assist the Team Leader with planning implementing and evaluating age-appropriate recreational educational social-emotional enrichment and physical activities.
2. Actively supervise students at all times including during indoor and outdoor activities transitions arrival dismissal meals restroom routines field trips and other program activities.
3. Maintain a safe supportive inclusive and welcoming environment that promotes student belonging engagement cooperation and positive relationships.
4. Follow student-specific behavior-support strategies and program behavior policies consistently fairly and respectfully.
5. Apply developmentally appropriate guidance redirection conflict-resolution and de-escalation strategies; report significant behavioral or safety concerns to the Team Leader or SACC Director.
6. Assist with attendance sign-in and sign-out procedures student records incident reports supply records communication logs and other required program documentation.
7. Communicate promptly with the Team Leader regarding student attendance health or safety concerns behavior injuries family communication and other matters affecting program operations.
8. Interact professionally and respectfully with students families school staff visitors and community members while maintaining confidentiality.
9. Work cooperatively with principals teachers custodians office staff the SACC Director Team Leaders and other district personnel.
10. Assist with maintaining a consistent daily schedule established routines and orderly transitions for program participants.
11. Maintain program spaces tables storage areas equipment and materials in a clean organized safe and functional condition.
12. Assist with snack preparation and cleanup in accordance with program procedures food-safety requirements and applicable allergy or health information.
13. Complete required training and follow all applicable district program health safety emergency supervision and confidentiality procedures.

Other Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Arrive prepared and on time for assigned shifts and review the days schedule student information activities and responsibilities.
2. Maintain a professional appearance consistent with SACC policy and the responsibilities of the position.
3. Serve as a positive role model by demonstrating honesty respect responsibility patience inclusiveness and professionalism.
4. Maintain a safe and secure program environment including appropriate supervision of entrances exits transitions and student movement.
5. Keep program areas tables storage areas and equipment clean organized and ready for use.
6. Communicate clearly and respectfully with parents and guardians regarding routine program matters and refer concerns to the Team Leader or SACC Director as appropriate.
7. Follow applicable state childcare requirements and Marysville Schools policies and procedures.
8. Perform other related duties as assigned by the SACC Director or designated program supervisor.

Qualifications:

1. Minimum age of 18 if required by applicable childcare regulations or district policy.
2. High school diploma or equivalent required.
3. Previous experience working with school-aged children or in a childcare youth-program education recreation or related setting preferred.
4. Ability to complete and maintain required training and certifications including communicable-disease prevention child-abuse recognition and reporting first aid CPR and other program-designated training.
5. Ability to meet all applicable state district and position-specific employment requirements.

Required Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

1. Knowledge of the developmental social-emotional recreational and supervision needs of school-aged children.
2. Ability to recognize and respond appropriately to childrens individual needs abilities interests behavior and communication styles.
3. Ability to actively supervise children maintain appropriate ratios and line-of-sight supervision and respond promptly to safety concerns.
4. Ability to use positive guidance redirection conflict-resolution and behavior-support strategies in a consistent and respectful manner.
5. Ability to communicate clearly patiently and professionally with children families coworkers supervisors and school personnel.
6. Ability to establish positive relationships while maintaining appropriate professional boundaries and confidentiality.
7. Ability to follow schedules routines student-specific plans emergency procedures and program policies accurately.
8. Strong organizational planning time-management observation decision-making and problem-solving skills.
9. Ability to take initiative follow through on assigned responsibilities adapt to changing needs and work effectively as part of a team.
10. Ability to work at assigned Marysville Schools locations and adjust to varying schedules age groups activities and program needs.
11. Ability to use computers mobile devices attendance systems communication platforms and other district- or program-approved technology.

Equipment Operated

1. Computers laptops tablets mobile devices printers copiers scanners attendance and communication systems.
2. Classroom and recreational technology interactive displays audio equipment playground and sports equipment
3. Small kitchen appliances
4. Other district- or program-approved equipment used in the operation of the SACC program.

Working Conditions:

1. Potential exposure to blood bodily fluids tissues communicable illnesses allergens and other materials encountered in a school-aged childcare environment; required safety and protective procedures must be followed.
2. Frequent interaction with children who may be energetic upset anxious frustrated or in need of individualized behavioral social-emotional or developmental support.
3. Occasional interaction with parents guardians staff or community members who may be upset distressed or confrontational.
4. Work in indoor and outdoor environments and exposure to varying temperatures weather conditions noise active play and sports or recreational equipment.
5. Regular requirement to sit stand walk run talk hear see read reach stretch bend stoop crouch kneel and move throughout program areas while actively supervising children.
6. Occasional lifting carrying pushing and pulling of supplies equipment activity materials or other items weighing up to 25 pounds.
7. May be required to work at different district school locations or attend training meetings or program activities outside the regular assignment schedule as directed.

Conditions of Employment:

1. Length of Employment: One-year limited contract.
2. Salary: In accordance with the current SACC salary schedule with placement determined by applicable experience and training.
3. Fringe Benefits: Not applicable unless otherwise provided under district policy or the applicable employee classification.
4. Employment Requirements: Must complete the required background screening obtain and maintain required certifications and training and meet all applicable state district and program employment requirements.

Required Experience:

Junior IC