Childcare Center Coordinator in Medford, Oregon at Grace Cascade Christian Schools

Reports to: Elementary Principal

General Description:

The Extended Enrichment Coordinator will be accountable for all administrative functions of the center. These may include financial management, maintaining records, budgeting, policy making, making sure curriculum and activities are developmentally appropriate for each age group, staff orientation and management, communication with staff, meal planning and preparation.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Spiritual

• Has received Jesus Christ as his/her personal Savior.
• Believes the Bible is God’s Word and standard for faith and daily living.
• Is a Christian role model in attitude, speech, and actions toward others. This includes being committed to God’s Biblical standards for sexual conduct.
• Is a member in good standing at a local, evangelical church which is in agreement with the school’s Statement of Faith.
• Shows by example the importance of Scripture study and memorization, prayer, witnessing, and unity in the Body of Christ.
• Is in whole-hearted agreement with the school’s Statement of Faith and Christian philosophy of education.
• Supports school’s mission, vision, and core values.

Knowledge and Experience

• Skill in managing, providing oversight, supervision and leadership to EE teachers and staff.
• Must be able to communicate well with students, staff, and parents.
• Competent level of knowledge and skill in designing and conducting an instructional experience.
• Skill in organizing and implementing classroom management and corrective student management.
• Shows a commitment to each student with unique backgrounds and characteristics; is enthusiastic and enjoys working with students.
• Consistently exhibits a positive attitude toward life and people.
• Is a positive example in appearance, posture, language, etc.
• Presents a positive representation to students, parents, and the community.
• Maintains confidentiality.
• Welcomes counsel and constructive critique.
• Ability to interact appropriately in potentially volatile situations.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Spiritual Leadership

• Reflects the purpose of the school which is to honor Christ in every activity.
• Models in speech, actions, and attitude, a consistent daily walk with Jesus.
• Encourages students to accept God’s gift of salvation and supports their growth in Christian faith.
• Follows the pattern of problem-solving described in Matthew 18:15-35 in resolving conflicts involving students, parents, administration, and staff.

Coordinator’s Responsibilities

• Recognizes the role of parents as primarily responsible before God for their children’s education and assist them in that task.
• Meets with EE staff to give direction and supervision.
• Maintain and facilitate all Oregon state childcare requirements.
• Facilitate the yearly recertification process.
• Completes observations and gives performance feedback to EE staff.
• Demonstrates competency in instructional and classroom management skills providing oversight to teachers and aides.
• Establish and maintain effective, Christ-centered relationships based on mutual respect and trust and work collaboratively with students, staff, and parents.
• Maintains knowledge of all school policies and procedures.
• Reports illegal activities, questionable or unsafe conditions or problems with security to the Administrative Team.
• Assists in resolving conflicts and similar problem situations between students.
• Listens well to others.
• Has demonstrated excellent verbal and written communications skills.
• Demonstrates commitment to each student.
• Facilitates the program from a biblical worldview.
• Assists students toward self-discipline and acceptable standards of behavior, developing leaders for righteousness.
• Manifests, by words and example, a Christian role model to students both in and out of school, maintaining a caring professional relationship.
• Independently performing all assigned duties including required paperwork and procedural responsibilities.
• Participates in faculty committees.
• Ability to compile, maintain and administer EE enrollment figures.
• Collaborates with Administrative Team regarding EE enrollment and withdrawals.
• Supervises the process of correspondence and other communications involving EE, such as letters of welcome, policies/procedures, schedules, etc.
• Notifies Tuition Bookkeeper and School Secretaries of withdrawals.
• Maintains current enrollment figures.
• Maintains financial records for the EE program.
• Prepares budget for EE program.
• Make sure curriculum and activities are appropriate for each age group.
• Train staff and on-going development; maintain staff records according to school and State specifications.
• Oversee maintenance of grounds utilized by EE, following State guidelines.
• Ensure EE schedules are followed in all EE programs.
• Monitor snacks – assuring they are appropriate and prepared as per State qualifications.
• Attends Leadership meetings and GCES Staff meetings, as assigned.
• Attends professional development in-services.
• Spend time directly observing EE staff and children.
• Responsible to follow the guidelines for staff in the GCES staff handbook.
• Considers all spiritual leadership functions to be a vital responsibility of this position.
• Completes all trainings and background screenings by due date as assigned by Head of Schools or Administration. Including, but not limited to, Child Abuse Identification and Prevention, Oregon State and Federal mandated trainings, and OSHA trainings.

Physical Demands

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities, who are otherwise qualified, to perform the essential functions.

• Sit and Stand for extended periods of time.
• Exhibit manual dexterity to dial a telephone, enter data into a computer.
• See and read a computer screen and printed material with or without vision aides.
• Hear and understand speech at normal classroom levels outdoors and on the telephone/security radio.
• Speak in audible tones so that others may understand clearly in normal classrooms, outdoors and on the telephone/security radio.
• Physical agility to lift or move up to 25 pounds.
• Ability to bend, stoop, climb stairs, reach overhead, and move classroom furnishings.

Note: This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by this employee. This employee will be required to follow any other instructions and to perform any other related duties as assigned by the supervisor or appropriate school administrator. This is not a contract of employment or a promise or guarantee of any specific terms or conditions of employment. Grace Cascade Christian Schools reserves the right to update, revise or change this job description and related duties at any time.

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