Job Description:

The Student Care Program Lead supports the implementation of a high-quality enrichment program that provides a safe, nurturing, and engaging environment where children can grow and thrive. The position assists in planning and leading activities that promote each child’s social, physical, intellectual, and creative development, in alignment with the program’s goals and philosophy.
 
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned:

• Plans, posts, and facilitates individual and group activities aligned with applicable learning standards to support student growth and development.
• Implements enrichment activities based on written lesson plans that reflect age-appropriate and standards-based practices.
• Actively engages with children during activities by modeling appropriate behavior, promoting language development, observing interactions, and using positive guidance to support conflict resolution.
• Maintains proper supervision at all times, ensuring staff-to-student ratios are met and accurate daily attendance records are kept, including tracking transitions to and from the program.
• Contributes content and updates for classroom and site newsletters.
• Maintains and updates emergency contact information for each child.
• Prepares monthly sign-in sheets, including inputting parent names, attaching child schedule labels, and reviewing parent signatures and time entries daily for accuracy.
• Maintains a clean, organized, and safe environment that supports the emotional and physical well-being of all children.
• Arranges activity centers and the classroom environment to be engaging, developmentally appropriate, and conducive to learning.
• Participates in completing daily cleaning tasks and safety checklists to uphold health and safety standards.
• Communicates supply and maintenance needs to the Student Care Program Coordinator promptly.
• Adheres to all Tanque Verde Unified School District Governing Board policies, POST Care Staff Handbook procedures, and Arizona Department of Health Services (DHS) licensing regulations.
• Ensures all required forms and documentation from parents are collected, reviewed, and completed as needed. Attends all required staff meetings and completes a minimum of 24 hours of professional development annually, as required by DHS licensing, with verification submitted to the personnel file.
• Builds strong, respectful relationships with families through regular, positive communication.
• Clearly communicates the program’s philosophy and developmentally appropriate practices to parents and guardians.
• Fosters a collaborative, supportive, and professional work environment built on trust and mutual respect.
• Maintains up-to-date documentation, including observation boards and family communications, on a monthly basis.
• Completes additional duties and responsibilities as assigned by the Student Care Program Coordinator.
• Demonstrates the ability to work effectively with a diverse population, including children with varying individual needs, and collaborates professionally with POST Care staff, families, and representatives from local and state agencies.

 
Supervisory Responsibilities: This position may provide indirect supervision of POST Care support staff, as assigned by the Student Care Program Coordinator.
 
Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and Experience:

• Associate’s Degree AND minimum four years’ experience in childcare, education or other closely related field. 
• Preferred Education:  Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in appropriate field of study. 
• Or an equivalent combination of relevant education, training, and/or experience as approved by Human Resources.

Abilities: Ability to demonstrate knowledge and proficiency in working with computers and other types of technology.

Language Skills: Ability to listen and obtain clarification. Requires the ability to record and deliver information, to explain procedures, to follow oral and written instructions. Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals. Ability to speak effectively to students, parents, employees, and members of the community. Ability to write activity/lesson plans, routine reports and correspondence. Ability to communicate effectively with students who have special needs.

Customer Service Skills: Ability to manage difficult or emotional student or customer situations. Responds promptly to customer needs, solicits feedback to improve service. Responds to requests for service and assistance. Meets commitments.

Ethics, Judgement, Professionalism: Treats others with respect and dignity. Upholds organizational mission, vision, and values. Demonstrates willingness to make decisions. Exhibits sound and accurate judgment. Supports and explains reasoning for decisions. Includes appropriate people in the decision-making process. Make timely decisions. Approaches others in a respectful manner. Reacts well under pressure. Accepts responsibility for their own actions.

Mathematical Skills: Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, rates, ratios and proportions to practical situations. Ability to draw and interpret graphs.

Reasoning Skills: Ability to apply common sense, understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram from. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations. Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner. Gathers and analyzes information skillfully, developing alternate solutions. Works well in group problem solving situations. Uses reason when dealing with emotional topics and situations.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: Must be able to obtain and maintain a valid Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card. Ability to obtain CPR and First Aid certifications. Must submit a report of a negative Mantoux skin test administered no later than 12 hours after the employment start date; or a physician’s written statement that the employee is currently free of tuberculosis.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl. The employee is occasionally required to taste, or smell. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and infrequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Will include working outside in all types of weather, including direct summer sun and heat. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
 
Starting pay is $18.00 per hour.
The job description is intended to be generic in nature. It is intended to convey information essential to understanding the scope of the position. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of skills, efforts, duties or responsibilities associated with the position.

To submit your application, go to our website at http://www.tanqueverdeschools.org. Navigate to the Human Resources tab and select Employment Opportunities to view job postings.