Position Summary: Responsible for leading and supervising staff and children in the extended care program. Hours: 29 hours a week – 12:15 – 6:00pm in addition to staff development days, preservice and post service weeks.

 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the following satisfactorily; other duties may be assigned. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Recruit LEC employees
• Train new LEC employees
• Create staff schedules each week
• Create an LEC classroom rotation schedule at the Early Learning Campus
• Coordinate staff childcare at the Lower School
• Coordinate after school transportation of the Lower School students to the Early Learning Campus
• Coordinate outside programs and clubs to serve the LEC students
• Coordinate staff child care on professional development days
• Order supplies and snacks for the program
• Work with the Business Office on billing student accounts and credit card statements
• Greet parents arriving to pick up their children
• Communicate with parents by phone or email about any important LEC information
• Supervise activities to ensure safety at all times
• Manage behavioral issues when necessary
• Treat all staff and students with dignity and respect
• Maintain a professional attitude and loyalty to the school at all times
• Be flexible and a team player
• Participate in First Aid – CPR training and ensure that staff are certified
• Any other responsibilities as deemed necessary by your supervisor

  Competencies:  To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following:

  Communications - Exhibits good listening and comprehension. Expresses ideas and thoughts in written form. Expresses ideas and thoughts verbally. Keeps others adequately informed. Selects and uses appropriate communication methods.

  Student/Staff Support - Displays courtesy and sensitivity. Manages difficult or emotional situations. Meets commitments. Responds promptly to student needs. Establishes a high degree of approachability through healthy, appropriate relationships.

  Dependability - Commits to doing the best job possible. Follows instruction. Keeps commitments. Meets attendance and punctuality guidelines. Responds to requests for service and assistance. Takes responsibility for own actions.

  Planning & Organization - Integrates changes smoothly. Plans for additional resources. Prioritizes and plans work activities. Sets goals and objectives. Uses time efficiently. Works in an organized manner.

  Use of Technology- Demonstrates required skills.

   

  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.

   

  Must have a warm and friendly personality, be sensitive to the feelings and needs of others, be able to relate well to children and parents/guardians, and be willing to fulfill responsibilities in accordance with the school’s program and philosophy.

   

  Language Ability:

  Read and interpret documents such as safety rules, handbooks, and procedure manuals. Write routine reports and correspondence.

   

  Reasoning Ability:

  Apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

   

  Computer Skills:

  To perform this job successfully, an individual should demonstrate a reasonable level of computer literacy.  Basic proficiency is needed in word processing, e-mailing, accessing the Internet.

   

  Expectations

  • acknowledge Christ as Savior and support the school’s Statement of Faith and Philosophy Statement;
  • be a Christian role model in attitude, speech, and actions towards others.  This includes being committed to God’s Biblical standards for sexual conduct (Luke 6:40).
  • possess evidence of competence in area of instruction, or other adequate preparation, background, or experience as determined by the school administrator;
  • have a working knowledge of and follow LCA’s Employee Handbook, Parent & Student Handbook.
  • sign and live by the school’s Lifestyle Statement and Moral Integrity Statement as a condition for employment and continued employment in this ministry;
  • maintain confidentiality in the operation of the classroom and the school;
  • refrain from unwholesome talk, including profanity, slang (language widely used and accepted, but not appropriate for godliness) or jokes that may be offensive;
  • place his/her school ministry ahead of other jobs or volunteer activities; and

  maintain a personal appearance that models cleanliness, modesty, and good taste consistent with school policy

   

  Supervisory Responsibilities: Employee is responsible for the safe supervision of students both inside and outside the classroom including, but not limited to the lunchroom, hallways, playground, and carline.

   

  Work Environment:  The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Duties are normally performed in a school/classroom/outdoor playground environment. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

   

  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.

   

  Employee must have the ability to sit and stand for extended periods of time; must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Exhibit manual dexterity to enter data into a computer; specific vision abilities required by this job include Close vision, Distance vision and Depth perception. Ability to see and read a computer screen and printed material with or without vision aids While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to walk; sit and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is occasionally required to stand; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear. Employee must have the ability to hear and understand speech at normal classroom levels, outdoors and on the telephone; speak in audible tones so that others may understand clearly in normal classrooms, outdoors and on the telephone; physical agility to bend, stoop, climb stairs, and reach overhead.

   

  The above job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor.

   

  This Job Description does not alter the “at-will” nature of employment. All employees of LCA are employed by LCA on an “at will” basis, which means that Employees have the right to terminate their employment at any time, with or without cause and with or without notice, and LCA has the same rights. Nothing contained in this job description or in any other materials or information distributed by LCA alters that at-will relationship. An employee’s status as an “at-will” employee may not be changed, except specifically in writing, signed by the Head of School.

   

   

  I fully support the Core Values, Statement of Faith, Lifestyle Statement, and Moral Integrity Statement as written without mental reservations.