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Square One
Date of Posting: Thursday April 2, 2009
Posting Expires: Wednesday April 15, 2009
Job Location: SACC @ Harris School
Normal Work Week: Monday - Friday
Normal Hours per Week: 22.5 Hours per week
Base Salary: 11.53 per hour
__X__Bargaining Unit Position ___Non-bargaining Unit Position
Internal Applicants: Please contact Marieme Sow, Hiring
Specialist at Human
Resources at 947 Main Street, Springfield, MA 01103 or by phone at (413) 858-3117.
Square One is an Affirmative
Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. All
internal applicants
Must apply by contacting the
Human Resource Dept. within (10) ten working days of the date
of the actual posting.
If you are applying for a position internally, you
must make sure you inform your immediate Supervisor or Director of your intent. Failure
to comply with this process may result in the loss of internal candidate
status.
SQUARE ONE
JOB DESCRIPTION
Title: School-Age Child Care (SACC) SITE
COORDINATOR
Qualifications:
1. Have the
personal qualities to work with school-age children under supervision, and the
ability to relate well to parents, staff and the community the children live;
bi-lingual where appropriate.
2.
Must be at least 20 years of age and meet one of the
following criteria:
a).
Prefer a Bachelor’s Degree in Child Development, Early Childhood
Education, Elementary Education, Child
Guidance, Human Services, Physical Education, Recreation, Child Psychology,
Social Work, Sociology or Child Care and have six months half-time experience
working with children, or
b). Prefer a Bachelor’s Degree
in any field of study listed in 102CMR 11.07 (3) (b) and
have two years of at least half-time
experience working with school-age children.
c). Must have a high school diploma or
equivalent; and have one year of experience working with school-age children.
3.
Must essentially complete a CORI application and must
meet required health standards, physical exam, proof of negative Mantoux test
and proof of MMR’s.
4 Maintain
OCCS requirements such as current physical, first aid, CPR and completion of required
annual training.
Responsibilities:
1. Plans, develops and implements the daily
program designed to meet the social, health, emotional, cognitive physical and
recreational needs of children within the frame work of the stated agency
policy.
2. Evaluates the program in reference to
program/individual, social, recreational, educational and developmental needs.
3. Provides care and protection for all
children in the Center.
4. Supervises and plans for the most efficient
use of space and appropriate equipment.
5. Keeps the
designated spaces, equipment and supplies clean and in order.
6. Supervises and carries out all purchasing of
supplies and equipment in consultation with other appropriate program
personnel.
7. Supervises Assistant Group Leader and other
auxiliary personnel.
8. Schedules and attends regular conferences
with Assistants and other designated staff to plan and evaluate program.
9. Recruits, trains and supervises volunteers
to help with program.
10. Plans and
implements program staff meetings in conjunction with program administrator.
11. Keeps
abreast of latest literature in field of school-age child care programs.
12. Attends
conferences, workshops, seminars, visit other centers programs.
13. Maintains
positive relationships with other occupants sharing space with the program.
14. Accesses
community and program resources to supplement develop the SACC program.
15. Maintains
program records as required.
16. Maintains a
sound, positive working relationship with parents, staff and other adults
within the Center.
17. Communicates
with the Site Coordinator, or other designated personnel related to pertinent
information with regard to families and children.
18. Attends
staff and parent meetings, as required.
Accountability: To the Program Administer
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Signature Date
1/98