Assistant Coordinator for the Little Trojan Academy

Job Description

Job Description

Summary

The Assistant Coordinator is responsible for ensuring the health, safety, and quality of education, for all children within the program. The Assistant Coordinator will work with the Coordinator in the overall operational management in accordance with well-established guidelines, including curriculum development, staff and facilities management, and long-range planning. The Assistant Coordinator ensures that the needs of the staff and students and the goals of the site are met appropriately.

Position Goal : Manage the Little Trojan Academy to provide innovative teaching and care in a learning environment that offers and encourages children to meet milestones, make new friends and feel safe!

Duties

• Assist in organizing and managing the program.
• Responsible for all clerical work needed in the operation of the program.
• Maintain attendance records.
• Assist in filing enrollment forms along with immunization records for all students.
• Assist in plans and assist in implementing daily activities and prepares materials.
• Supervise Childhood Instructors and Teacher Assistants. Establish staffing patterns and schedules and arrange for substitutes as needed.
• Assist Program Coordinator with planning and the operations of the day-to-day needs pf the childcare program.
• Work with Program Coordinator in purchasing replacement supplies, equipment for maintenance of program, and items required for maintaining licensing standards.
• Monitor and maintain licensing requirements for childcare center.
• Maintain parent communication through newsletters, bulletin boards, and daily notes.
• Assist in classrooms to support staff and children.
• Make available, maintain and supervise a developmentally appropriate, healthy and safe program that provides protection and supervision of all the children enrolled, during all times of operation.
• Adhere to student behavior and discipline as per the Little Trojan Academy. Guide and administer discipline in a positive, respectful manner, which promotes self-control, self-direction, and self-esteem for each individual child.
• Attend workshops and conferences in accordance with licensing standards and requirements per licensed year.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.

Employment Terms : Twelve (12) month classified hourly contract

Requirements

Physical Demands :

This is an overview intended for compliance with the ADA – it is not an exhaustive list of the duties to be performed.Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions of a specific position.

Regular Requirements : Stand for extended periods; sit for extended periods; twist at the neck and trunk; bend at the waist; stoop, kneel, crouch; lift / move up to 20 pounds; handle objects and tools with hands; repetitive use of fingers and hands.

Occasional Requirements : Reach with hands and arms overhead, above shoulder and horizontally; lift / move up to 40 pounds.

Visual Requirements : Close, color, peripheral, depth perception, ability to adjust focus.

Hearing / Speaking Requirements : Adequate to exchange information.

Nice To Haves

We are looking for individuals who are interested in working with a team and leading educational activities and providing a safe and fun environment for our students birth to three years of age along with our staff in our Little Trojan Academy.

Benefits

Paid vacation, personal days, sick days and floating holidays

A variety of Insurance options

Teacher's retirement opportunity

Working with a team of support staff

Paid Professional Development