[Remote] Assistant Program Manager - BASE

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Douglas County School District operates educational programs for children and families. The Assistant Program Manager - BASE supervises and guides children and staff, supports daily program operations, assists with programming and compliance, and promotes positive community relations.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with families and other involved providers to understand the strengths and needs of all children, including those who are highly impacted. Develop strategies that allow children to participate in a safe and meaningful way
• Coach, mentor, and direct others to meet the goals of the program and department
• Ensure safety of children by providing sufficient and appropriate supervision and guidance of children at all times
• Promote positive behavior and healthy peer relationships by utilizing strategies for promoting social and emotional development
• Plan and implement program activities that provide children with opportunities to learn and develop life skills, explore interests, experience a sense of self-worth and belonging, and contribute to the community
• Assist Director in demonstrating compliance with applicable laws and regulations
• Utilize positive techniques to support and guide behavior and promote respectful and cooperative interactions among children
• Perform other related duties as assigned or requested

Skills

• ESSENTIAL PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: • Occasional lifting, five (5) to fifty (50) pounds
• • Frequent bending, stooping, walking, standing, kneeling, crawling, squatting, reaching, and sitting
• The Assistant Program Manager must be at least twenty-one (21) years of age, and must have completed at least one (1) of the following qualifications: a. A Bachelor's, Master's or Doctoral degree from a regionally accredited college or university with a major area of study in one (1) of the following areas: (1) Child Development (2) Psychology (3) Early Childhood Education (4) Early Childhood Special Education (5) Elementary Education (6) Elementary Special Education (7) Family and Human Development (8) Family Studies (9) Special Education (10) Outdoor Education (11) Recreation (12) Human Services; or
• B. An Associate's degree or sixty (60) semester credit hours from a regionally accredited college or university AND three (3) months (455 hours) of experience in the care and supervision of four (4) or more children over the age of four (4) years who are not related to the individual; or
• C. Twenty-one (21) months (3,185 hours) of experience in the care and supervision of four (4) or more children over the age of four (4) years who are not related to the individual, and one (1) of the following qualifications: (1) Completion of six (6) semester hours from a regionally accredited college or university; or (2) Completion of forty (40) clock hours of training in coursework applicable to school-age children within the first nine (9) months in the Assistant Program Manager position. The 40 clock hours of training cannot include any of the required trainings as listed in rule section 2.508; or
• D. A current early childhood education professional credential, level II or higher, in version 3.0 as determined by the Department based on its Early Childhood Professional Credential 3.0 Worksheet, found at https://www.coloradoshinespdis.com/s/aboutthe-ecpc?language=en\_US
• A department approved standard precautions training(s) that meets the current OSHA requirements prior to working with children. This training must be renewed annually and may count towards ongoing training requirements
• A building and physical premises safety training prior to working with children
• A department approved training about child abuse prevention within thirty (30) calendar days of employment. This training must be renewed annually and may count towards ongoing training requirements
• At least three (3) clock hours per year must be in focus of social emotional development
• A minimum fifteen (15) clock hours of on-going training per year, not including First Aid and CPR. Annual on-going training hour minimum is higher at accredited programs
• Certification and re-certification of First Aid and CPR
• **\*\*\* This will be a split-shift position during school contact days in the before and after school programs, Monday through Friday. There will be mandatory meetings throughout the school year during the day. During school breaks, there's an opportunity for straight shifts.\*\*\***

Benefits

• All required training costs are paid by the program, including seat time (at employee’s current hourly rate)
• This position is eligible for health, vision, dental, health savings account (HSA), flexible spending accounts (FSA), District paid and voluntary additional (supplemental) life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance, short and long-term disability, critical illness and accident voluntary insurance, employee assistance program (EAP), voluntary 401(k), 403(b) and 457 retirement plan options.
• This position is eligible for paid vacation, sick and personal time.

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