Assistant Program Manager - BASE at Douglas… · Castle…

Summary: Douglas County School District is seeking an Assistant Program Manager for their BASE program. The role involves supervising and guiding children, assisting in managing daily operations, and developing community relations while ensuring compliance with applicable rules and regulations. Responsibilities: - Promote positive behavior and healthy peer relationships by utilizing strategies for promoting social and emotional development - Assist Director in demonstrating compliance with applicable laws and regulations - Perform other related duties as assigned or requested - 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 - 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 - Ensure safety of children by providing sufficient and appropriate supervision and guidance of children at all times - Utilize positive techniques to support and guide behavior and promote respectful and cooperative interactions among children Required Qualifications: - Must be at least twenty-one (21) years of age - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - A department approved standard precautions training(s) that meets the current OSHA requirements prior to working with children - A building and physical premises safety training prior to working with children - A department approved training about child abuse prevention within thirty (3) calendar days of employment - 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 - Certification and re-certification of First Aid and CPR Required Skills: Child Development, Psychology, Early Childhood Education, Early Childhood Special Education, Elementary Education, Elementary Special Education, Family, Human Development, Family Studies, Special Education, Outdoor Education, Recreation, Human Services, Care, Supervision of Children, Early Childhood Education Professional Credential Level II, Higher, Standard Precautions Training (OSHA), Building, Physical Premises Safety Training, Child Abuse Prevention Training, Social Emotional Development Training, First Aid Certification, CPR Certification, Community Relations, Coaching Benefits: 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), 457 retirement plan options, Paid vacation, Sick and personal time