Summary
The Site Coordinator creates and maintains After School and Summer programs that serve youth by providing enrichment in many subjects including literacy, outdoor and environmental activities, social-emotional learning, nutrition, enrichment, and academic and emotional support.
Essential Job Duties
- Prepare and conduct high-quality lessons that align with grant objectives, and provide academic and social enrichment to students
- Stay in close communication with students’ school-day teachers in order to provide supportive homework help and academic assistance
- Become well-versed in requirements, understand and ensure compliance and data collection required by DHHS/MiLEAP and Michigan Department of Education (MDE)
- Provide leadership and supervise SEEDS After School site team by providing the following:
- Supervision
- Oversight
- Problem solving
- Monitoring support/team work
- Work with the SEEDS After School Circle group on the development of program projects and next actions
- Ensure that documentation required by MDE and SEEDS is tracked and reported in a timely manner
- Actively recruit students into the SEEDS After School program
- Increase the capacity of SEEDS After School to better serve students, families, schools and the community at large through resource procurement and communications
- Be aware of, and manage, SEEDS After School site budget
- Plan and implement a 6 – 8 week summer youth day camp that meets all the above requirements
Other Responsibilities
- Communicate with, and solicit assistance from other SEEDS team members to complete responsibilities, as needed
- All other duties as assigned
Position Information
- School year work hours: 38 hours per week, Monday – Thursday, approximately 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM, with occasional additional evening or weekend hours as needed
- Summer Program work hours: 38 hour per week, Monday – Thursday, approximately 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM, with occasional evening or weekend hours as needed
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree preferred
- Minimum of 1 year working with youth
- Previous supervisory experience preferred
- Must be able to pass all required background checks
- Must be First Aid/CPR certified
- Must meet all DHHS/MiLEAP qualifications as stated in the Licensing Rules for Child Care Centers booklet
Physical Requirements
- Ability to stand for up to 3 hours at a time
- Ability to lift up to 30 lbs
- Ability to walk up and down stairs regularly
- Ability to stoop, kneel, and pick up items from the floor to a standing position
- Ability/willingness to spend up to an hour outdoors in summer and winter temperatures and weather conditions
- Ability to hike on uneven terrain for up to 3 hours
- Ability to hear sounds and recognize difference between them
- Ability to run short periods of time
- Must be able to easily get up and down off of the floor
Required Skills
- Ability to connect well with children
- Self-motivated/Independent worker
- Detail-oriented
- Organized
- Ability to manage and keep track of many deadlines
- Ability to supervise and lead a team of support staff
- Strong and clear communication via phone, email and in-person meetings
- Familiarity with Google products (gmail, drive, calendar, etc) and Microsoft office products
- Ability to read and comprehend DHHS/MiLEAP program requirements
- Strong general writing skills
