ANNUAL WORK SUMMARY

10 months per year, 190 days per year, 6 hours per day.

POSITION SUMMARY

The child care group leader will work with the child care staff to ensure that a quality early learning experience will be provided for the children enrolled in the CCPS Before and After School Child Care Program.

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Be 19 years old or older.
• Hold a high school diploma or certificate of high school equivalence or have successfully completed courses for credit from an accredited college or university, and
• Meet one of the criteria set for in §B of COMAR 13A.16.06.10, as stated below:

The individual shall meet one of the following:

• The individual has successfully completed:
• 6 semester hours or 90 clock hours or their equivalent, of approved preservice training;
• (b) 9 clock hours of approved preservice training in communicating with staff, parents, and the public, or at least one academic college course for credit;
• (c) 3 clock hours of training in ADA compliance; and
• (d) One of the following:
• 400 hours of experience working under supervision, primarily with school-age children in a licensed child care center, public or private school; or similar setting, or 400 hours of experience caring for school age children as a registered family care provider;
• 1 year of college; or
• A combination of experience and college that together are equivalent to 1 year.
• The individual holds a bachelor’s degree in:
• Early childhood education, elementary education, special education, or child development; or
• Any academic subject and has 1,800 hours of experience working with school-age children in an approved setting.
• The individual qualified before July 1, 2008, as a group leader/child care teacher in a school-age center and has been continuously employed since that time as a group leader/child care teacher at the same or another school age center; or
• The individual
• Has been approved as a teacher by the Maryland State Department of Education under COMAR 13A.09.09 for kindergarten or grades 1 through 8; or
• Is certified by the Department or by the state board of any other state for kindergarten or grades 1 through 8.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

None

KNOWLEDGE, ABILITIES AND SKILLS:

(These are pre-employment knowledge, abilities, and skills that apply to the Essential Job Functions.) At the time of application, the candidate must have:

• Have the ability to understand and communicate effectively using both verbal and written skills.
• Hold a high school diploma or certificate of high school equivalence or have successfully completed courses for credit from an accredited college or university

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND DUTIES:

• Assists child care director in supervising the children enrolled in the Calvert County Public Schools child care program
• Supervises children when the director is unavailable
• Conducts program activities within safety standards and policies of the program.
• Maintains and protects confidential records
• Practices developmentally appropriate behavior management techniques with children
• Provides evidence each year of employment of completing 12 clock hours of approved continued training
• Ensures that all activities conform to state, federal and local guidelines and regulations
• Thinks, concentrates, and interacts positively with others
• Comes to work regularly and promptly
• Works flexible hours as necessary
• Works under stress and meets all deadlines

OTHER JOB FUNCTIONS, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND DUTIES:

(Duties listed are not intended to be all inclusive nor limit duties that might reasonably be assigned.) Performs related work as required or assigned by the Child Care Director.