School Age Child Care Director; Management Aide

Position Description

Anne Arundel County Government is looking to fill a Full‑Time, Permanent, and Safety‑Sensitive School Age Child Care Director (Management Aide) position in the Department of Recreation and Parks.

Work involves paraprofessional administrative support. Includes providing support and assistance to management personnel and supervising lower‑level office support employees. Most personal contacts are with employees in the same or other departments and agencies of the County government, State and Federal agencies, and non‑profit and private sector organizations. The purpose of the contacts is to coordinate or carry out program assignments in a cooperative nature towards mutual goals.

Some employees in this class of work meet with the public to assist in providing direct public assistance.

A distinguishing characteristic of this class is that an employee in this class utilizes knowledge of subject‑matter administrative areas or program functions, or regulations and procedures in carrying out a variety of related support activities in one or more programs. Assignments involve the use of office automation equipment and appropriate software applications. The employee working in a supervisory capacity must supervise at least two full‑time employees.

If the employees supervised are part‑time, seasonal, or temporary, the number of employees supervised may be determined by calculating full‑time equivalent positions. The employee independently plans and carries out work, obtains necessary data or information, and selects appropriate methods and procedures to accomplish work. Problems encountered in carrying out assignments are resolved in accordance with office policies and accepted practices.

The employee uses judgment in locating, selecting, and applying guidelines, references, and procedures to fit specific situations and exercises resourcefulness in adapting operating procedures to accommodate changes or special conditions. The work involves a range of repetitive issues requiring the employee to identify and analyze a variety of conditions and factors that impact the accuracy, reliability, or acceptability of further program processes or program activities.

The work is primarily sedentary, performed in an office environment, and presents no significant hazards.

• Oversees varied group activity including educational, cultural, health, recreational and similar classes, activities, and programs.
• Tracks and/or monitors the status of a client population in support of program activities.
• Reviews work of supervised lower-level office support employees or employees determined by calculating full‑time equivalent positions.
• Compiles, organizes, and/or reconciles and analyzes data from various sources to maintain a variety of reports or databases on program services and activities; prepares reports of limited dimensions and complexity.
• Maintains statistics and/or databases on information relating to program services, activities, or participants.
• Performs data entry and utilizes a variety of office automation equipment and applicable software applications to originate/prepare records, documents, notices, reports, tables, and correspondence.
• Performs administrative tasks to facilitate the operation, including database applications, reviewing documentation for accuracy/completeness, and preparing correspondence.
• Answers inquiries from the public and businesses relative to program‑related regulations and procedures as well as service requests.
• Serves as staff to established boards and committees, providing support services in technical program functions.
• Defines and interprets regulations and requirements to applicants,…