Before and After School Director - Holly Ridge Primary School Job Denver area,Colorado USA,Education / Teaching

Job Title: Before & After School Director

FLSA Exemption Status: Non-Exempt

Classification Group: Extended Childcare Services

Supervising Position: Principal or designee

Pay Plan: Educational Support Personnel

Pay Range: Range 11

Last Updated: 05/20/2025

Job Summary

Plans and implements the child care program, supervises staff, develops and promotes community relations among various community and school clientele, and prepares and implements quality programming.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The following duties outline the fundamental operations of the position and exemplify the nature of the tasks carried out. They do not encompass a comprehensive inventory of the obligations and responsibilities fulfilled in this role. The approximation of frequencies and time allocation percentages are flexible and subject to the requirements of the organization.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Follow and enforce all Colorado Department of Early Childhood licensing requirements.

Creates and implements quality lesson plans for every day the program is in operation.

Regularly scheduled to open and close the program before and after school.

Works directly and actively supervises and engages with students during times they are present in the program.

Plan and facilitate small and large group activities that are developmentally appropriate. Provide a safe, nurturing environment conducive to the growth and development of each student with readily accessible, age appropriate materials.

Oversee the day-to-day operation of the program such as preparing materials and toys, student discipline, addressing parent complaints, daily attendance, proper food handling and sanitation practices, tending to students’ personal needs, etc. Purchase program supplies within the district’s spending guidelines.

Attend monthly director meetings, principal and nurse meetings as required.

Seek out, interview and hire all staff to work in the program.

Supervise program staff. Evaluate annually and after 60 days of employment.

Creates and distributes weekly work schedules to staff in program.

Creates and implements activities and field trips for full day programming.

Promotes and markets the program for before and after care and full days.

Conduct monthly program staff meetings with program staff. Maintain up‑to‑date staff files to meet licensing requirements.

Exhibits excellent communication with parents, students, school staff, district staff and co‑workers.

Attend and participate in professional development trainings as required by licensing and district.

Perform other duties as assigned or requested.

Reporting Relationships

This job has supervisor responsibilities including, but not limited to, interviewing, hiring, directing work, assigning work, supervising work, training, evaluating, disciplining, and terminating.

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Minimum Qualifications

The minimum prerequisites of formal education, professional work experience, certifications, licenses, endorsements, designations, trainings, and other criteria that a candidate must fulfill to be considered for a position.

The Before & After School Director must be age 21 or over.
To qualify for the position, the director must have completed at least one of the following:
- A four‑year college degree with majors such as recreation, outdoor education, education with a specialty in art, elementary or early childhood education, or a subject in the human services field.
- An associate degree or sixty (60) semester credit hours from an 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 ages 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 ages of four (4) years who are not related to the individual and one of the following qualifications:
- Completion of six (6) semester hours, from a regionally accredited college or…