Before School Site Coordinator; SY

Before School Site Coordinator (SY26-27)

Location: Cunniff, Hosmer, and Lowell Elementary Schools

Reports to: Assistant Director and Director of Community Education

Schedule: 5 days/week, 6:45 am – 8:15 am daily

Pay Rate: $27.24 to $35.50 per hour based on experience

Incentive Program: Eligible for up to $1,000 bonus and/or stipend pay if specific criteria are met.

General Description: The Before School Site Coordinator plans, supervises, and leads activities for students in grades K–5 in a before‑school program setting. This role requires flexibility, creativity, and a commitment to meeting the needs of children. The coordinator is required to work 5 days per week and attend periodic meetings.

• Plan, supervise, and lead student activities for multi‑age, multi‑grade grouping of students.
• Must be flexible, creative, and committed to meeting the needs of children in grades K–5 in a before‑school program setting.
• The position may require extra hours for meetings with the Extended Day Site Coordinator and/or Assistant Director and/or Director of Community Education.
• Must maintain daily attendance records.
• Responsible for collecting program tuition payments.
• Responsible for communicating with families enrolled in the Before School Program.
• Ensure a smooth transition for students from the Before School Program to the start of the regular school day.
• Implement student and program accommodations as appropriate.
• Follow and implement student behavior support plans, Individualized Education Programs (IEPs), and/or 504 Plans as provided by the District and/or Extended Day Site Coordinator, and/or Assistant Director or Director of Community Education as appropriate/applicable.
• If needed, maintain student data as directed by school service providers.
• Supervise, train, and review performance of Before School Program staff.
• The Before School Site Coordinator may also be assigned other duties by the Site Coordinator and/or Community Education Assistant Director and/or Director.
• The position may require extra hours for planning and/or participating in family and program events.

• Bachelor’s Degree and at least 3 months of experience working with school‑age children preferred, not required OR
• Associate’s Degree and 9 months of experience working with school‑age children preferred, not required OR
• 12 months of experience working with school‑age children and working on a degree in a related field
• 12 months of leadership experience required
• CPR/First Aid Certification

• Regularly required to sit, stand, walk, talk, hear, operate a computer, hand‑held learning devices and other office equipment, reach with hands and arms, and must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.

The Before School Site Coordinator is required to work 5 days per week. In addition to regularly scheduled hours, the coordinator may be asked to attend periodic meetings and participate in planning and family and program events.

• CPR/First Aid Certification
• Annual Watertown Public Schools Required Trainings
• Monthly Community Education Meetings

• Citizenship, residency, or work visa required.

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