Substitute Recreation Leader

Urbana School District #116

TITLE: Substitute Recreation Leader
LOCATIONS: Urbana School District #116

SUPERVISOR: This position reports directly to the Director of ASCCP/BSCCP and is supervised on a daily basis by the Site Coordinator at each respective location.

JOB SUMMARY: The program staff shall consist of highly-trained individuals who are able to deal with the everyday needs and interests of young children and, at the same time, provide a close relationship in the areas of understanding, motivation, and self-discipline in a group setting.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: To perform this job successfully, the individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily.

• Provide close supervision at all times creating a safe environment.
• Maintain discipline and enforce rules using appropriate methods.
• Plan and lead various daily activities which contribute to each child’s physical, intellectual, personal, emotional, and social development.
• Clean activity areas and put away all materials after each activity.
• Complete daily reports thoroughly and submit these to the Site Coordinator at the end of each day.
• Notify the Site Coordinator immediately if a child is ill, injured, or missing.
• Maintain a positive relationship with children, staff and parents.
• Be familiar with all participants and their families, and cognizant of any other individuals so as to provide a secure environment.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION

• High School Diploma or Equivalent (preferred)

EXPERIENCE

• Experience working with elementary school youth in a recreational setting
• College coursework in Recreation, K-12 Education, Early Childhood, Physical Education, or related field
• Credential in School-Age & Youth Development or Early Childhood Education

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:

• 3.25 hours per day (2:45pm-6:00pm) as needed
• Information can be found on the Human Resources webpage.

START DATE: To Be Determined by the Building Administration and the program coordinator.

NOTE: This is not a position within the collective bargaining unit and is not an administrative position. This is position is non-exempt. Pay is $16.26/hr.

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

REVISED: August 2016