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NEOGOV · 1 month ago

Variable School Age Services Child Care Group Leader III

Lakewood, CO

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

$17.50/hr - $19.50/hr

0+ years exp

The City of Lakewood is currently recruiting for the position of Group Leader III to work with children aged 5-12 in various school age settings. The role involves supervising children, leading programs, and ensuring compliance with childcare regulations while providing exceptional customer service to participants and their guardians.

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Responsibilities

Can act as a Site Coordinator if needed and perform all supervisor related duties

Adheres to Colorado Childcare Licensing regulations

Actively participates in all areas of programming

Organize and lead all arts and crafts programs

Actively supervises children, staff and sites at local elementary schools, City facilities and on field trips to venues such as swimming pools, museums, and parks

Provide exceptional customer service to all participants/parents/guardians in the SAS Program

Work in outdoor and indoor environments

Performs other duties as assigned such as administrative tasks and cleaning

Qualification

Childcare experienceEarly childhood credentialCPR certificationCustomer serviceSupervision skills

Required

Must be at least eighteen (18) years of age

Demonstrate ability to work with children

Must have completed at least one of the following qualifications: Must have at least three (3) months (455 hours) of verified experience in the care and supervision of four (4) or more children over the ages of four (4) who are not related to the individual: or A current early childhood professional credential level one (1) or higher in version 3.0 as determined by the department based on its Early Childhood Professional Credential 3.0 Worksheet

Director Qualified must be at least twenty-one (21) years of age, and must have completed at least one of the following qualifications: A Bachelor's, Master's or Doctorate degree from an accredited college or university. An associate's 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: or Twenty-one (21) months (3,185 hours) of experience in the care and supervision 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 university: or Completion of forty (40) clock hours of training in course work applicable to school-age children with the first nine months in the director position. The 40 clock hours of training cannot include any of the required training as listed in licensing rules section 2.508: or A current early childhood professional credential level II (2) or higher in version 3.0 as determined by the department based on its Early Childhood Professional Credential 3.0 Worksheet

CPR certification (or receive CPR certification with 30 days of hire)

Criminal background checks are required