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Openings as of 3/29/2025
Kids Safari Before and After School Care

Kids Safari Staff - Pre K age students

JobID: 3763

Position Type:
  Kids Safari Before and After School Care/Before/After School Care Staff


Date Posted:
  7/12/2024


Location:
  101-District Wide/location to be decided


Date Available:
  24-25 School Year


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Pre Kindergarten age students

Qualifications:
• High School Diploma or GED required
• Six credit hours that includes child and youth development and other course work related to school-age care programming 
• AA Degree preferred
• Lift, carry, and/or hold children up to 70 pounds
• Minimum of eighteen months working with children in a school-age care or youth development setting
 
Fair Labor Standards Act Status:  Non-Exempt
 
Reports to: 
Principal and Youth Specialist or Designee
 
Job Goal: 
Supervision and guidance of school-age children and the facilitation of age appropriate activities under the supervision of a Youth Specialist.
 
Performance Responsibilities:
• Youth Development Staff
 
1. actively participates in program delivery
2. facilitates age appropriate activities
3. participates in planning of student activities
4. assembles materials for program activities
5. assists in record keeping and documentation
6. maintains program routines and schedules
7. cooperates with all Youth Development to assist with maintaining program requirements
8. models positive dispositions
9. communicates in a n effective manner
 
• Provides a safe, nurturing and appropriate learning environment
• Maintains a positive relationship with students, families and co-workers
• Delivers developmentally appropriate experiences that encourage diversity and recognize individual differences regardless of special abilities, talents, ethnic heritage, culture and language
• Engages in frequent and meaningful conversations with children:
 
1. asks students relevant open-ended questions
2. provides students with specific, descriptive feedback
3. communicates with students at eye level
4. facilitates and stimulates conversation among students
 
• Participates in communication and establishing rapport with families
• Maintains visual and auditory awareness of students at all times to ensure their safety
• Appropriately supervises students in both inside and outside activities
• Assumes and thoroughly completes all duties and responsibilities in a timely, willing and appropriate manner
• Is reliable and timely in performing job responsibilities
• Follow district Confidentiality Policies and uses discretion at all times
• Follows state of Missouri licensing, YPQI standards, and procedures to safeguard the health and safety of children in the program
• Professional image is consistent with department and building expectations
• Maintains current Food Handler’s permit
• Maintains current CPR and First Aid Certification
• Actively participates in all district and department professional development
• Submits physical examination to include a tuberculin screening
• Responsible for reading and complying with Child & Family Learning Center Family Handbook, Youth Development Handbook, District Policy & Procedures, District Employee Handbook as well as State and Federal guidelines specific to program
• Complete other duties as defined and assigned
 
Terms of Employment:
Youth Development staff will be employed for nine (9) month positions.  The salary and work year will be established annually by the Board of Education.
 
Evaluation:
Performance of this job will be evaluated by the immediate supervisor, using the Independence Youth Development Staff Performance Based Evaluation. 
 


Attachment(s):
• FY25 Kids Safari Staff.pdf



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Openings as of 3/29/2025
Kids Safari Before and After School Care

Kids Safari Staff (part-time)

JobID: 3764

Position Type:
  Kids Safari Before and After School Care/Before/After School Care Staff


Date Posted:
  7/12/2024


Location:
  101-District Wide/location to be decided


Date Available:
  24-25 School Year


  Additional Information:  Show/Hide
Qualifications:
• High School Diploma or GED required
• Six credit hours that includes child and youth development and other course work related to school-age care programming 
• AA Degree preferred
• Lift, carry, and/or hold children up to 70 pounds
• Minimum of eighteen months working with children in a school-age care or youth development setting
 
Fair Labor Standards Act Status:  Non-Exempt
 
Reports to: 
Principal and Kids’ Safari Site Coordinator or Designee
 
Job Goal: 
Supervision and guidance of school-age children and the facilitation of age appropriate activities under the supervision of a Kids’ Safari Site Coordinator.
 
Performance Responsibilities:
• Kids’ Safari Staff
 
1. actively participates in program delivery
2. facilitates age appropriate activities
3. participates in planning of student activities
4. assembles materials for program activities
5. assists in record keeping and documentation
6. maintains program routines and schedules
7. cooperates with all Kids’ Safari to assist with maintaining program requirements
8. models positive dispositions
9. communicates in an effective manner
 
• Provides a safe, nurturing and appropriate learning environment
• Maintains a positive relationship with students, families and co-workers
• Delivers developmentally appropriate experiences that encourage diversity and recognize individual differences regardless of special abilities, talents, ethnic heritage, culture and language
• Engages in frequent and meaningful conversations with children:
 
1. asks students relevant open-ended questions
2. provides students with specific, descriptive feedback
3. communicates with students at eye level
4. facilitates and stimulates conversation among students
 
• Participates in communication and establishing rapport with families
• Maintains visual and auditory awareness of students at all times to ensure their safety
• Appropriately supervises students in both inside and outside activities
• Assumes and thoroughly completes all duties and responsibilities in a timely, willing and appropriate manner
• Is reliable and timely in performing job responsibilities
• Follow district Confidentiality Policies and uses discretion at all times
• Follows state of Missouri licensing, YPQI standards, and procedures to safeguard the health and safety of children in the program
• Professional image is consistent with department and building expectations
• Maintains current Food Handler’s permit
• Maintains current CPR and First Aid Certification
• Actively participates in all district and department professional development
• Submits physical examination to include a tuberculin screening
• Responsible for reading and complying with Kids’ Safari Family Handbook, Kids’ Safari Employee Handbook, District Policy & Procedures, District Employee Handbook as well as State and Federal guidelines specific to program
• Complete other duties as defined and assigned
 
Terms of Employment:
Kids’ Safari staff will be employed for nine (9) month positions.  The salary and work year will be established annually by the Board of Education.
 
Evaluation:
Performance of this job will be evaluated by the immediate supervisor, using the Independence Kids’ Safari Staff Performance Based Evaluation.
 


Attachment(s):
• FY25 Kids Safari Staff.pdf



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Openings as of 3/29/2025
Kids Safari Before and After School Care

Kids Safari Site Coordinator (full-time)

JobID: 3765

Position Type:
  Kids Safari Before and After School Care/Youth Specialist-Elementary


Date Posted:
  7/12/2024


Location:
  101-District Wide/location to be decided


Date Available:
  24-25 School Year


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Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s Degree in Childhood Development, Youth Development or Elementary Education
• Lift, carry, and/or hold children up to 70 pounds
• Two years of experience in teaching or managing school-age children in a before and after school-age care environment preferred
 
Fair Labor Standards Act Status:  Non-exempt
 
Reports to: 
Principal and Director of Kids’ Safari or Designee
 
Job Goal: 
To effectively supervise, plan, coordinate, and direct a balanced before and after school program that supports each student’s development and achievement.
 
Performance Responsibilities:
• Provide a nurturing and appropriate learning environment for students in a before and after school setting
• Facilitate the hiring process, interviewing process, and ongoing supervision and evaluation of youth development staff
• Manage Kids’ Safari staff to ensure appropriate supervision of students at all times and in compliance of adult to child rations
• Actively recruit and market program to families and in neighborhoods
• Demonstrate and utilize appropriate positive guidance and discipline techniques in accordance to district standers
• Maintain an orderly physical environment conducive to optimal growth and development of students
• Acquire a thorough knowledge of quality standards for before and after school programming and integrate into all areas of the ISD program
• Monitor overall program implementation and perform on-going evaluation to assure quality of services and support for children and families
• Organize, facilitate, and monitor the program’s daily schedule and curriculum
• Organize and implement ongoing student assessments to ensure the program is meeting the needs of each student enrolled
• Provide developmentally appropriate experiences that encourage diversity and recognize individual student differences, regardless of special abilities, talents, ethnic heritage, culture or language
• Establish rapport and communicate with parents regarding their child’s progress and enrichment education
• Participate in school advisory council/committee to represent the Kids’ Safari program
• Provide quarterly family development activities in tandem with scheduled building activities
• Maintain relationship and facilitate duties with Central Office Kids’ Safari and Business Office to assist with tracking family accounts, DSS paperwork, site expenditures, and site budgets
• Develop and maintain positive working relationship with key building personnel
• Collaborate with district administrators, building teaching staff, and other Kids’ Safari Coordinators to promote the sharing of activities, teaching techniques, and appropriate instructional practices
• Cooperate with support staff and building personnel to assist with meeting program requirements
• Maintain relationships with students, parents, and neighborhood community to ensure neighborhood school model of programming
• Maintain current Food Handler’s permit
• Maintain current CPR and First Aid Certification
• Comply with state of Missouri licensing regulations, YPQI standards and procedures to safeguard the health and safety of children in the program
• Participate in YPQA and creating/implement a quality improvement plan to be updated annually
• Maintain student data base, including enrollment, weekly attendance, health, behavior, activities/events and other relevant student data
• Attend all required department and school meetings including designated evening or Saturday times
• Participate in required professional development on a department, district, local, state, and/or national level
• Submit physical examination to include tuberculin screening
• Responsible for reading and complying with Kids’ Safari Family Handbook, Kids’ Safari Site Coordinator and Administrative Guide, Kids’ Safari Employee Handbook, Independence School District Policy and Procedures, as well as State and Federal guidelines specific to programming 
• Maintain client confidentiality according to established policy
• Complete other duties as defined and assigned
 
Terms of Employment:
Kids’ Safari Site Coordinator will be employed for twelve month positions.  The salary and work year will be established annually by the Board of Education.
 
Evaluation:
Performance of this job will be evaluated by the immediate supervisor, using the Independence School District Kids’ Safari Site Coordinator Performance Based Evaluation.


Attachment(s):
• FY25 Kids Safari Coordinator.pdf



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