Ess (Extended School Supervision) Director

**Immanuel Lutheran Church & School**

**Preamble**:It is understood that all who are employed at Immanuel Lutheran Church and School agree to support and work
towards the fulfillment of the congregation’s mission and vision as set forth in the personnel policies.

**Job Title**:Extended School Supervision Director

**Reporting To**:Principal

**Status: Nonexempt** - Part-Time or Full-Time

**Salary**:Commensurate to experience and budget resources available

**Employment Term**:This 10-month position follows the school calendar as approved by the Board of Christian School

starting on or around August 15 and ending on or around June 1 annually. Employment is at-will
according to the Personnel Policy Manual.

**Purpose of the Position**
The Extended School Supervision (ESS) Director is responsible for coordinating, directing and providing leadership for
the ESS program including the day-to-day supervision of program aides.

**Academic / Professional Qualifications**
- High school diploma required; a bachelor’s degree is preferred.
- Completion of some college level courses in childcare or education preferred.
- Minimum of three years’ experience in childcare.
- Administrative and supervisory experience in childcare preferred.
- Member in good standing of an LCMS congregation preferred.
- Positive Christian role model

**Key Competencies & Skills**
- Verbal and written communication skills
- Professional personal presentation
- Organizing and planning
- Attention to detail
- Initiative
- Reliability
- Personal emotional management
- Anticipate, solve and prevent problems
- Supervise and manage a staff
- Work with a sense of urgency
- Work as part of a team
- Multi-task

**Work Schedule**
The work schedule is determined by the principal according to the needs of the program. During the school year, the work
schedule is generally 2:00pm - 6:00pm on days school is in session.

**Essential Duties & Responsibilities**
- Work with the principal and School Board in securing qualified personnel for the ESS Aide and Assistant positions.
- Orient, develop and train all ESS staff to ensure continuity of the program; familiarize the ESS staff with all policies,

procedures, and responsibilities.
Director ESS

**Immanuel Lutheran Church & School**

**Essential Duties & Responsibilities - continued**
- Supervise the ESS staff.
- Schedule ESS staff according to the needs of the program and in conjunction with the Principal. Develop and

implement procedures for managing staff work hours including absences, substitutions, part-time work week limits,
and staff to student ratios.
- Carry out annual, written performance evaluations for all staff.
- Develop and maintain an annual calendar for the ESS program.
- Ensure rooms and facilities utilized by the ESS program reflect a professional and Christian environment.
- Coordinate with the building engineer to ensure the ESS department is clean and all equipment is in working order.
- Communicate professionally and effectively with parents, both in written form and in person.
- Communicate and publicize the ESS program to the congregation and the community.
- Publicize and promote the K-8 Christian Day School to all non-Day School participants.
- Conduct parent facility tours and interviews with those considering ESS enrollment.
- Work with appropriate church board and school leaders to carry out the ESS ministry.
- Grow professionally through educational readings, attendance at workshops and participation in the undergraduate

and graduate level courses.
- Cooperate with the principal and School Board by performing other duties when asked to do so and by regularly

reporting the status of the ESS program with regard to enrollment, budgeting, hiring or any situation that might
have a significant effect on the program or school as a whole.
- Administer the procedures, policies, and forms for such things as field trips, movies, snacks, parties, and activities.
- Set-up enrollment procedures, open-house programs, parent orientations, and parent education programs.
- Ensure the weekly ESS schedule provides a well-rounded program that includes snack time and a variety of activities:
service project, art, cooking, Bible Study, and movie day.
- Meet with the ESS staff at least twice monthly during the school year. The ESS staff meeting schedule will be

determined at the August meeting prior to the start of the school year. ESS staff meetings shall cover, but are not
limited to, the following items:

- Planning the daily schedule, programs and activities.
- Communicating staff policies.
- Communicating information about students enrolled in ESS.
- Reporting needs of equipment and materials to the principal.
- Meet monthly with the principal.
- Relate needs and concerns of the ESS staff.
- Develop staff policy as needed.
- Report needs for equipment and materials.
- Coordinate schedules for use of the gym and rooms for ESS.
- Coordinate schedules to determine when ESS should be avai