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School Age Care Senior Program Assistant - PT-30

Salary

$19.66 - $23.89 Hourly

Location

Multiple Locations, NC

Job Type

PT w/ benefits (30 hours or more per week)

Job Number

25-05622

Department

Parks and Recreation

Opening Date

10/10/2025

Closing Date

Continuous

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Position Description

Work. Serve. Thrive. With the City of Durham.

Advance in your career while making a real difference in the community you serve.

A nationally accredited team of passionate professionals devoted to building better lives and a better community through the power of parks and recreation. Our talented team at Durham Parks and Recreation () is devoted to community service and provides a diverse range of programs, services, opportunities, and experiences while being united through our core pillars of creating equitable economic impacts; advancing conservation; rejuvenating health and wellness; enhancing quality of life and sustaining social equity.

Hiring Range: $19.66 - $21.67/hour

Location: Varies

Workdays/Hours: 30 hours or more per week; 12:00pm-6:00pm Monday-Friday during the school year; Intersession / Fun day camps 7:30am-6:00pm; Summer Camp 7:30am-6:30pm; Some evenings and weekends required.

Position prepares, organizes, and supervises facilitation of School Age Care program activities and games. Incumbent leads part-time staff, provides direct input on daily schedules, and assists with program development. Responsibilities include drafting reports, maintaining supply inventory, entering attendance, group coverage and providing onsite support for staff in place of supervisor. Incumbents are expected to physically engage with participants during indoor and outdoor activities such as local hikes, swimming, athletic field games and activities, and gym/playground games and activities.

Incumbent maintains regular communication with parents concerning general updates, behavior issues, and other information pertinent to participants.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Prepares, implements, and leads games and recreational activities for children.

• Assists participants with completion of homework tasks using available resources.

• Interacts with participants, listens to concerns, and works to offer a fun and engaging environment.

• Recognizes and responds to opportunities for group and individual problem solving.

• Provides behavior management, adjusts as needed to mitigate issues, completes write-ups, and escalates problems to supervisor as needed.

• Documents and submits incident and accident reports to program supervisor.

• Collaborates with supervisor, other staff, and volunteers to conduct activities.

• Assists with the development of daily schedules, coordinates space, identifies resources and plans developmentally appropriate activities.

• Assists with personal care, mobility, communication, and other basic needs.

• Assists with employee training, observes and evaluates staff, and plans and leads staff meetings to provide opportunities for feedback.

• Helps to assure adherence to program objectives and state licensure standards.

• Attends workshops/trainings, classes, seminars, and lectures to meet professional development requirements and to enhance and maintain knowledge of trends and developments in School-age care.

• Addresses patron questions, concerns, and complaints and escalates concerns to Supervisor as situation warrants.

• Assists with processing participant registrations and fee payments in recreation software system.

• Administers medicine according to authorized Medication Administration Forms and policy; and provides first aid in case of minor injury.

• Performs duties in the setting of Summer Camp programs.

• Indoor and outdoor environment Recreation Activities (all weather types).

• In water supervision of program participants (swimming).

POSITION SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES MIGHT INCLUDE:

• Participant mediation to help resolve conflicts to include other participants and staff.

• Program inventory - findings reports communicated to Recreation Specialist.

• Program classrooms decorations (Bulletin board creations, furniture arrangement, hanging artwork etc.).

• Ensure compliance and accuracy for sign in/out program procedures.

KNOWLEDGE OF:

• Underlying principles, practices, and objectives of childcare programs.

• North Carolina Division of Child Development childcare licensing regulations and quality indicators.

• Behavior management strategies and techniques.

• Basic arts and crafts.

• Elementary math, science, writing, etc.

SKILLS IN:

• Interacting positively and communicating effectively with children and adults.

• Organizing and actively facilitating a variety of recreational and social activities.

• Communicating instructions effectively to individuals and groups.

• Evaluating existing practices and recommending improvements.

• Clear and precise written and oral communication.

• Exhibiting character, integrity, and adaptability.

• Report writing and record keeping.

• Critical thinking.

• Problem solving.

Minimum Qualifications & Experience

• High School diploma/equivalent (GED, HiSet, TASC).

• 2 years of experience in child development, elementary education, recreation administration, or a related field.

• A minimum of 1 year verified experience working in a licensed childcare program or a minimum of 1.5 years hours working in an unlicensed childcare program.

• Valid North Carolina Class C Driver's License with a satisfactory driving record.

• Valid Adult and Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED - with Anaphylaxis and Epinephrine Auto Injector Certification within the first six months of employment.

Additional Preferred Skills

• At least 1 year of experience working with children ages 5-12.

• Skill in managing behavior expectations, engaging with participants, and encouraging participants ages 5-12 to be involved in group/individual activities.

• Experience supervising recreational activities or in a related child development field (to include Elementary Education, Child Development, Physical Education, and Early Childhood).

• Experience developing and maintaining an after school and/or summer camp program licensed through the NC Division of Child Development and Early Education.

• Basic swimming skills and comfortable in the water.

• Comfortable working with all ages and levels of ability.

• Comfortable working both indoors and outdoors.

• Willing to work some weekends.

01

Where did you first hear about this opportunity?

• City of Durham Website

• Walk in

• Job fair

• Employee referral

• Professional organization Please list the organization in "other" box below

• Internet posting Please list the specific web site in the "other" box below

• Craig's List

• Facebook

• LinkedIn

• GlassDoor

• Employment Security Commission

• Magazine/Newspaper

• Other

02

If you listed "other" above please give specific web site, organization, or publication.

03

Please select your highest level of COMPLETED education.

• Less than a High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED, HiSET, TASC)

• High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED, HiSET, TASC)

• Associates Degree

• Bachelor's Degree

• Master's Degree

• PhD or Juris Doctorate

04

How many years of experience do you have in child development, elementary education, recreation administration, or a related field?

• No related experience

• Less than 1 year of experience

• 1 year but less than 2 years

• 2 years but less than 5 years

• 5 or more years

05

Do you have one (1) year verified experience working in a licensed childcare program "or" a minimum of 1.5 years hours working in an unlicensed childcare program?

• Yes

• No

06

Do you have a valid, unrestricted, North Carolina driver's license "or" if you currently have another state driver's license, are you willing to obtain a valid NC driver's license within 60 days of hire?

• Yes

• No

07

This position requires a valid Adult and Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED - with Anaphylaxis and Epinephrine Auto Injector Certification within the first six months of employment. Do you understand this statement?

• I understand statement.

• I do not understand statement.

• I have required certification.

08

Do you have at least 1 year of experience working with children ages 5-12?

• No

• Yes

09

Do you understand that this position must work a minimum of 30 hours every week, and make-up shifts may be required if a scheduled shift is missed?

• No

• Yes

10

Are you skilled in managing behavior expectations, engaging with participants, and encouraging participants ages 5-12 to be involved in group/individual activities?

• No

• Yes

11

How many years of experience do you have in supervising recreational activities or in a related child development field (to include Elementary Education, Child Development, Physical Education, and Early Childhood)?

• No experience

• Less than 1

• 1 year but less than 2

• 2 years but less than 3

• 3 years but less than 4

• 4 years but less than 5

• 5 or more

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I . . . (check all that apply):

• have experience with developing and maintaining an after school and/or summer camp program licensed through the NC Division of Child Development and Early Education.

• have basic swimming skills and am comfortable in the water.

• am comfortable working both indoors and outdoors.

• am willing to work some weekends.

• no item above applies to me.

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