Child and Youth Program Direct Care Supervisor

Summary

DIRECT CARE SUPERVISOR (DCS)

The purpose of the Child and Youth Program (CYP) Direct Care Supervisor position is to assist the facility Director in providing routine supervisory oversight support and instruction for CYP Direct Care Professionals in Child Development Centers (CDC) and School Age Care (SAC) Programs. The CYP Direct Care Supervisor provides oversight and accountability of assigned of assigned staff during all hours of program operation.

Duties

Supervisory Duties

• Directs work to be accomplished by staff.
• Assigns work based on priorities difficulty and requirements of assignments and staff capabilities.
• Conducts annual performance reviews of staff.
• Participates in section staffing decisions.
• Ensures staff receives proper training to fulfill requirements of their positions.
• Addresses potential disciplinary and/or performance issues timely and takes appropriate corrective action(s) as necessary.
• Supports Commander Navy Installations Commands (CNIC) Equal Employment.
• Opportunity (EEO) policy; fosters a work environment free of discrimination harassment and/or reprisal; and ensures equitable treatment of all staff.

Personnel Management

• Supervises an assigned team of direct care professionals and volunteers.
• Initiates and implements personnel actions and supports the CYP Director in order to assure quality related to selection assignments training promotions disciplinary actions and recognition of employees and volunteers.
• Establishes local performance standards for employees and volunteers using established standards and requirements and rates employees performance.
• Develops the staffing schedule
• Validates assigned classroom opening and closing procedures for area of responsibility are completed
• Ensures the implementation of a developmentally appropriate SAC and/or CDC program that promotes the social emotional physical and cognitive growth of children and youth in the age
• categories served.
• Coordinates and supervises field trips.
• Provides frequent physical check of assigned classrooms/activity areas to ensure supervision and accountability measures are implemented.
• Conducts quality assurance checks on classroom/activity records
• Ensures specialized programs for children and youth with special needs are implemented within current policy.
• Ensures CYP Staff are trained and adhere to special instructions provided by parents.
• Assists with development implementation and analysis of surveys and needs assessment of staff and patrons to ensure appropriate programming.

Program Management

• Resolves complaints related to personnel concerns and makes recommendations to the Director for corrective action as necessary.
• Encourages and facilitates the pursuit of continuing higher education including the Child Development Associate (CDA) credential Military School-Age (MSA) credential or college level classes.

Program Operations

• Guides and supports CYP Direct Care Staff with responding and administering medication as required. May provide support in the administration of medication as needed.
• Ensures facility program and activity security through impromptu and routine safety checks.

Communication

• Initiates conversations and engages professionally with parents other CYP Professionals local installation personnel school representatives and program partner organizations.
• Interacts routinely with CYP Program Assistant team members parents school personnel contractors volunteers and installation leadership.
• Interprets and applies child and youth development philosophy/principles and Department of Navy (DON) policies based on patron needs and program evaluation and assessment.
• Implements standard operating procedures policies and procedures
• Ensures compliance with law policies and regulations applicable to Department of Defense (DoD) CYP programs and notifies supervisor of compliance concerns.
• Works collaboratively with other CYP Leaders parents T&Cs
• Collaborates with other CYP Direct Care Supervisors ensuring a comprehensive and cohesive overall program.
• Participates actively and positively in addressing and resolving concerns with parents volunteers and/or employees.
• Conducts parent orientations and ensures required frequency of parent interactions occur and participates in parent conferences as needed or upon request.

Compliance

• Ensures written observations detailed notes knowledge of targeted and individualized behavior strategies
• Ensures resources are established to support staff with implementation of lnclusion Support Plans.

Management Operations

• Assists in obtaining and retaining DoD certification and accreditation.
• Oversees development and delivery of core programs and activities outlined in operational and programming instructions standards and guidance.
• Reviews ensures clarity of completes and submits accident/incident report documentation as required.
• Responsible for safe-keeping child records and providing regular updates to the T&C and CYP management.
• Ensures compliance with the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP).
• Serves as a mandatory reporter to Family Advocacy and Child Protective Services as prescribed by local policy in the case of suspected incidences of child abuse and neglect.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• Must satisfactorily complete all background checks for child care positions including fingerprint checks a Tier 1 with Child Care check and a State Criminal History Repository (SCHR) check.
• Ability to complete required training certificates and maintain certifications or credentials required by Federal State and/or national accreditation institutions used as part of DoDs Child and Youth Programs.
• Satisfactorily complete all background checks in accordance with PL 101-647 to include National Agency Check with Written Inquiries (NACI).
• Must successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. Any discrepancies must be resolved as a condition of employment.
• Must pass a pre-employment physical provide evidence of immunization be free of all communicable diseases and obtain appropriate immunization against communicable diseases.
• Participation in Direct Deposit/Electronic Fund Transfer within the first 30 days of employment is required.
• This position is subject to both pre-employment and random drug testing as a condition of employment. A positive drug test or failure to submit for testing may become the basis for removal from this position.
• Males must be registered or exempt from Selective Service. may be required to successfully complete a probationary period.
• Social Security Card is required.

Qualifications

Resumes must include information which demonstrates experience and knowledge skills and ability (KSAs) as they relate to this position. Applicants are encouraged to be clear and specific when describing their experience level and KSAs.

A qualified candidate must possess

• Specialized experience in the child and/or youth profession or education appropriate to the position.
• Knowledge of regulations policies and standards applicable to the CYP.
• Knowledge of developmentally appropriate programming designed to meet the physical emotional social and cognitive needs of children and youth from 6 weeks to 18 years of age.

• Knowledge of child and youth development principles practices and techniques.
• Knowledge of Federal and State laws governing the detection prevention and reporting of child abuse and/or neglect.
• Knowledge of leading a team and understanding motivation and learning styles of individuals and groups in a CYP environment.
• Skill in program planning organizing and employee scheduling.
• Skill to provide leadership mentoring coaching to develop and lead teams in collaborative environments.
• Skills to conduct informal and formal assessments of children to inform decisions about the children to improve teaching practices and activity planning and to drive program improvement.
• Skill to conduct and document observations of CYP direct care staff to determine progression and provide feedback and follow up.
• Ability to support and consistently reinforce developmental training of CYP direct care staff providing ongoing guidance on the range of principles practices and techniques to ensure safe healthy and appropriate classroom/activity area operations including recognition and identification of childhood illnesses and child abuse etc.
• Ability to conduct and review program evaluations of classroom and activity areas identifying areas that need improvement and establishing and implementing corrective action plans to address deficiencies.
• Ability to communicate effectively in English both orally and in writing in order to communicate with CYP team and customers prepare reports and plans and document observations. Possesses strong interpersonal skills with children youth and adults.
• Ability to identify and respond to emergency situations including evacuations child illness and physical and emotional needs.

Education

A bachelors degree or higher in Youth Development Child Development or a related field which may include Recreation Youth Recreation Physical Education Elementary Education Secondary Education Early Childhood Education Psychology Social Work Home Economics with an emphasis in Human Development or other degrees as appropriate and 2 years of experience working with children and/or youth.

OR

Two years of specialized experience in the child and/or youth profession. Specialized experience includes leading a team to care for and teach children in a Military childcare setting or similar work.

Education and experience must be clearly demonstrated in resume and supporting documents to qualify.

Additional information

Daycare discount. Navy CYP employees will receive a 100 percent discount for the first child enrolled and a 25 percent discount for each additional child enrolled. The 100 percent discount will apply to the child with the highest fee . If a household has two CYP employees each employee is eligible for a 100 percent discount for one child with a 25 percent discount for each additional child. The discount is for any installation full-time part-timeand flexible staff member working minimum average of 15 hours per week.

Executive Order 12564 requires a Federal workplace free of illegal drugs. According to the Executive Order all Federal employees are required to remain drug free throughout their employment. Commander Navy Installations Command is a Drug-Free Federal Workplace. The use of illegal drugs will not be tolerated and use of or intoxication by illegal drugs will result in penalties up to and including removal from Federal Service.

Marijuana is a Schedule I drug under the Controlled Substances Act and therefore use of marijuana is illegal under Federal law regardless of State laws. A positive drug test result for marijuana (or any other drug tested for) will result in withdrawal of the tentative job offer and ineligibility to apply for a position within the Department of Defense for 6 months from the date of the drug test.

All individuals involved in the provision of child care services on a Department of Navy (DON) installation or in a DON-sanctioned program must complete the Installation Records Check (IRC). The IRC includes a check of the Substance Abuse Rehabilitation Program (SARP) records in the Alcohol and Drug Management Information Tracking System (ADMITS) database a check of the Family Advocacy Program (FAP) records in the Fleet and Family Support Management Information System (FFSMIS) and an installation security/base check via the Navy Justice Information System (NJIS) database and/or other law enforcement systems. This information will be used to determine suitability for the applicant in accordance with criteria for automatic and presumptive disqualifiers per DoDI 1402.05.

Per Department of Defense Instruction (DoDI) 1402.05 Background Checks on Individuals in DoD Child Care Services Programs incumbents will be automatically disqualified for a conviction in either civilian or military court (to include any general special or summary court-martial conviction or if they received non-judicial punishment under Article 15 or chapter 47 of Title 10 U.S.C) for any of the following: a sexual offense any criminal offense involving a child victim or a felony drug offense. Additionally the incumbent will be automatically disqualified if he/she has been held to be negligent in a civil adjudication or administrative proceeding concerning the death of or serious injury to a child or dependent person entrusted to the individuals care.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government passionate about the ideals of our American republic and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Required Experience:

Manager