Children's Activity Coordinator P/T Fri, Sat & Sun

Children's Activity CoordinatorP/T = Friday, Saturday and Sunday's only. 24 hours p/week. Four Major Holidays Required: 4th of July, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, New Years Day.There is a Children's Activity Coordinator at each Visitor Center. He/she is responsible for the safe and appropriate care of children over the age of six years who are left at the Visitor Center for a brief time (less than 3 hours) while the parent is visiting an incarcerated friend or family member.Qualifications:High school diploma or GED and three units of Early Childhood Education coursework completed by the date of hire OR one year of formal related work experience with children may be substitutes for the Early Childhood Education unitsCertified in Cardiopulmonary ResuscitationDuties:Develop, coordinate, plan and provide age-appropriate children's activities.Attend to children's personal needs, and maintain the children's play area, toys and equipment to an appropriate standard of hygiene and safety.Coordinate with the institution Visiting Staff and the Transportation Coordinator a plan for transportation of children from the Visitor Center to the institution visiting area and back again, where appropriate to do so.Maintain and prepare accurate record keeping of childcare registration and safety log.Ensure all childcare related activities are clean, sanitized, and free of broken/loose parts.Supervise, train and evaluate children's program volunteers.Using appropriate childcare skills and practices, provide competent and capable role modeling, information and assistance where needed.Participate with other Visitor Center employees to maintain a clean, sheltered, safe, and appropriate work environment.Participate in mandatory training as required for the position, including institution and off-site training that may occur outside of regularly scheduled work days.Physical Requirements:Maintain physical fitness sufficient to:Lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.Use hands to handle and/or feel objects, tools and controls.Stand, walk, sit, climb stairs, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch and crawl.Talk and hear.Move quickly/run in case of emergency.Vision ability to include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.Other Requirements:Demonstrate good interpersonal skills, and a courteous and professional demeanor.Obtain and maintain a California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation security clearance.Fulfillment of TB test, annually or as required.Obtain and maintain a Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation certificate.Perform all tasks in a manner consistent with Friends Outside policies and proceduresTreat colleagues, clients, and other employees with respect and dignityPerform all other duties as instructed by the Executive Director.