After Care Associate

Reggio Magnet School Of The Arts After Care Associate

Since 1966, the Capitol Region Education Council (CREC) has been dedicated to providing innovative, high-quality, and cost-effective educational programs and services to meet the diverse needs of children and adults in Greater Hartford. Serving 33 member districts and reaching additional communities statewide, CREC supports approximately 12,000 students annually through more than 120 educational programs. Our offerings include professional learning and coaching for educators, specialized programming for students with diverse needs, and PreK-12 education across 16 interdistrict magnet schools. Additionally, CREC provides school construction, operations, and cooperative business services, while also delivering programs that help adults build real, job-ready skills.

The Reggio Magnet School of the Arts After Care Associate supports the Coordinator and assists with the daily activities of the before and aftercare program for students in grades PK through 5.

Essential duties and responsibilities include implementing daily activities for students, supervising students to provide a safe and nurturing environment, complying with all company policies and procedures, and other duties as assigned. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This position has no supervisory responsibilities. Competencies include interpersonal skills, ethics, organizational support, judgment, professionalism, safety and security, attendance/punctuality, and dependability.

Qualifications include a high school diploma or general education degree (GED) and experience working with children grades PK-5. Travel requirements are none. Physical demands include prolonged standing/movement, frequent bending and crouching, lifting and carrying materials, fine motor skills for manipulating small objects, clear speaking voice, good vision and hearing, the ability to focus on multiple tasks simultaneously, and sometimes the need to move quickly to respond to student needs.

Benefits include group health insurance plans, basic & supplemental life insurance, long term disability & short term disability options, 403(b) retirement savings plan with employer matching contribution if applicable, flexible spending account, pre-tax savings for health care, dependent care, and limited purpose post deductible, comprehensive benefit time package, employee assistance program, bereavement time & religious holidays, credit union access, tuition reimbursement program, employee network groups, access to professional learning opportunities with two fully paid courses through CREC University each year, and a 15% discount on tuition for next-level degree programs through an exclusive partnership with Springfield College.