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HIRING INCENTIVE - $2,000

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Employees who have met time in service and based on satisfactory performance will receive $1000 after 90 days and $1000 after 180 days

DUTIES

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This position serves as the assistant director of a U.S. Coast Guard Child Development (CDC) and assists the director as the focal point for the child development services and family childcare programs in Kodiak, AK. CDC services may include, but is not limited to infant care, toddler care, preschool programs, after-school care, and hourly care. The CDC Assistant Director works under supervision of the CDC Director with technical program policy and guidance provided by the Coast Guard Headquarters program manager.

This position supervises non-appropriated fund personnel including, but not limited to teachers/child care assistants, administrative and custodial staff who are either full time, part time or on-call intermittent classifications.

In absence of the Director, the incumbent is directly responsible for all aspects of the Base Kodiak Child Development Center operation, including management and supervision of all CDC staff.

1. Knowledge Required

A professional knowledge of the goals, principles, objectives, practices, and theories of early childhood education acquired through a combination of formal education, professional certification, and experience.

Knowledge of child development norms, behaviors, growth, and progress necessary to develop and implement curricula and activities which promote a childs physical, social, emotional, creative, and intellectual growth and development. Skill in applying and using professional knowledge in planning, implementing, and evaluating effectiveness of childcare services in meeting needs of children and parents within the framework of Coast Guard policies, and requirements. Skill in communicating effectively and at appropriate levels with children, parents, staff, supervisor, Command, and others about a variety of subject matters relating to the early childhood field. Ability to delegate responsibilities and require accountability to other subordinate staff. Knowledge of budgetary, accounting, and inventory procedures sufficient to effectively plan and implement a diverse child development program.

Knowledge of staff, parents, and children associated with the program including personnel rules and labor relation organizations. A technical knowledge of local, State, and Coast Guard regulations with regard to child development operations is required.

2. Supervisory Controls

Under the supervision of the CDC Director, the incumbent functions as a CDC subject matter expert. The incumbent has responsibility for assisting with management of the childcare program activities and daily business transactions of the center based on the overall objectives and priorities set with the supervisor. The incumbent plans and carries out program responsibilities, coordinates with other organizations and persons as required, resolves conflicts, and interprets policy to the staff. Most problems will be readily handled by the director based on prior experience and training. Unusual problems will be discussed with the supervisor. Supervision consists of periodic meetings to provide guidance, review financial records, determine compliance with Coast Guard directive, and evaluate program effectiveness. Significant personnel actions (promotions, dismissal, etc.) proposed by the incumbent are subject to concurrence by the supervisor.

3. Guidelines

The employee is provided established guidelines in the form of standard instructions, literature, precedents and practices concerned with the assigned function. Applicable Coast Guard regulations and procedures, guidelines from NAEYC, currents child development literature, and textbooks as well as local and State policy guidelines are available to provide information in determining operations of the CDC. Judgment is re uired in locating and selecting the most appropriate guidelines and references. This may include exercising discretion, i.e. in selecting among alternatives and making minor deviations occasionally to adapt guidelines to specific cases. The incumbent must use sound judgment in interpreting these guides to meet the goals and objectives of local situation and conditions to resolve specific problems, as directed or required with individual staff, parents, and children.

4. Complexity

The incumbent implements policies and procedures for a variety of programs. Recruits, trains, and evaluates a staff that may include full time, part-time and intermittent workers with a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences, and deals with staff turnover resulting from the military life style. Management of the program is complicated by the need to comply with all applicable Federal, State, and local regulations as well as Coast Guard policies.

Complications also arise from:

the use of different funding sources, i.e., appropriated and non-appropriated funds;

the number of staff supervised, children enrolled, parent contacts;

management of the facility, as directed;

management of the facility budget, as directed;

the need for coordinating visits by health, fire, and safety inspectors, food program auditors, and fund

custodians;

And the critical nature of maintaining the health and safety of the children and responding to emergencies.

The success of the CDC requires ongoing interpretation of program developments, childrens and parents needs, a wide range of decisions regarding program planning, and considerable innovation in developing or refining methods and techniques to be used in providing continually improving child development services. This must be accomplished within financial and physical constraints.

5. Scope and Effect

The effectiveness of programs and services provided by the incumbent will directly impact the quality of life for Coast Guard families served by child development services. Work effectiveness and retention of trained Coast Guard personnel are related to the quality and reliability of child development services ava