Extended Care Teacher

Extended Care Teacher Job Description 

Responsibilities: 

Extended Care teachers are responsible for creating a safe, engaging, and positive classroom environment. The lists below indicate many of the responsibilities of an Extended Care Teacher. These are not exhaustive descriptions but give a near complete picture of the goals and expectations of Extended Care Teachers at St. John’s Lutheran School. 

Classroom Environment

• Actively engage with students in daily activities
• Communicate in a friendly, effective, and age appropriate manner
• Implement positive guidance or redirection for struggling students 
• Provide care and supervision for assigned children
• Assure that all materials and equipment are clean, well stocked, and in good repair

Professionalism 

• Be timely and reliable in attendance for scheduled shifts 
• Abide by all policies and procedures in the St. John’s Employee Handbook
• Possess a team mentality
• Demonstrate good values and decision making skills in the classroom
• Maintain open and cooperative relationships and communication with parents, peers, and Extended Care Director
• Communicate well with parents as needed
• Maintain student confidentiality

Physical Demands:

Extended Care Teachers must be prepared and able to routinely stand, walk, sit, twist, bend, lift & carry children, crouch, kneel, push, pull, and reach out and above themselves. Lifting or moving items or children 25 lbs or less occurs frequently, and lifting or moving items or children up to 50 lbs can often occur. Teachers and students are expected to go outside in temperatures ranging from a feels like of 0F to 90F.