Temporary Part-time (15 hours per week) for the remainder of the 2024-2025 school year only

HICKORY CITY SCHOOLS JOB DESCRIPTION

JOB TITLE:  PLAYGROUP FACILITATOR

FLSA STATUS:  NON-EXEMPT

GENERAL STATEMENT OF JOB

Under general supervision, the facilitator provides tutorial services to assist students in achieving a better understanding of specific subject material and in improving academic capabilities in designated areas.  Collaborates with the school principal and staff members to assess students’ needs and how best to address them. Work is on an “as needed” basis. Reports to the Principal or designee.

SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Maintain essential communication for playgroup with external and internal partners and as well as family
• Plan and prepare for each playgroup
• Attend and staff weekly playgroups including playroom and activity time
• Maintain appropriate records for playgroup as needed to support funding needs and documenting activities
• Market playgroup activities with internal and external partners, including use of social media

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS OR STANDARDS REQUIRED TO PERFORM ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

Physical Requirements:  Must be able to use classroom equipment and tools such as computers, copiers, typewriters, calculators, pencils, and scissors. Must be able to exert a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Due to the amount of time spent standing and/or walking, physical requirements are consistent with those for Light Work.

Data Conception:  Requires the ability to compare and/or judge the readily observable, functional, structural, or composite characteristics (whether similar to or divergent from obvious standards) of data, people or things.

Interpersonal Communication:  Requires the ability to speak and/or signal people to convey or exchange information. Includes receiving instructions, assignments and/or directions from superiors.

Language Ability:  Requires the ability to read a variety of correspondence, reports, handbooks, forms, lists, etc.

Intelligence: Requires the ability to apply rational systems to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists; to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagrammatic, or schedule form.

Verbal Aptitude: Requires the ability to record and deliver information, to explain procedures, to follow oral and written instructions.  Must be able to communicate effectively and efficiently in standard English.

Numerical Aptitude:  Requires the ability to utilize mathematical formulas; to add and subtract; and to utilize decimals and percentages.

Form/Spatial Aptitude: Requires the ability to inspect items for proper length, width and shape.

Motor Coordination:  Requires the ability to coordinate hands and eyes rapidly and accurately in using office equipment.

Manual Dexterity: Must have minimal levels of eye/hand/foot coordination.

Color Discrimination: Requires the ability to differentiate between colors and shades of color.

Interpersonal Temperament:   Requires the ability to deal with people beyond giving and receiving instructions. Must be adaptable to performing under stress and when confronted with persons acting under stress.

Physical Communication:   Requires the ability to talk and hear: (Talking: expressing or exchanging ideas by means of spoken words. Hearing: perceiving nature of sounds by ear). Must be able to communicate via telephone.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• General knowledge of student handbook rules
• General knowledge of procedures to follow in the event of an emergency
• Some knowledge of the curriculum for the grade
• Ability to constantly monitor the safety and well-being of students. Ability to motivate students
• Ability to maintain order and discipline. Ability to operate common office machines
• Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions
• Ability  to  establish  and  maintain  effective  working  relationships  as  necessitated  by  work assignments

DISCLAIMER

The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to this job.