** Applications will be received until July 22, 2026 or until filled. If the position is not filled by then, we may consider applications submitted after the deadline. Interested applicants must apply online by visiting the Denver Public Schools job board at careers.dpsk12.org. **
About this job:
Supervises day-to-day duties of an operational unit. Ensures completion of daily activities, directs and supports the team's work efforts, maximizes productivity and achieves short term goals. Improves the team environment; plans, evaluates, and guides the behaviors of direct reports (combination of hourly and exempt).
What DPS Offers You:
- A Culture that values Equity, Accountability, Integrity, Collaboration and Fun with a shared vision that Every Learner Thrives.
- Salary Range. $56,505 to $67,805
- Click here for more information on compensation for these roles.
- In addition to competitive compensation, DPS has other Total Reward offerings such as; time off, health and wellness benefits, and PERA Retirement.
What You'll Do:
Establish and maintain high quality site programs:
- Ensure success of year round programs through the use of positive youth development strategies
- Ensure program and curriculum delivery is implemented for children during the school year, camps and dismissal days, in an enriching, engaging and enjoyable manner.
- Supervise and assist the site staff in the planning and implementation of curriculum, centers, Theme Teams, field trips and additional program components.
- Plan and implement, with site staff, thematic units throughout the year.
- Purchase of special items according to guidelines and budget limitations.
- Oversee and guide the discipline process.
- Manage attendance records, ensure staff/student ratios. Communicate need for adding or reducing staff for actual attendance numbers.
- Identify market strategies to maintain and /or increase program enrollment.
- Responsible for ensuring parents receive information on all upcoming Discovery Link events including parent/family nights, registration, or Camps.
- Manage program registration
- Manage multiple partnerships and volunteers for enrichment activities
- Manage part-time staff members and review performance annually
Program operations:
- Provide accurate and timely information on program operations as requested.
- Oversee staff hours and submit time through proper payroll systems.
- Maintain a punctual, reliable schedule during your scheduled hours.
- Must be able to work both shifts any given day and work split shifts as needed.
- Must be at site during afternoon program hours and check-in to the morning program at minimum two times a week and as needed.
- Be available by cell phone between the hours of 6:15am-6:30pm.
- Substitute as needed for all programs as requested by the Regional Managers. Perform all duties, as outlined by the specific job description, of the staff for which you are substituting.
- Creating and implementing appropriate systems to ensure best programming practices as approved by the Department of Extended Learning.
Staff management:
- Train, supervise and coach all staff members to create a harmonious and efficient working environment.
- Responsible for hiring for site staff.
- Supervise and manage staff corrective action process when necessary.
- Communicate with Regional Manager regarding licensing requirements for all staff records.
- Observe and engage in program components to enhance staff support and ensure program quality.
- Facilitate monthly staff meeting and professional development opportunity.
- Obtain and communicate to staff all host school policies and procedures
School cooperation and communication:
- Promote a cooperative relationship with all school personnel including the principal, secretary and facility manager.
- Attend meetings as required or necessary.
- Provide Discovery Link information to weekly school newsletters to families.
- Meet monthly or as needed with principal or designated school staff to update about programmatic successes and challenges. monthly with host school “designated” staff to update program issues through conversation and the Principal Report.
- Collaborate with the host school to align discipline procedures and curriculum with school day.
Guidelines, policies, procedures:
- Be knowledgeable of, and able to implement, Colorado Department of Human Services Child Care Guidelines.
- Become knowledgeable of, and able to implement, DELCS and Discovery Link’s Policies and Procedures.
- Supervise and maintain all Discovery Link logs (Accident, Child Abuse, Discipline, Natural Disaster and Record of Drills.)
- Provide effective medication management including storage, delegation, and administration of children's medication(s) in compliance with Colorado Division of Early Learning, Licensing, and Administration regulations 2.100, 2.200 and 2.500.
- Maintain all appropriate records and site information as required by the Department of Human Services.
- Process all reports as required by Denver Public Schools and Licensing.
Internal cooperation and communication:
- Attend all required department meetings.
- Communicate regularly with Regional Manager
- Communicate regularly with financial and registration staff regarding program changes, account information and enrollment.
- Participate in Administrative Team meetings as required.
- Perform miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.
Professional Development:
- Attend all DELCS orientations, training and staff meetings.
- Present workshops at DELCS and Discovery Link trainings as requested.
- Participate in at least 15 hours of professional development training in accordance with Colorado Department of Human Services and DELCS and Discovery Link expectations and requirements per year.
- Evaluate, communicate, coach and encourage professional growth opportunities to staff members.
What You’ll Need:
- Minimum Bachelor's or relevant work experience
- Lead for racial and educational excellence and work to dismantle systems of oppression and inequity in our community, along with believing in and supporting all students so they feel seen and heard with access to high quality education.
- Live and work with a permanent home address in Colorado while working with us.
- Have the ability with or without accommodations to meet the physical demands of the position.
Denver Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender expression, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), political affiliation, military service, or any other status protected by law or regulations. It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors.
DPS has become the fastest-growing school district in the country in terms of enrollment and the fastest-growing large school district in the state in terms of student academic growth. Learn more at dpsk12.org.
Skills Required
- Minimum Bachelor's degree or relevant work experience
- Live and work with a permanent home address in Colorado while employed
- Ability, with or without accommodations, to meet the physical demands of the position
- Ability to work both shifts, including split shifts, be on-site during afternoon program hours, and check in to morning program at least twice weekly
- Be available by cell phone between 6:15am and 6:30pm
- Experience supervising, training, coaching, hiring, and managing part-time staff, including performance reviews and corrective action
- Knowledge of and ability to implement Colorado Department of Human Services Child Care Guidelines and DELCS/Discovery Link policies and procedures
- Ability to manage program registration, attendance records, staff hours, and payroll/time submission
What We Do
The mission of Denver Public Schools is to provide all students the opportunity to achieve the knowledge and skills necessary to become contributing citizens in our diverse society. In DPS, we’re focused on building a system that’s designed to help every student thrive. We’re re-focusing our efforts where they matter most: on creating classrooms that are vibrant centers of learning, where caring teachers are engaging their students in rigorous, culturally responsive experiences in order to lift all students toward a bright horizon. In the last ten years, DPS has experienced unprecedented growth and an expansion of programs. Building on the strong progress we’ve made, we want to continue transforming DPS into a school district grounded in equity. This districtwide focus on equity will be embedded in everything we do, so that we can help break historical patterns and become a school district that is designed to inspire every student to dream big and make their own future. View all of our current career openings here: https://careers.dpsk12.org/
