Job List Everything you always wanted to know about jobs and committee positions but were afraid to ask!!! Executive positions The executive positions are elected at the May General Meeting and each Executive member is provided with a portfolio, which details the requirements for the job. These positions can be very rewarding and look great on a resume. The Executive meets the third Wednesday of each month. For more details on Executive positions see items 4 and 5 in the Constitution. President: Responsible for coordinating the administration of the Preschool; does his/her best to see that the Executive and the Committees function properly for the Preschool to run smoothly and efficiently; the President chairs the General and Executive meetings. Vice President: (one for the 3's class and one for the 4's class): Assists the President with the administration of the Preschool; is a resource to other members in the execution of their jobs Treasurer: Responsible for all financial matters; maintains the Preschool financial records on a computerized bookkeeping program; the Treasurer has an assistant. Secretary: Keeps minutes; updates procedures and deals with correspondence. Enrollment Chair: Receives calls from people interested in the Preschool and establishes a list of those interested; explains the philosophy and workings for the Preschool to prospective members; collects registration documents and orients new families; arranges observation sessions for prospective members; the enrollment chair has an assistant-ideally from the other class. Ways and Means Chair: Plans and organizes fundraising activities to raise money in order to balance the budget; the Chair has a committee to share the workload. Personnel Chair: Promotes good communication within the Preschool and helps deal with any difficulties members may be having with jobs; the Personnel chair coordinates the annual Preschool evaluation and facilitates staff evaluations as necessary; the Personnel chair has an assistant in each class. Public Relations: Handles advertising and promotions throughout the year; organizes preschool open houses in the fall and in the spring; this position is an executive 'member at large' position. Parent Education Coordinator: Arranges education speakers for the monthly General meetings and maintains the parent education library; ensures that members who are unable to attend the General meeting complete alternate parent education; this position is an executive 'member at large' position. Committees Enrollment Assistant: A parent in the 3's class who will be returning the following year is the ideal candidate; the assistant should be willing to take over the chair position the following year; see Enrollment Chair under Executive positions for more details. Treasurer Assistant: This is a good position for a new 3's parent with a bookkeeping background; should be willing to take over as Treasurer the following year. Repair and Maintenance Chair: Responsible for keeping the premises and equipment in good repair, this chair has a committee to share the workload. Repair and Maintenance:(minimum of 2 people recommended) Works with the Repair and Maintenance Chair, 'Handyman' experience required. Resource Chair: Assists the Teacher in preparing materials for the program; purchases art supplies, makes games and flannel board stories, collects materials for science projects, etc; this chair has a committee to share the workload. Resource Committee: (minimum of 3 people) Works with the Resource Chair. Personnel: (one member from the 3's class and one member from the 4's class) Works with the Personnel Chair-see Personnel Chair under Executive positions for more details. Social Chair: Arranges refreshments for monthly General Meetings, open houses, special events and social events; organizes year-end Preschool picnic; assists other committee's as needed (i.e. Ways and Means, Public Relations). Social Committee:(minimum 1 person recommended) Works with Social Chairperson. Ways and Means Committee: (minimum of 3 people recommended, balanced participation from each class) Works with the Ways and Means Chairperson-see Ways and Means Chair under the Executive positions for more details. Other positions Inventory Controller: Keeps records of incoming and outgoing inventory during the school year; organizes year end inventory and updates computer lists. Special Events Coordinator: Works closely with the Teacher to organize Preschool outings and special events (such as Halloween, Christmas, Valentines Day, etc); this includes keeping parents informed as to plans, and arrangements. Cleaning: Maintains the stock of cleaning supplies in the Preschool; schedules the monthly and year-end cleaning days; ensures that all the cleaning tasks are done on a monthly basis and the Preschool is opened and closed on cleaning nights. Laundry: Responsible for doing the Preschool laundry on a weekly basis. Historian: Maintains the Preschool camera and has the films developed; makes copies available to members; compiles a Preschool photo album of the years activities; books the professional photographer. Scheduling and Internal Observations: Organizes and circulates the duty days schedules for both classes; organizes an observation of a child if requested by parents Librarian: * Works with the Teacher to choose books from the public library and the Preschool library that reflect the current themes and topics. Newsletter: Collects submissions from members and reports from the committee chairs following the monthly Executive meeting; assembles and edits the newsletter; distributes the newsletter to each member in the week preceding the General Meeting. Scholastic Book Club Coordinator: * Coordinates and distributes the scholastic book club order. Safety Parent: * In charge of all aspects of maintaining a safe environment for our children; ensures that first aid supplies and earthquake supplies are updated as needed and that emergency procedures are maintained. Liaison to Lynn Valley Elementary School: * Collects mail from the Lynn Valley Elementary School and keeps the Elementary School informed of our activities; attend the Elementary School PAC meeting and/or obtains minutes of these meetings; this is a good job for a parent with older children attending this Elementary School. *This is a light job and should be combined with one other job