Job Descriptions

Board of Directors

Governing body for the Center, develops policy for budgetary and personnel-related issues, standing monthly meeting. (Board members also serve as chairs and members of other committees.)

Parent Work Coordinator

Assigns initial jobs to families, keeps accurate records of work hours, works closely with the Director and the Classroom Cleaning Reps to ensure all families have access to available work.
(1 person)

Classroom Cleaning Representative

Coordinates and organizes each classroom's cleaning needs, checks work, assigns special cleaning jobs, and does cleaning. Is liaison between Parent Work Coordinator and parents.
(3 people)

Repair and Outside Work Coordinator

Responsible for organizing repair work parties, and coordinating families for painting touch-ups, leaf-raking, playground sweeping, etc.
(1 person)

Special Events Coordinator

Organizes, delegates and supports Sunnyside special events. These events include the mid-winter potluck, the spring teacher appreciation luncheon, the Look Park picnic in June and more. Also responsible for helping the office compile and put out a monthly calendar of events, meetings, cleaning parties, and anything on the Sunnyside calendar.
(2 people)

Annual Tag Sale Coordinator

Organizes, advertises, sets up, cleans up and runs the Sunnyside Annual Spring Tag Sale. Requires approximately 15 hours or one semester's worth of work.
(1 or 2 people)

Board Meeting Child Care Provider

Cares for board member children during the once a month (3 hour) evening board meeting in their own home or a board member's home.
(1 person)

Book Club Organizer

Manages Sunnyside's participation in the Scholastic book clubs, distributes book club forms, collects payments and orders, distributes purchases, keeps records.
(1 person)

Costco Shopper

Buys, delivers and unpacks paper supplies once a month. A Costco membership is critical!
(1 person)

Diaper Purchaser

Monitors/shops for diapers and wipes, transports them to the Center, unpacks and shelves them. Collects coupons from parents for diaper purchases.
(1 person)

Front Yard Maintainer

Sweeps and shovels the blacktop surfaces in the front yard. Requires weekly and sometimes daily attention to removing sand and snow for safety purposes.
(1 person)

Grant Researcher/Writer

A job for someone experienced or highly interested, this person will research and write for grants to help supplement Sunnyside's budget and purchase materials, books, and equipment.
(1 person)

Grocery Shopper

Buys, delivers, unpacks, and shelves supplies and groceries from the shopping list (shared job, alternating weeks).
(4 people)

Historian

A new parent work job, this person will begin a scapbooking system for the historical files of Sunnyside, as well as document through pictures and print the social and classroom events of the coming year.
(1 person)

Laundry Person

Wash, dry, and fold Center's laundry. Supplies are negotiable; access to laundry machines is critical.
(2 people — 1 upstairs and 1 downstairs)

Librarian

Organizes and maintains the children's library on the third floor. Shelves books, catalogs current and new books, and repairs worn items.
(1 person)

Music Coordinator

Attends to the musical needs of the classrooms by generating and coordinating projects with the teachers and enlisting the talents of Center parents. One person is responsible for working with the teachers to schedule music programming, while the other person is responsible for finding the talent.
(1 person)

Note: Some jobs might not require three hours per month.