Parent Jobs

Parent jobs at Mount Tabor Preschool vary greatly in the types of tasks performed and amount of personal responsibility. Many jobs, such as membership or fundraising committee, involve a spike of activity at a certain time of the year. Others, such as teacher aide, may involve more consistent effort throughout the year. Some jobs involve coordinating a team to achieve a goal, whereas others involve working as part of those teams. Jobs are subject to change based on the needs of the preschool.

• President: Presides over all meetings, appoints all committees, acts as preschool liaison with Mt. Tabor Presbyterian Church, and is the speaker for the group.
 
• Vice President & Jobs Coordinator: Coordinates all non-board positions, distributes and updates job notebooks. Acts as liaison with teachers and families regarding job issues that may arise.
 
• Treasurer: Receives and disburses all funds, prepares financial reports, files tax returns, administers teacher salary and benefits.
 
• Secretary: Keeps minutes of all meetings. Maintains daily class attendance records and filing cabinet in hallway.
 
• Fundraising Chair: Responsible for all fundraising events including the spring auction.
 
• Membership Chair: Responsible for new member orientation and coordination of all enrollment activities.
 
• Telephone & Schedulers (Junior and Senior): Responsible for coordinating all telephone/email communications for the group and for scheduling parent-helpers.

• Art Assistant: Works with teacher in maintaining children's art files, stocking and maintaining art supplies, ordering materials and hanging artwork in classroom.

• Assistant Treasurer: Assists treasurer, collects and deposits tuition. Ideally a parent who will be returning the next year would take this position to prepare them to take over the Treasurer's position the following year. 

• Book Coordinator: Distributes book order forms and books. Maintains preschool library and other books. Obtains public library books every three weeks.
  

• Clean-up Coordinator: Organizes three mini clean-ups and a major year-end clean up. Coordinates clean-up crew for the pumpkin carving and holiday parties.

• Closet and Touch Table Coordinator: Changes the material in the tactile table approximately every three weeks. Checks and straightens storage closets on a regular basis (monthly).

• Dramatic Play Coordinators (2 positions): Obtains and maintains dramatic play clothing and costumes.  Changes dramatic play area at teacher's request.

• Equipment Up-keep & Maintenance Coordinator (2 positions): Responsible for checking preschool equipment regularly, coordinates all repair work, washes floors monthly. Regularly washes classroom laundry. Coordinates the Fall and Spring Garden Cleanups.

• Event Coordinators (2 positions): Helps coordinate Holiday party and arranges any potlucks or other events (i.e. parent coffees, Family Feast, Doughnuts for Dads, Muffins for Moms).  

• Fish and Wildlife Coordinator: Takes care of the classroom plants and pets (goldfish and guinea pig) and assist with fall and spring garden with an emphasis on planting.

• Fundraising Committee: Several members work closely with the fundraising chair assisting with fundraising events and activities.

• General Meeting Coordinator (2 positions): Arranges for refreshments and clean up for monthly General Meetings.  

• Health and Safety Coordinator: Assists the preschool in being up to date with emergency preparedness supplies and procedures in the event of an emergency. Promotes awareness of health and safety issues for preschool families. Supplies the preschool classroom with materials needed to promote health and safety.

• Historian: Organize and digitize the preschool's photos and memorabilia for electronic storage.

• Membership Assistant: Assists membership chair with membership activities. Gives tours of the preschool to interested families. Handles immunization records. Regularly checks phone messages. 

• PCPO Representative: Attends the meetings of the PCPO (Parent Child Preschools of Oregon) and provide reports at the general meetings.

• School Photographer: Uploads photos from the school camera to scrapbookpictures.com on a regular basis (approximately monthly). Takes photographs at all school events (i.e. holiday party). Creates slideshow for the annual auction. Works with the teacher to schedule class pictures. 

• Sustainability Coordinator: Works with the teacher to promote environmental sustainability and to maintain Oregon Environmental Council eco-healthy childcare standards. Turns compost, tends worm bin and looks for ways to reduce the school's consumption of natural resources and new materials. Supports the teacher's environmental education efforts with the students. 

• Teacher Aide (Junior and Senior): Assists teachers in preparing arts and crafts materials for class projects, keeps classroom supplies filled and substitutes for the teacher if necessary. Facilitates Family of the Week.
 
• Webmaster: Maintains and updates the preschool website with pertinent information.