| Description | JOB GOALS: Core staff must enjoy working with middle school aged students. They are responsible for planning and implementing activities, interacting with students and their families, working independently as well as with a team and creating an enriching, fun and safe environment that meets all school regulations. The Core Staff must have a positive attitude and serve as a role model to participants in the program.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Afterschool Core Staff shall meet or exceed the following qualifications:
- be at least eighteen years of age and
- have a high school diploma or equivalent
- Ability to work at least 1 day a week from 2:45 p.m. until 4:30/5:00 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. 1:45 p.m. – 4:30/5:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
- Maintain high level of attendance, arriving on time, being ready to work, following protocol when absent
- Ability to effectively manage challenging student behaviors
- Ability to demonstrate excellent communication with parents, staff and coworkers
- Ability to be flexible, take initiative and be open to feedback
- Ability to effectively collaborate with all school-day and afterschool program staff members
- Knowledge of safety principles and practices as they apply to group activities
- Experience with direct interaction with students in teaching, care-giving or service delivery.
- Experience working with diverse populations
- Knowledge of a variety of recreation and leisure activities and group games
- Hold current first aid/CPR certification or willing to be trained
- Enthusiastic, creative, innovative, flexible, imaginative, culturally competent and thoughtful, eager to engage and care for middle school-age youth.
- Ability to pass a criminal record and background check
ESSENTIAL DUTIES:
- Follow and enforce all program, department, and school rules and regulations
- Based on interest and skill level, staff may work independently and lead a group of up to 10-12 students through an activity they plan or they may work collaboratively to plan and lead activities with other staff members, as directed by the site leader
- Plan and lead activities as directed by site leader; submit weekly lesson plans when appropriate and as requested
- Attend monthly staff meetings and trainings as determined by supervisor
- Engage students, assume leadership roles, offer constructive solutions/feedback, and take the initiative to resolve challenges
- Supervise snack time and clean and move tables
- Provide academic support for students during Homework Help
- Clean up at the end of the day and use district facilities with care
- Create and maintain safe spaces that are physically and emotionally safe that support our diverse student population. Report any deficiencies in safety to site leader
- Facilitate environments that foster youth leadership within programs as appropriate
- Demonstrate cultural competence and respond to challenging situations appropriately
- Report all accidents and incidents occurring within jurisdiction to Site Directors and administer proper First Aid/CPR as required
- Report all suspected incidents of abuse/neglect to site leaders and follow guidelines for mandatory reporting
- Participate in the program evaluation process
- Accept constructive feedback from team and use the information to enhance/improve one's work
- Maintain a positive attitude and working relationship with both students and colleagues
- Maintain confidentiality of discussions, interactions and written reports
- Seek and ask for help if needed
- Respond to emails or phone calls within a reasonable amount of time
- Report directly to Site Director
- Perform other duties, as required
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
- Possess the physical ability to transition quickly from one position to another to meet the needs and ensure the safety of each student
- Frequent walking, lifting (both light and heavy), pushing, pulling, bending, twisting, reaching, grabbing, stooping, or other physical activities often in multilevel buildings, some without elevator access
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