Afterschool Core Staff: Elementary

Burlington School District

 

 

The Burlington School District believes a diverse and culturally proficient faculty and staff are pivotal to the creation of a strong learning and working environment that supports student achievement and success. BSD administrators lead inclusive school communities with our vision: "Cultivating caring, creative, and courageous people. - Join the journey.”

 

Job Goals:

Core staff must enjoy working with school-aged children. They are responsible for planning and implementing activities, interacting with children and their families, working independently as well as with a team, and creating an enriching, fun, and safe environment that meets all licensing and school regulations. The Core Staff must have a positive attitude and serve as a role model for participants in the program.

 

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

 

Afterschool Core Staff shall meet or exceed the following qualifications: 

1. be at least eighteen years of age and 
2. have a high school diploma or equivalent 

Other Qualifications:

• Ability to work at least 1 day a week from 3:15 p.m. until 5:30 p.m. 
• 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
• 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

 

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

 

HOW TO APPLY:

Please include a cover letter explaining why you are interested in this position, your previous experience and your availability.  Ideal candidates will be able to demonstrate cultural competence, have experience working with youth in educational, summer camp or after school settings and be excited to work with our students.