Position Type: Community ServicesDate Posted: 8/15/2024Location: Godwin Heights - DistrictClosing Date: Until FilledDistrict: Godwin HeightsPositions are for the 2024-2025 School Year Reports To: Team 21 Site Coordinator Locations: West Godwin Elementary, North Godwin Elementary, and Godwin Middle School. SUMMARY: The TEAM 21 Group Leader will plan and implement youth and family activities as part of the TEAM 21 after-school and summer programs. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Plan and implement youth activities, including Academics, Physical Fitness, Art, CharacterEducation and other enrichment activities
- Supervise students during program hours, maintaining a safe and engaging environment; ensure that check-out procedures are followed for parent/guardian pick-up, bussing, and/or walking
- Provide homework help and academic assistance, including identifying challenges and working to effectively meet individual student academic needs
- Serve as a mentor and role model for students, both in the program and in the general school population
- Manage student behavior, including discipline and redirection of students
- Maintain communication with members of the school staff about student needs and aspects of the after-school and summer program
- Participate in self-reflection and other professional development opportunities
- Contact parents/guardians of students in person, phone, and written communication
- Work closely with public school support staff and administrators to effectively meet program and student needs and proactively develop solutions
- Maintain clean and tidy program spaces, ensuring materials are stored appropriately and teacher classrooms and other spaces used by school staff are cleaned up and treated in a respectful manner by students
- Assist in ensuring compliance with licensing rules/regulations for childcare centers
- Complete necessary reporting of suspected child abuse/neglect in accordance with the role as a Mandated Reporter
- Prepare accurate and timely correspondence, records, and reports
- Provide high-quality customer service and courteously respond to routine and non-routine inquiries, including referring to a supervisor as necessary
- Perform other duties as assigned
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
- Background in education, social work, recreation, or related human services field
- One or more years of experience or desire to work with youth, K-8th grade, in a structured program setting
- Must be at least 16 years of age
- Able to communicate effectively verbally and in writing
- Able to establish excellent working relationships and use good judgment in interacting with others
- Able to work effectively within a school setting and adapt to last-minute changes
- Bilingual (Spanish) preferred
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: Supervises students EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: Preferred Associate's (or higher) Degree or two years of study at an institution of higher education or passing scores on the WorkKeys assessment system; previous experience with physically, emotionally, or mentally impaired students or a combination of experience and post-high school training. REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES RELATED TO CULTURAL COMPETENCE AND EQUITY:
- Knowledge/awareness of own cultural identity and how this influences behavior, and desire to learn about the cultural identity of others.
- Ability to establish and nurture an environment that promotes cultural competence and equitable treatment of staff, students, and partners of the District.
- Has demonstrated experience as a leader for equity and/or has evidence of success in closing opportunity gaps for students of color.
- Ability to nurture a school environment that celebrates, respects, and values diversity, where teaching and learning are made relevant and meaningful to students
REASONING ABILITY: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations. SCHEDULE: School Year - August-May (Temporary)
- Up to 34 weeks per year
- 17 hours per week
- Monday - Thursday, with occasional Friday and weekend responsibilities
- Specific hours are site-dependent, between 2:00pm - 6:45pm
Summer - June-August (Temporary)
- 7 weeks, as scheduled between June and August (calendar varies depending on school site)
- 27 hours per week
- Monday - Thursday, with occasional Friday and weekend responsibilities
- Specific hours are site-dependent, scheduled between 7:00am-4:30pm