After School Activity Leader (Elementary) Job at The Richmond Neighborhood Center
This is a great hands-on job for those who want to mentor and guide elementary aged youth. Bring a great attitude, flexibility, patience with young people, and the desire to grow in youth advocacy with a great organization.
Position Title: Activity Leader
Employee Type: Seasonal, approx. 22 hours per week
Schedule: Monday through Friday, generally from 1-6pm depending on the day
Pay: $21.00-$22.05 based on experience, full range $22.38.
Location: Onsite at one of the following locations:
- Alamo Elementary School
- George Peabody Elementary School
- Lafayette Elementary School
- McCoppin Elementary School
- Argonne Elementary School
You may view our main job post on this site: https://richmondsf.org/get-involved/job-announcements/
JOB SUMMARY: The Activity Leader’s responsibilities are 2-fold:
- Responsible for planning a different enrichment activity class for each day/week.
- Responsible for maintaining a safe environment for students.
Examples of enrichment activity classes are: Arts n' Crafts, Photography, Dance, Cartooning, Singing, Fashion Arts, Sports.
Examples of group activities are: science, media (videotaping, Zine making, etc), sports, arts, local field trips.
RESPONSIBILITIES
DIRECT SERVICE:
- Responsible for your own group of students (up to 22 students).
- Designs, implements and evaluates program activity classes.
- Develops and supervises daily structured activities for campers.
- Applies behavior guidance models and addresses student behaviors.
- Applies cooperative learning strategies to reduce traditional teaching structures and increase youth voice and engagement.
- Facilitates and ensures timely youth clean up of all program spaces before transitions to another space or activity
ADMINISTRATIVE/PROFESSIONALISM:
- Communicates to Program Manager about any programmatic, personnel or student concerns.
- Understand and follow through with mandated reporting procedures.
- Understand and follow through with all COVID-19 compliance regulations.
- Responsible for communicating with Managers and gathering supply needs for their programming.
- Adheres to program attendance policies including “clocking” in and out, vacation requests, and call out procedures.
- Completes attendance reporting in a timely manner.
- Actively supervising students, such as observing student interactions and ensuring their safety
QUALIFICATIONS
REQUIREMENTS:
- Experience working with youth.
- Availability Monday through Friday during after-school program hours (approx. 1pm-6pm, depending on the school and the day)
- Critical Consciousness: Able to weave equity and cultural relevance into all aspects of planned activities. Able to plan and facilitate programming intentionally. Understanding of marginalized communities. Strong advocate for youth voice and leadership.
- Willingness to lead, participate, and engage in group activities with students.
Requirements For All Staff:
- DOJ Live Scan Fingerprinting: All employees who have contact with youth under the age of 18 must be fingerprinted under procedures established by the DOJ. We cannot employ any individual who has been convicted of a serious or violent felony, as defined by the California Penal Code. The organization also receives updated information from the DOJ during employment. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records on a case by case basis.
- Must meet SFUSD Instructional Aide Requirements: An Associate’s degree or higher OR Official transcripts reflecting 48 college units and a high school diploma/equivalent OR Completion of CBEST and a high school diploma/equivalent.
- TB Test: Every employee who has regular contact with youth is required to have a current tuberculin skin test or an X-ray examination of the lungs (with a negative result) prior to reporting for duty.
- Employment Authorization: Employees must be able to prove that they are authorized to work in the United States using any of the documentation allowed according to current I-9 processes.
- Covid-19 Vaccination: SFUSD requires all subcontractors to mandate Covid-19 vaccination: employees must be vaccinated or have a medical or religious exemption to initiate an accommodation and the interactive process.
BENEFITS and SAFETY:
All staff earn sick and vacation accruals starting on the first day of employment. Holidays are paid for those who are scheduled to work half-time or more.
We have a unique Days of Action policy where all staff can take up to 3 paid days of per year to demonstrate, volunteer, or further their community.
All staff working 20 hours or more per week will also receive org-sponsored life insurance with Employee Assistance Program (EAP). Our EAP includes 3 counseling sessions per issue per year for the staff person, spouse/partner, and children.
Additionally, half-time or more staff can elect up to 5x their annual salary in voluntary life insurance. They can also contribute to a Roth 403b or pre-tax 403b with partial match from the org after 90 days of employment.
OUR ORG: The Richmond Neighborhood Center
We put our money where our mouth is → Need to demonstrate for your personal values, against institutional racism, or volunteer for a nonprofit that cares about the community? By all means, take a paid Day of Action. Need a place to express yourself? We have a DEI Working Group and two Employee Resource Groups and we’re definitely open to more.
We are a youth-centered organization → We make the Richmond District a safe place for our youth to live and grow up in. We operate a food pantry for families who need it, support CalFresh (food stamps) applications, and have even gotten into the affordable housing game. Our afterschool and summer youth programs are focused on supporting our youth as whole people!
Essential Physical Requirements:
Typical Working Conditions: School classroom-type environment.
Equipment Used: Computer, telephone, printer, fax.
Essential Physical Tasks: This job requires frequent lifting, pushing and pulling under 10 lbs and occasionally up to 20 lbs. Because of the use of the computer, this job frequently uses the keyboard which requires repetitive motion and dexterity. In the course of the job, there will be frequent walking, sometimes over uneven and slippery surfaces, and sitting for periods of time. There is also occasional reaching.
Equal Opportunity Employer:
The Richmond Neighborhood Center is an equal opportunity employer that values equity and recruits a diverse, inclusive workforce. We strongly encourage women, people of color and folks who identify as LGBTQQ+ or disabled to apply. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law. Visit our website at www.richmondsf.org
You may view our main job post on this site: https://richmondsf.org/get-involved/job-announcements/
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: $21.00 - $22.05 per hour
Benefits:
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Ability to commute/relocate:
- San Francisco, CA 94121: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Preferred)
Experience:
- Childcare or Teaching: 1 year (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
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