CERTIFIED TEACHER (Woodland Park) - Summer
Job description
This position is designed to ensure Club members graduate high school on time and achieve their academic goals.
This position is responsible for: ensuring youth development principles are incorporated into all programs and activities; providing guidance and discipline to ensure a safe and positive environment for youth; ensuring the incorporation of character development, age appropriate and gender-specific programs and activities; ensuring that culturally diverse programs are implemented; assisting, as needed, in the planning, implementation, and delivery of activities and programs for youth ages 6 to 18.
KEY ROLES (Essential Job Responsibilities):
- Provide individual tutoring and homework assistance to Club members and assist volunteers as they provide tutoring and homework assistance to members.
- Design, plan and facilitate activities with members around homework assignments in order to increase the student’s interest and enrichment.
- Provide tutoring for high-risk students who have been identified below grade level performance and/or below average test scores in language, reading, math and/or science.
- Assists students with special homework assignments and projects.
- Become familiar with current textbooks and learning materials used by students.
- Ensure programs, services and activities prepare youth for success, promoting safety of members, quality in programs and appearance of Club at all times. Provide guidance and role modeling to members.
- Contribute to the planning and implementation of the strategic plan by:
- Planning and organizing a range of program services and activities for members, such as field trips, program specific activities, guest speakers, field trips, etc.
- Initiating new programs with the approval of the Program Director/Unit Director.
- Promoting and stimulating program participation.
- Ensure quality improvement by monitoring and evaluating program achievement against target goals, recommending modifications that respond to member needs and interests and participating in weekly Club staff meetings.
- Participate in local, state, regional, and national Boys & Girls Clubs education programs and competitions.
- Health and Safety
- Ensure a healthy and safe environment, supervising members in program area.
- Maintain the cleanliness of program area.
- Maintain an inventory of program equipment and supplies in good order. Recommend requisitions as necessary.
- Program Administration
- Prepare weekly reports for the Program Director/Unit Director regarding activities, special programs, upcoming events, attendance, and other reports as required.
- Maintains a daily written schedule. Ensures that programs begin and end on time.
- May participate in additional special programs and/or events.
- Other duties as assigned.
Requirements
Education
- Knowledge of youth development
- Ability to motivate youth and manage behavior issues
- Ability to work with the public
- Ability to plan and implement quality programs specific to academic development
- Ability to organize and supervise members in a safe environment
This position generally works M – F, 2 - 3.5 hours between the hours of 8 AM – 7 PM, but may require longer hours outside of this schedule and occasional weekends when necessary. Work is conducted indoors and outdoors.
- Ability to sit, stand and walk for long periods of time; bending and squatting on occasion
- Ability to lift to 20 lbs. on occasion
- Ability to hear at a normal conversational level
- Ability to maintain high energy level when necessary
- High degree of emotional intelligence
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