After School Enrichment Program: Program Leader

About the role

The After School Program Leader position is vital to supporting K-8 students at San Francisco Day School. This role involves leading activities and games, delivering lessons, and ensuring a safe and inclusive environment.

Responsibilities

• Supervise students in the AEP room, playground areas, and other school spaces.
• Lead after-school activities and games for students, including general activities, evening events, half-day activities, and full-day camps.
• Ensure daily execution of the program: all students are signed in, in the correct classes and lessons, and assist with dismissing students.
• Affirm student behavior aligns with the school day expectations of stewardship, responsibility for one’s actions, respect for all, and being a caring member of the community, using restorative justice practices when needed.
• Facilitate conflict resolution between students.
• Lead daily community snack time circles.
• Set up and clean up the classroom and play spaces daily.

Requirements

• Establish and uphold classroom norms and expectations, systems, and routines to create a positive and safe classroom culture.
• Create a culture of support and accountability with student behavior within the classroom by providing clear expectations, logical consequences, and opportunities to reflect and repair.
• Adapt teaching methods and materials to meet students' diverse interests and learning styles.
• Establish and maintain professional and cordial relationships with families, focusing on timely feedback on student progress (academic and social-emotional).

Qualifications

• Experience working with a wide range of students, teachers, and families of diverse backgrounds.
• Experience with Google Suite (Google Calendar, Google Docs, uploading and downloading digital files).
• Solid experience with educational technology platforms.
• Experience with differentiated instruction and inclusive educational practices.
• Desire to continue learning in the areas of pedagogical practice and DEIA commitment to professional growth and development.
• Familiarity with educational technology and innovative teaching methodologies.
• Strong work ethic, collaborative skills, flexibility, and sense of humor, with high emotional intelligence.

Physical Requirements

• 50% Indoors, 50% outdoors
• Prolonged periods of standing
• Occasional requirement to lift more than 25 lbs