After School Program Assistant Director (Spring Valley Corps)

Responsibilities

• Serve as After School Program Director in the absence of the Director.
• Supervise program staff, program participants, students, volunteers, program schedules, activities, snacks, and daily student attendance, and other program responsibilities as assigned.
• Be prepared to enforce licensing requirements, including balancing student/teacher ratios, supervision of children requirements, and completing reports, among others.
• Be able to enforce Keep Safe policies, including being able to file incident reports utilizing organizational reporting systems.
• Support the After School Program Director in tasks that are assigned.

After School Teacher Responsibilities

• Supervise and engage with children during program times.
• Develop and implement school age program activities and curriculum.
• Establish a safe, healthy, and comfortable environment for all students.
• Actively engage in activities, managing cleanliness, order, and availability of classroom materials.
• Encourage self-help and good hygiene through behavior modeling.
• Help ensure smooth, daily transitions for children.
• Follow all program policies and state regulations.
• Maintain a clean work environment.
• Utilize classroom assessment and evaluation tools as it pertains to child development and curriculum.
• Communicate accidents, sicknesses, and incidents to the Program Director in a timely manner.
• Complete and maintain professional development to ensure continuous quality improvement.

General Office

• Maintain good and accurate record keeping utilizing digital and paper filing systems.
• Follow all Salvation Army KeepSafe policies.
• Be professional and timely in responding to email and requests.
• Be courteous in communication with students, staff, parents, and volunteers.
• Attend assigned staff meetings and trainings and actively contribute to these meetings.

Qualifications

• Experience working with school-aged children (classroom teaching experience is preferred).
• High energy and the ability to work well with others.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• An understanding of child development.
• Multilingual- English/Spanish/French strongly preferred.
• Excellent leadership, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
• Infant/child and Adult CPR and First Aid certification or be willing to attain certificate within 90 days.
• Must clear full background check.
• Must provide health screening that includes a physical and TB results within the first 90 days.
• Must be willing to support and/or lead faith-based kid’s activities and programming.