After-School Program Counselor (East End/Airport Area)

Duties and Responsibilities

• Delivers program lesson plans in a developmentally appropriate manner, meeting the individual physical, social, emotional, and intellectual needs of the participants
• Engage with assigned children ensuring a high level of participation in activities
• Develops appropriate relationships with children to better understand and meet the needs of individual children
• Ensures the safety of children in assigned group
• Provides assistance with homework and encourages academic progress
• Provides active and attentive supervision to children, staying alert at all times
• Serves as a positive role model, demonstrates professional behavior, and understands positive youth development approaches to the academic and social development of youth
• Facilitates a program environment that invites exploration, promotes positive play, and welcomes children
• Promotes a team concept through a positive approach to supervision, communication, and interactions with others
• Maintains transparent, on-going communication with supervisor
• Attends Staff Meetings/daily huddles
• Completes mandatory trainings
• Adheres to all government, local, Henrico Education Foundation, and 21st Century grant regulations, policies, guidelines, and standards for summer program and afterschool programs
• Adheres to the expectations outlined in the TIMELESS (Teamwork, Impression, Mission, Engagement, Leadership, Education, Safety, Students) Program Staff Training Manual

  Requirements

  • Meet the requirements of Program Leader as detailed in the Virginia Regulations for Licensed Child Day Centers: Degree in child related field
  • An early childhood certificate
  • 6 months of programmatic experience with children
  • Experience preferred in delivering programs in one or more of the following areas: songs/music, arts/crafts, science, math, literacy, drama, physical education
  • Child behavior management experience
  • Excellent leadership skills
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Dependable Team player

  Benefits

  • Hourly rate is $17 per hour, after completed training
  • This position is a part-time position working approximately 20 - 25 hours per week
  • Monday through Friday work schedule, no weekends
  • Free participation in HEF Programs for your family