After-School Program Counselor (West End/VCC 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, 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 starts at $16.00. 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.