Immediate: After School Program (Exploremos) Instructor
Role Overview
The New School of San Francisco is a K-8 public charter school demonstrating a “hands-on, minds-on” approach to learning that harnesses each student’s curiosity and encourages learners to construct their own meaning. With an extended school day, there is explicit time for community building, play, exploration, arts and continuing hands-on, minds-on learning. The model is diverse by design, meaning we not only draw students from all neighborhoods in the city, but we practice equity in all we do. One of the pillars of our school is diversity and it is important that our team reflect the diversity of our students and their families. Exploremos is our after school program and runs from dismissal time until 6pm Mondays - Fridays. Our program serves 120 Kindergarten through 5th grade students and consists of snack time, enrichments, outdoor time, and free choice. We strongly encourage people of color and LGBTQ candidates to apply. To learn more, please visit: newschoolsf.org.
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We are looking for talented individuals who will provide support, care, and enriching activities for children enrolled in our afterschool program. We encourage our instructors to bring their identities, interests, and passions to our program. Every instructor helps us create high quality, age-appropriate, engaging after school programming that parents have loved for the past 10 years.
The full Job Description can be found here . Email [email protected] to apply.
SCHOOL OVERVIEW
The New School of San Francisco is a K-8 public charter school demonstrating a “hands-on, minds-on” approach to learning that harnesses each student’s curiosity and encourages learners to construct their own meaning. With an extended school day, there is explicit time for community building, play, exploration, arts and continuing hands-on, minds-on learning. The model is diverse by design, meaning we not only draw students from all neighborhoods in the city, but we practice equity in all we do. One of the pillars of our school is diversity and it is important that our team reflect the diversity of our students and their families. Exploremos is our after school program and runs from dismissal time until 6pm Mondays - Fridays. Our program serves 120 Kindergarten through 5th grade students and consists of snack time, enrichments, outdoor time, and free choice. We strongly encourage people of color and LGBTQ candidates to apply. To learn more, please visit: newschoolsf.org.
POSITION OVERVIEW
We are looking for talented individuals who will provide support, care, and enriching activities for children enrolled in our afterschool program. We encourage our instructors to bring their identities, interests, and passions to our program. Every instructor helps us create high quality, age-appropriate, engaging after school programming that parents have loved for the past 10 years. Our program mirrors the school day and supports a positive inquiry and equity-focused culture. Our instructors lead thematically based enrichments, in small groups of students, which are based in physical or performing arts, music, sports, or learning Spanish. Instructors work collaboratively within our team and school to problem-solve, share ideas, and make each day a memorable one for students. If you love working with children, come join our team of changemakers who are dedicated to the life-long journey of learning and exploration.
Required
AA degree or minimum 12 units of college credit equivalent / Child/Youth Development skills and knowledge
Ability to create engaging and diverse activities for children ages 5-12 based on a specific theme (i.e. cooking, sewing, dancing, etc)
Ability to quickly build loving rapport with children from diverse backgrounds
Excellent organization, time management and follow-up skills
Strong customer service skill set
Ability to work collaboratively with team members and parents
Ability to respond quickly and thoughtfully to critical incidents
Deep commitment to equitable teaching and learning
Must clear FBI and local background checks, as well as a negative TB test
Preferred
At least one year of experience working with children between the ages of 5-12
Experience working with children from all backgrounds and with diverse learning needs
Knowledge of social emotional development of young children and how to resolve conflict amongst lower and upper elementary students
Bilingual in Spanish
Ability to use Google Suite applications such as Gmail, Google Drive, Google Sheets and Google Docs
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Ensure the physical and emotional safety of all students
- Lead enrichment activities, learning games and small group homework support
- Create monthly lesson plans based on a specific theme
- Attend bi-weekly staff meetings
- Distribute snack for program
- Facilitate conflict resolution between students
- Maintain a clean and organized physical environment ensuring that it exudes care, pride, and supports positive behavior
- Check in regularly with parents in order to better meet student needs
- Model being courageous, curious, kind, respectful and responsible—our New School SF values COMPENSATION: Commensurate with years of experience teaching or in after school programming. Part-time position, 20-25 hours a week. CONTACT: Contact the Director of Exploremos [email protected] with any questions and/or to submit a cover letter and resume for consideration.
DESCRIPCIÓN GENERAL DE LA ESCUELA
New School of San Francisco es una escuela pública charter K-8 que demuestra un enfoque en el aprendizaje activo que aprovecha la curiosidad de cada estudiante y alienta a los alumnos a construir su propio significado. Con un día escolar prolongado, hay un tiempo explícito para fomentar el compartir en comunidad, el juego, la exploración, las artes y el aprendizaje continuo y práctico. El modelo es diverso por diseño, lo que significa que no solo atraemos estudiantes de todos los vecindarios de la ciudad, sino que también practicamos la equidad en todo lo que hacemos. Uno de los pilares de nuestra escuela es la diversidad y es importante que nuestro equipo refleje la diversidad de nuestros estudiantes y sus familias. Exploremos es nuestro programa de después de escuela y se extiende desde la hora de salida de lunes a viernes hasta las 6pm. El programa atiende a 120 estudiantes de Kinder a cinco grado y consiste en meriendas, enriquecimientos, actividades al aire libre y juego libre. Recomendamos a las personas de color y a los candidatos LGBTQ que presenten su solicitud. Para obtener más información, visite: www.newschoolsf.org.
DESCRIPCIÓN GENERAL DE LA POSICIÓN
Estamos buscando personas con talento que proporcionen apoyo, cuidado y actividades enriquecedoras a los niños inscritos en nuestro programa de después de escuela. Animamos a nuestros instructores a que traigan sus identidades, intereses y pasiones a nuestro programa. Cada instructor nos ayuda a crear un programa extracurricular de alta calidad, con contenido apropiado e interesante para las edades, que a los padres les ha encantado durante los últimos cinco años. Nuestro programa refleja el día escolar y apoya una investigación positiva y una cultura enfocada en la equidad. Nuestros instructores dirigen los enriquecimientos temáticos, en pequeños grupos, que se basan en las artes físicas o escénicas, la música, los deportes o el aprendizaje del español. Los instructores trabajan en colaboración dentro de nuestro equipo y la escuela para resolver problemas, compartir ideas y hacer cada día memorable para los estudiantes. Si le gusta trabajar con niños, sea parte de nuestro equipo de gente emprendedora que se compromete a ser un aprendiz y explorador de por vida.
CALIFICACIONES
Necesario
Bachillerato o equivalente
Capacidad de crear actividades atractivas y diversas para niños de 5 a 12 años basadas en un tema específico (por ejemplo, cocinar, coser, bailar, etc.)
Experiencia de trabajo con niños en un programa extraescolar (campamento de verano, después de la escuela, tutoría, etc.)
Capacidad para establecer rápidamente una relación afectiva con niños de diversos orígenes
Excelente organización, manejo del tiempo y capacidad de seguimiento
Un fuerte conjunto de habilidades de servicio al cliente
Capacidad de trabajar en colaboración con los miembros del equipo y los padres
Capacidad de responder rápida y cuidadosamente a incidentes críticos
Profundo compromiso con la enseñanza y el aprendizaje equitativos
Debe aprobar los controles de antecedentes del FBI y locales, así como una prueba de tuberculosis negativa Preferiblemente
Al menos un año de experiencia trabajando con niños de entre 5 y 12 años
Experiencia trabajando con niños de diversos orígenes y con diversas necesidades de aprendizaje
Conocimiento del desarrollo socioemocional de niños pequeños y cómo resolver conflictos entre estudiantes de primaria inferior y superior
Bilingüe en inglés y español
RESPONSABILIDADES
Asegurar la seguridad física y emocional de todos los estudiantes
Dirigir actividades de enriquecimiento, juegos de aprendizaje y apoyo a los deberes de los grupos pequeños
Crear un plan de lecciones de un mes basado en un tema específico
Asistir a las reuniones quincenales del personal
Distribuir la merienda para el programa
Facilitar la resolución de conflictos entre los estudiantes
Mantener un ambiente físico limpio y organizado asegurando que exuda cuidado, orgullo, y que apoye el comportamiento positivo
Revisar regularmente con los padres para satisfacer mejor las necesidades de los estudiantes
Demuestre ser valiente, curioso, amable, respetuoso y responsable: nuestros valores de New School de
SF
COMPENSACIÓN: Acorde con años de experiencia en la programación después de la escuela. Posición de mitad de tiempo, 20-25 horas a la semana. CONTACTO: Contactar a Director of Exploremos a [email protected] con preguntas y para enviar una carta de presentación y su curriculum para su consideración
About New School San Francisco
Nonprofit public charter school serving San Francisco students in TK–8 through inquiry-based, personalized learning.
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