Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title: REEF Supplementary Education Support Teacher (Before/After School)

Department : REEF

FLSA Status: Part-Time, Non-Exempt

Reports to : REEF Operations Manager(s)

Compensation: $18.50 - $21.75/hour

Position Overview: Have you ever thought about working with children? Ever thought about gaining experience in the education community? If so, REEF is looking for you!

Washington Yu Ying's aftercare program, REEF, is looking for enthusiastic and innovative support staff to join our team! This amazing opportunity will include facilitating and fostering the intellectual development of the children in the REEF program, interacting with children on a daily basis, allowing the ability to cultivate trusting, caring relationships with children, families, and teachers. This is the perfect entry level position into childhood development!

You will drive Yu Ying's mission, vision and team's success by:

• Monitor and assist in the coordination of before and aftercare (REEF) programs for assigned grade levels.
• Monitoring student behavior for growth, progress, and opportunities to reward. Consult with parents and share the good news!
• Helping students get the most out of each planned activity through positivity and encouragement!
• Making education fun! Coming up with different ways to teach and challenging yourself to lead your own activities!
• Collaborating with colleagues to implement various techniques and strategies to help engage and educate students.
• Facilitating and leading activities created by super/lead teachers in presence of an absence and consulting with REEF Director and/or appropriate personnel to resolve questions and/or concerns.
• Overseeing the clean-up and organization of supplies and program spaces.
• Anticipating the needs of teachers and students so that activities run as smoothly as possible. Working cooperatively with staff to meet goals and objectives.
• Following the absent teacher's written lesson plans. Consult with the REEF Director and/or appropriate personnel to resolve questions and/or concerns.
• Supervise and ensure students' safety during aftercare activities on campus and on field trips if necessary.
• Ensure that students are fully engaged in REEF classes each period.
• Help supervise transition periods between classes and group play.
• Help supervise students on monthly field trips. Ensure students safely to and from field trips.
• Ensure that REEF staff clean up all areas used during REEF programs and put away program snacks on a daily basis.
• Ensure that Lead Teachers have proper materials for their classes each day.
• Assist with other REEF operation efforts as needed.
• Assist with other school operation efforts as requested.
• Contribute to a variety of projects and tasks associated with the general operation of a public charter school and its extracurricular programs, as may be requested from time to time by appropriate personnel.

Qualifications:

• Experience and knowledge with before-and-aftercare program administration is strongly preferred.
• Appreciation, experience, and understanding of Chinese culture. Fluency in Mandarin Chinese is strongly preferred.
• Must have basic technology skills, e.g. Microsoft Office. Experience with Mac preferred.
• Must be a self-starter with sound time management skills, ability to work with little supervision, problem-solving and crisis management skills.
• Excellent verbal and writing communication skills and strong motivational skills.
• Warm and friendly personality; ability to relate well to children and staff.

Schedule:

• The REEF Supplementary Support Teacher is expected to work a maximum of 20 hours per week. Daily schedules of work may vary, depending on school needs.

Collaborates and Consults With :

• Director of REEF (Before and Aftercare)
• REEF Operations Managers
• REEF Lead Teachers and Team Leads

Terms of Employment : 10 month schedule

Physical Demands

The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential responsibilities of the job and are not meant to be all-inclusive. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential responsibilities of the job.

Unless reasonable accommodation can be made, while performing this job, the staff member shall:

• Use physical strength to lift, move, carry, pull, or push equipment and/or student(s).
• Sit, stand, walk, and run for required periods, according to the instruction schedule.
• Speak and hear.
• Use close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception along with the ability to focus vision.
• Communicate effectively in English, using proper grammar and vocabulary.
• Reach with hands and arms and use hands and fingers to handle objects and operate tools, computers, and/or controls.

Environmental Demands

The environmental demands described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential responsibilities of the job and are not meant to be all-inclusive.

• Exposure to a variety of childhood and adult diseases and illnesses.
• Occasional exposure to a variety of weather conditions.
• Exposure to heated/air-conditioned and ventilated facilities.
• Exposure to a building in which a variety of chemical substances are used for cleaning, instruction, and/or operation of equipment.
• Function in a workplace with a high level of noise at times.

* Washington Yu Ying PCS reserves the right to change and update policies, procedures, protocols and this job description/agreement and any addenda as needed. Employees will be notified in a timely manner of such changes by email or in staff meetings and provided an updated copy of this job description/agreement.

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