Benefits:

401(k)

Job Description: Provide academic support to elementary school students in the New Possibilities Youth Program, providing academic learning support, adult leadership, and behavior modeling. The position reports to the Chief Program Officer through the Education Coordinator.

Roles and Responsibilities

Academic Support

Assist students with academic work

Apply hands-on learning techniques, games, etc. to reinforce academic skills

Read to or take turns reading with students giving examples of good reading skills

Activities

Oversee projects and experiential learning to reinforce learning and create interest and excitement

Actively lead planned field trips ensuring proper behavior

Supervision

Follow, maintain and adjust a weekly plan for academics and activities in coordination with the Education Coordinator

Oversee students during pre-session snack or the Community Center

Oversee students in any use of outside activity time

Oversee daily dismissal, ensuring that no student is released to an adult other than one pre-registered as cleared for that student’s pick up

Ensure that the classroom is tidied and ready for other programs at the end of each session

Characteristics

Unquestionable integrity and honesty

Be firm, but caring. Set and follow boundaries. Children want and need boundaries.

Enthusiastic about each child daily, interacting with kindness and encouragement, show you believe in and respect them.

Be flexible, willing to take the children on trips an interact with children and presenters while away.

Be open to the children’s feedback. Adjust to reasonable request

Committed to improving the education and lives of the poorest of the poor and to the future of Selma

Requirements

High School Diploma or equivalent

Some technology skills – to help children with assignments

Be active with children – not at a desk

Creative and self-motivated. If something is not working with the children that day – improvise