The mission of United South End Settlements (USES) is to harness the power of our diverse community to disrupt the cycle of poverty for children and their families. USES believes families have the best chance of reaching their potential when they have long-term, holistic support. Our goal is to empower families in the South End and the surrounding areas to stabilize, achieve economic mobility, and become more resilient through access to resources and connections to a diverse social network. We have integrated our programs and implemented new initiatives to support the whole family, providing children and youth with early childhood education, club48 after-school programs, and Camp Hale, a summer camp on Squam Lake in New Hampshire. We also support parents and caregivers to identify and pursue goals important to their family through one-on-one coaching and provide job training, placement, and career development. We value diversity in every setting and are committed to building diverse social networks of individuals with various backgrounds, skill sets, and perspectives who share our vision for disrupting the cycle of poverty. To learn more, please visit our website atwww.uses.org.
USES CORE VALUES
COMMUNITY: We believe in engaging the entire community as a catalyst in our model of service that helps children and their families build strong, trusting and mutually beneficial relationships.
DIVERSITY: We believe that we achieve the greatest positive impact on children and their families when we include people from various backgrounds, skill sets, and perspectives in disrupting the cycle of poverty.
OPPORTUNITY: We believe that all people have potential and deserve access to top quality educational and economic opportunities.
USES ORGANIZATIONAL NORMS AND BEHAVIORS
COLLABORATION: Finding ways to Work Together with each other and across our departments and positions
POSITIVITY: Having a “Can Do” Attitude even when things are tough or stressful
TRANSPARENCY: Having Open Communication by sharing successes, challenges and ideas with each other
EXCELLENCE: Doing the Best We Can all the time with everything we do
WHAT YOU WILL DO:
Design and lead small group thematic activities to meet the social, educational, and recreational interests and needs of school-age children
Provide a consistent, structured daily program, and homework assistance during a daily homework period, for a group of children
Comply with the program's positive discipline policy
Observe, record, and report significant individual and group behaviors
Maintain a safe, welcoming and clean group room environment
Attend staff meetings, group supervision sessions, monthly program family meetings
Participate in trainings as recommended by the Site Coordinator
Maintain open communication with families of the children assigned to his/her group
Complete other duties as assigned
Must be able to climb, reach, stand, walk, finger, talk, hear, and be capable of repetitive motion
Work requires close visual acuity
Position requires exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:
Must be at least 18 years of age and meet one of the following sets of requirements:
Have a Bachelor's Degree or an Associate's Degree, and have 3 months of experience working with school-age children
Have a high school diploma or equivalent, and have 6 months experience working with school-age children
Have a demonstrated interest and commitment to working with children and families is necessary
Experience in designing and leading activities for children is strongly preferred
WHAT YOU WILL LOVE:
Developing your skills alongside an experienced ECE Director who supports teachers and staff while being surrounded by leadership team and an administrative team to help with anything you need
An opportunity to draw on your own experiences, as well as learn and teach new skills, that will enhance your professional development
Executing a variety of tasks during the day to keep you engaged and motivated
Autonomy to implement new strategies and ideas in collaboration with the ECE Director and cross functional team members
A positive organizational culture with focus on collaboration, transparency ,excellence and growth
Competitive salary and benefit offerings
UNITED SOUTH END SETTLEMENTS HAS COMPETITIVELY GENEROUS BENEFITS:
Salary range- $15.00-$18.00 per hour, depending on credentials
Generous paid time off benefits including 3 weeks of vacation, 12 holidays, 5 personal days and accrued sick time
4 Professional Development Days
Health, Dental and Vision Insurance Plan
Flexible Spending Accounts
403(b) Retirement Savings Plan
Group Life/Accidental Death & Dismemberment/Short Term Disability - 100% Employer Paid
Employee Assistance Program
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