Program Manager

LOCATION In-person, Southern Alameda County school sites

REPORTS TO Executive Director

EMPLOYMENT STATUS Part-time, non-exempt, seasonal

TERM September 2026 through May 2027, aligned the district contract.

COMPENSATION $55 to $65 per hour, based on experience.

HOURS
15 to 20 hours per week during the season

START DATESeptember 2026, ahead of the October season launch

If you grew up in a barbershop, a church fellowship hall, a step show, a cookout where the elders held court and the little ones ran wild and safe at the same time, you already know what we are building. ASHE is that room. We are looking for the person who can hold it.

The Village Method is an African-centered youth development organization with 26 years of work in curriculum design, culturally affirming education, and building spaces where Black and Brown kids get to be brilliant on purpose. We run ASHE under the Freedom Through the Arts banner for scholars in grades K-8 across Atlanta Metro and the Bay Area.

ASHE carries Asé, the West African understanding that every person moves through the world with divine life force in them. We build every lesson around that idea, tying each one back to a real person or place from the African Diaspora, past or present, so scholars see themselves in what they are learning instead of learning around themselves.

The Village Method is hiring a Program Manager to lead ASHE at our elementary sites through our long-standing partnership with a School District. ASHE runs 16 weeks, one day a week at each site, serving scholars in 3rd through 6th grade.

This is a hands on role. You are teaching the weekly enrichment lesson, leading Harambee, and setting the tone the second scholars walk in the door. You are also the adult families call when they have a question, a concern, or good news to share. Both halves of the job carry equal weight.

We are looking for the person who can hold the room and hold the relationship with the family that room belongs to.

This is a part‑time, seasonal position for the 2026-27 school year. ASHE runs 16 weeks of programming, October through May, with training and development beginning in September. You will cover two elementary sites, one program day per site each week.

Every session moves the same current: welcome and snack, Harambee, enrichment activity, scholar support time, dismissal. You own that flow from open to close.

A typical week runs 15 to 20 hours:

• 5 hours on site. Two sessions, roughly 2.5 hours each including prep and close‑out, with 1.5 hours of teaching time per session
• 3 to 4 hours of lesson preparation. Materials, activity setup, and lesson planning
• 4 to 6 hours of family communication. Calls, check‑ins, and family touchpoints across the season
• 3 to 5 hours of team and partner work. Volunteer coordination, school partnership meetings, attendance and session records
• Paid training in September ahead of the season, plus periodic coaching and check‑ins with program leadership

NOW HIRING
· 2026-27 SEASON

Program Manager, ASHE Elementary

Elementary Program Team

LOCATION In-person, Southern Alameda County school sites

REPORTS TO Executive Director

EMPLOYMENT STATUS Part‑time, non-exempt, seasonal

TERM September 2026 through May 2027, aligned the district contract.

COMPENSATION $55 to $65 per hour, based on experience.

HOURS
15 to 20 hours per week during the season

START DATESeptember 2026, ahead of the October season launch

BENEFITSNot benefits eligible

If you grew up in a barbershop, a church fellowship hall, a step show, a cookout where the elders held court and the little ones ran wild and safe at the same time, you already know what we are building. ASHE is that room. We are looking for the person who can hold it.

The Village Method is an African-centered youth development organization with 26 years of work in curriculum design, culturally affirming education, and building spaces where Black and Brown kids get to be brilliant on purpose. We run ASHE under the Freedom Through the Arts banner for scholars in grades K-8 across Atlanta Metro and the Bay Area.

ASHE carries Asé, the West African understanding that every person moves through the world with…