Teacher, Child Development​/Support

$34.50 - $35.00/hour

The Teachers in the After‑School Program are responsible for leading and supervising activities for groups of middle school students.

• Understand and promote the organization's Mission, Vision, and Core Values to ensure alignment with organizational policies and procedures.
• Supervision of the children in their assigned activity
  • Surveying the room to make sure the room and any equipment is safe and in working order.
  • Intervening and mediating any conflicts that the children may be involved in.
  • Keeping track of where all the children are.
  • Leaving the room and all areas in a neat and clean manner.
  • Providing proper attention to first aid issues and documentation of all accidents and injuries.
  • Overall providing a safe, fun, friendly and nurturing environment.
  • This supervision occurs at all times, including arrival, transitions, during activities and departure.
• Programming for activities
  • They will be responsible for planning and implementing the activities in program, including prepared lesson plans. Their role in programming shall be to instruct, encourage, support, include all children and clean up. It is important to be prepared with supplies and ideas.
• Working with individual children
  • It is their responsibility to develop positive relationship with the children. If children are having difficulties in program, it is necessary for them to intervene to help the child adjust and then share with the Site Director any concerns or problems. If individual behavior plans are established, they will help to implement them.
• Staff meeting and agency trainings
  • It is their responsibility to attend staff meetings, individual supervisory sessions and agency trainings.
• Role model
  • It is necessary for them, at all times, to act in a positive, respectful and warm manner towards all children, parents, family members and co‑workers.
• Reports and parent contacts
  • At times, it may be necessary for them to participate in parent meetings or to write individual reports about a child or children in their group. In each of these circumstances, they will be properly supervised and supported by the Site Director.
• Work Schedules
  • It is important that they maintain regular attendance and punctuality in After School Program. They are responsible for informing the Site Director or other designated staff person if they are unable to work at their scheduled time.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Must be a licensed Teacher.

• Understanding of developmental needs of children ranging in age from 10‑14.
• Demonstration of planning and program skills.
• Past experience in working with children.

It is the policy of Children's Aid to provide equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment and is dedicated to maintaining a work environment that is free from harassment and discrimination. Children's Aid will not tolerate discrimination, harassment, or retaliation on any basis, including race, creed, color, national origin, ethnicity, alienage or citizenship status, gender/sex (including pregnancy), disability, religion, source of income, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, familial status, caregiver status, military status, marital or partnership status, status as a victim of domestic violence, sexual violence or stalking, predisposing genetic characteristics, arrest or conviction record, credit history, unemployment status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.

Children's Aid is committed to complying with applicable state and local laws governing non‑discrimination in employment. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

Children's Aid will conduct a prompt and thorough investigation of all allegations of discrimination, harassment, retaliation, or any violation of the Equal Employment Opportunity Policy in a confidential manner and will take appropriate corrective action, if and where warranted. Children's Aid prohibits retaliation against…