Mill Park SUN Extended Day Coordinator

Mill Park Sun Extended Day Coordinator

The Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization (IRCO) is a non-profit organization established in 1976 to serve immigrants, refugees, and the broader community in Portland, Oregon. Our mission is to welcome, serve and empower refugees, immigrants and people across cultures and generations to reach their full potential.

Position Summary:

The SUN Extended Day Coordinator supports the work of the SUN Site Manager by providing administrative support, data entry, behavioral support in extended day classrooms, and acts as a substitute in the absence of the SUN Manager. Programs and services are offered in-person at a public school in Multnomah County.

Essential Functions:

• Treat youth and fellow staff respectfully while executing classroom management and adhering to school rules
• Create, develop and/or implement an age-appropriate curriculum for youth enrichment classes. Examples include art, soccer, music, writing, crafts, STEM, drama, etc.
• Record and report accurate attendance
• Support SUN Site Manager with registration paperwork and program implementation.
• Support SUN Site Manager with data collection and data entry for all required databases.
• Support SUN Site Manager with behavior and classroom management for classes during extended day programming.
• Support SUN Site Manager with first aid needs of students participating in the activities.
• Support program partners, SUN hourly staff, volunteers and program vendors with onsite orientation
• Serve as a substitute to perform the duties of SUN Manager when manager is not available
• Encourage and assist youth with homework and schoolwork, when applicable
• Communicate effectively with SUN Site Manager and parents about student successes and challenges.
• Support school family nights, special events and program & event promotion as needed.
• Ensure all shared classrooms and spaces are clean and well organized at the end of the program day
• Attend site-specific SUN staff meetings and orientations.

Secondary Functions:

• Ability to develop community-aware and respectful relationships with students, their families and all community members we serve
• Ability to use good judgment when working with youth in a school setting
• Effectively work with individuals of broad backgrounds.
• Utilize bilingual skills to support community-aware communication to students, families and clients in their preferred language, when possible
• Support hunger relief efforts for the SUN site, as needed.

Requirements:

Education & Experience:

• Must be 18 years or older
• High School diploma or equivalent is preferred. Experience in the field may be considered as equivalent
• Fluency in a language other than English, especially Spanish, Somali, Rohingya, Dari, Vietnamese or Russian is preferred.
• Experience working directly with young people in groups of 15 or more is preferred
• Experience planning and implementing lesson plans for school-aged youth preferred
• Experience with classroom management and behavior management preferred
• Willingness to complete training on child abuse reporting and classroom management skills
• Enthusiastic attitude and passion for education and/or food security.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
• Excellent multitasking skills and ability to prioritize and complete multiple and varied tasks
• Understanding of client confidentiality and privacy

Physical, Mental, & Environmental Requirements:

• This job takes place in person, at Mill Park Elementary
• Physical:
  Positions at this level require some physical effort or manual labor such as lifting, carrying, or constant movement. Positions with regular responsibility for driving are to be placed at least at this level.
• Mental:
  There is minimal variation in tasks. The job holder is free to determine in which…