After School Education Specialist

Position Title: School Age Lead Teacher

Position Type: Part-Time

Reports To: Director of Youth Programs

Normal Fall & Spring hours: 2-8pm

Normal Summer hours: 12-6pm

Position Summary:

The school age lead teacher supports the facilitation of the program curriculum. Provides a quality experience to children and parents that focuses on the CAC values: character, positivity, excellence, and grit. CAC is seeking lead teachers in multiple age groups; job offer will be commensurate with the age groups of students from prior experience.

Responsibilities:

• Leads program curriculum within the established guidelines.
• Supervises the children, classroom, and all activities, while creating positive classroom management.
• Makes ongoing, systematic observations and provides evaluations of each child. Will also hold parent conferences
• Maintains positive relationships and effective communication with parents.
• Maintains program site and equipment.
• Attends and participates in all community events, program activities, and staff meetings. May include time outside of normally scheduled working hours.
• Seeks to continuously update skills to meet or exceed DCFS licensing standards by attending outside workshops, in-service training, and seeking new ideas and materials via other sources.
• Provides necessary Health and Wellness referrals as appropriate for academic and social development.
• Utilizes available resources, including volunteers.
• Provides company transportation occasionally to community events, program activities, and field trips as needed (will use company vehicle for such activities).
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Meets educational and experience qualifications as stated in DCFS licensing standards.
• Degree or certification in AMI, AMS, early childhood, or child development preferred.
• Experience in working with children in a developmental setting preferred.
• A valid Driver's License required.
• Must be 23 years of age or older (in accordance with Illinois DCFS requirements).

Knowledge / Skill Requirements:

• Emotional maturity when working with children
• Cooperation with the purposes and services of the program
• Respect for children and adults
• Maintain confidentiality of information regarding students, staff, parents, and school issues.
• Perform responsibilities in an ethical and professional manner.
• Use tact, patience and courtesy.

Physical Requirements:

• Requires frequent walking, standing, bending, reaching and carrying.
• Requires occasional time sitting and typing using a computer with a mouse.
• May require occasional lifting, lowering, pushing or pulling up to 20 lbs.

Work Environment:

• Must be able to work in noisy and crowded environments.

Benefits:

• Some benefits are available for part-time employees.

LIMITATIONS AND DISCLAIMER

The above job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed; it is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required for the position.

All job requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health and safety of themselves or other employees.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties requested by their supervisor in compliance with Federal and State Laws.

Requirements are representative of minimum levels of knowledge, skills and/or abilities. To perform this job successfully, the employee must possess the abilities or aptitudes to perform each duty proficiently. Continued employment remains on an “at will” basis.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: From $15.00 per hour

Expected hours: 30 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person