Assistant Teacher School - Age - Logan Elm School

YMCA Assistant School Age Teacher

Sign-on bonus for ALL new child care staff!

Location: Logan Elm Schools

Salary: $14 with additional compensation based off experience

Part-Time - up to 27 hours per week

Benefits:

• FREE YMCA Membership
• Paid Training
• Day of Birth time off
• Career Growth Opportunities
• Work with Diverse Teams
• No nights/weekends

• Thinks, communicates and behaves as a cause-driven leader and role model for other staff and members when it comes to desired staff behaviors; promotes youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility in all job-related functions.
• Plans and implements the daily educational tutoring curriculum, using established/recommended tutoring curricula from project administrators and/or supervisor.
• Implements, coordinates and oversees the implementation of the educational tutoring curriculum in the after school and summer programs.
• Follows all established curriculum guidelines, timelines, data collection and any other stipulations and requirements of grant that funds the academic component of the program.
• Assesses the individual academic needs, interests, and abilities of the children in the program and adapts educational curriculum/tutoring to meet them. Establishes individual assessment and tutoring plans for each participant as directed by grant requirements.
• Maintains program data, written records and reports on individual children as needed and as required by the YMCA and project funding sources.
• Prepares site daily for arrival of children; maintains organization of site throughout program time; cleans up space at conclusion of program following the COVID related virus control policies.
• Recommends purchase of instructional materials and teaching aids to supervisor such as books, software, and educational supplies designed to stimulate learning.
• Ensures compliance with all TANF funding requirements and YMCA quality standards, CACFP and ODJFS licensing requirements.
• Maintains regular communication regarding each participant’s behavioral and academic progress with appropriate participant’s classroom teachers, other school & program staff, and student’s families; recommends methods of modifying inappropriate behavior and encouraging learning experiences.
• Attends all staff meetings, appropriate child care workshops, appropriate specialized trainings and safety trainings. Maintains required training hours.
• Maintains positive and professional relationships and cooperates with appropriate participant’s school staff, YMCA staff, youth, families, and community.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must be at least 18 years of age and have experience teaching or tutoring school-age children in an academic setting.
• BA or BS degree from an accredited college in the field of Education or related field, Teacher certification preferred OR a B.S or B.A from an accredited college and/or meets the substitute qualifications to be a public school district substitute or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Passionate belief in the Y’s cause of nurturing the potential of all youth, supporting healthy living for all people and finding ways to help and support our neighbors.
• Ability to relate effectively to diverse groups of people from all social and economic segments of the community.
• Proven track record of developing authentic relationships with others.
• Ability to foster a collaborative team approach to solving challenging situations.
• Must submit all required paperwork for ODJFS licensing. Must submit a staff medical statement as required by ODJFS standards. Must obtain and keep current training certifications in first aid, communicable diseases, child abuse recognition & prevention as required by ODJFS. Must attend all necessary YMCA, child care and/or grant related training.

Ensures that program participants receive academic tutoring based on their individual needs to improve their academic performance in reading, math, virtual assignments, etc.