After School Teacher (Elementary, Fall 23-24)

This is a great hands-on job for those who want to mentor and guide elementary aged youth. Bring a great attitude, flexibility, patience with young people, and the desire to grow in youth advocacy with a great organization.

Position Title: Activity Leader

Employee Type: Seasonal, approx. 22-25 hours per week.

Schedule: Monday through Friday, generally from 1-6pm depending on the day

Pay: $25.62-$26.90 based on experience

Location: Onsite at one of the following locations:

• Lafayette Elementary School
• Peabody Elementary School
• McCoppin Elementary School
• Argonne Elementary School
• Alamo Elementary School

JOB SUMMARY: The Activity Leader’s responsibilities are 2-fold:

• Responsible for planning a different enrichment activity class for each day/week.
• Responsible for maintaining a safe environment for students.

Examples of enrichment activity classes are: Arts n' Crafts, Photography, Dance, Cartooning, Singing, Fashion Arts, Sports.

Examples of group activities are: science, media (videotaping, Zine making, etc), sports, arts, local field trips.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible for your own group of students (up to 22 students).
• Designs, implements and evaluates program activity classes.
• Develops and supervises daily structured activities for participants.
• Applies behavior guidance models and addresses student behaviors.
• Applies cooperative learning strategies to reduce traditional teaching structures and increase youth voice and engagement.

QUALIFICATIONS

REQUIREMENTS:

• Experience working with youth.
• Availability Monday through Friday during after-school program hours (approx. 1pm-6pm, depending on the school and the day)
• Critical Consciousness: Able to weave equity and cultural relevance into all aspects of planned activities. Able to plan and facilitate programming intentionally. Understanding of marginalized communities. Strong advocate for youth voice and leadership.
• Willingness to lead, participate, and engage in group activities with students.

Requirements For All Staff:

• DOJ Live Scan Fingerprinting: All employees who have contact with youth under the age of 18 must be fingerprinted under procedures established by the DOJ. We cannot employ any individual who has been convicted of a serious or violent felony, as defined by the California Penal Code. The organization also receives updated information from the DOJ during employment. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records on a case by case basis.
• Must meet SFUSD Instructional Aide Requirements: An Associate’s degree or higher OR Official transcripts reflecting 48 college units and a high school diploma/equivalent OR Completion of CBEST and a high school diploma/equivalent.
• TB Test: Every employee who has regular contact with youth is required to have a current tuberculin skin test or an X-ray examination of the lungs (with a negative result) prior to reporting for duty.
• Employment Authorization: Employees must be able to prove that they are authorized to work in the United States using any of the documentation allowed according to current I-9 processes.
• Covid-19 Vaccination: SFUSD requires all subcontractors to mandate Covid-19 vaccination: employees must be vaccinated or have a medical or religious exemption to initiate an accommodation and the interactive process.

BENEFITS:

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits!
• Life insurance, including EAP with counseling sessions
• Paid holidays
• Unique Days of Action policy for 3 paid days off each year to demonstrate or volunteer
• Sick and Vacation accruals begin Day 1
• 403(b) or Roth 403(b) with matching available!
• Voluntary life insurance can also be elected up to 5x annual salary

OUR ORG: The Richmond Neighborhood Center

We put our money where our mouth is → Need to demonstrate for your personal values, against institutional racism, or volunteer for a nonprofit that cares about the community? By all means, take a paid Day of Action. Need a place to express yourself? We have a DEI Working Group and two Employee Resource Groups and we’re definitely open to more.

We are a youth-centered organization → We make the Richmond District a safe place for our youth to live and grow up in. We operate a food pantry for families who need it, support CalFresh (food stamps) applications, and have even gotten into the affordable housing game. Our afterschool and summer youth programs are focused on supporting our youth as whole people.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

The Richmond Neighborhood Center is an equal opportunity employer that values equity and recruits a diverse, inclusive workforce. We strongly encourage women, people of color and folks who identify as LGBTQQ+ or disabled to apply. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law. Visit our website at www.richmondsf.org

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $25.62 - $26.90 per hour

Expected hours: 20 – 24 per week

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• San Francisco, CA 94121: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Application Question(s):

• How many months/years experience do you have working with elementary school age kids? (must be reflected on your resume)
• Are you fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or are able to provide a valid medical or religious exemption, and can provide supporting documentation upon request? (SFUSD requirement for staff and service providers)
• Are you currently authorized to work in the United States, without need of sponsorship?

Work Location: In person