What are the responsibilities and job description for the After School Assistant Coach position at 82nd Street Academics?
Mission - The mission is to lead engaging and challenging classes for the after-school students that will prepare them to be in the top 5 students of their day school class. Coach prioritizes correct and complete homework, critical reasoning, and finishes each day with enrichment, fun, and coach-led activities.
Classroom Management
- Ensure the children’s safety and well being at all times
- Create a welcoming, engaging environment to cultivate fun and learning within the classroom
- Plan, gather, and organize materials needed for activities
- Evaluate each student using the DESSA system 3 times a year, and provide reports from DESSA to parents 2 times a year
- Incorporate resources and results from the DESSA reports in daily instruction
- Report all injuries immediately in the incident log and insurance report
- Alert supervisor immediately of any concerns or injuries regarding a child
Homework Guidance & Tutoring
Coaches are required to have ALL students show their homework assignments at the beginning of each session, each day
Coaches are required to have ALL students show their homework assignments at the beginning of each session, each day
- Check backpacks & homework books (even if the child claims to have no homework)
- Students must show each completed assignment for the coach to approve.
- Sign your initials in pen in the corner of each child’s assignment when complete and accurate
- Coaches must be able to understand and explain common core standards for grades K-5
Reporting and Timelines
- Sign all children into class each day
- Accurate notes must be kept on the attendance, work habits & progress of each child
- Take daily meal counts on forms provided
Clean environment
- Spray tables and chairs with bleach solution
- Clean the classroom to be exactly as you found it
- Discard all trash off tables and floors before exiting the classroom
Parent Relations
- Inform parents about the progress of their children on a daily basis
- Discuss incomplete homework with the person picking up the child if the homework hasn’t been completed before the end of after school
Team Participation
- Participate in two professional developments per month
- Participate in team weekly planning
- Accept tasks in quarterly theme
- Incorporate CLASS training and Net Promoter Score
Labor Description
- Part Time Staff Member
- Can use steps to office and lift up to 45 pounds if needed
- Repetitive bending, stretching, and stooping
- Climb up and down stairs
- Have mobility, vision, and hearing required to ensure the safety and consistent supervision of children
- Fluency in English preferred, as well as bilingual speakers of Spanish, Bengali, Nepali, Tibetan, etc... preferred
- Speak clearly and correctly in English, so that children with other home languages hear the sounds correctly in class
- Spend time sitting on the floor or on child sized furniture
- Ensure supplies are being properly used, organized, and returned
- Clean and maintain equipment and facility
- Work with children on the floor
- Work outdoors
- Light typing and word processing for parent communication
- Stand and walk for prolonged periods
- Work in an environment filled with children’s voices
Qualifications
- At least 60 credits in a Bachelors Degree
- One previous year of experience in school age day care
- 2nd language preferred (Bengali, Tibetan, Spanish, Mandarin)
- Ability to correctly and accurately complete homework based on common core standards for elementary school aged children
- Availability Monday - Friday, 2:00PM - 6:30PM, minimum commitment until June 2020
Salary : $18
