What are the responsibilities and job description for the SEASONAL CLASSROOM INSTRUCTOR - BROWNSVILLE position at Good Samaritan Community Services?
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Job Title: Classroom Instructor Seasonal
Department: Youth and Teen Services - Brownsville
Reports To: Program Manager
FLSA Status: Hourly, Non-Exempt
Revision Date: March 2025
Who is Good Samaritan?
Good Samaritan Community Services is a 501(c) 3 organization that serves communities that are being underserved by traditional community support. We provide a continuum of integrated services to more than 3,500 individuals from the age of 6 weeks to 93. We also serve more than 1,200 families via offices and locations in San Antonio, Brownsville, and other parts of South and West Texas.
Good Samaritan began as mission of St. Mark's Episcopal Church in 1939 and became an institution of the Episcopal Diocese of West Texas in 1951 under the leadership of Bishop Everett Jones. Since the inception of our ministry, we have focused on serving the health and education, and social and emotional equity needs of our neighbors.
Our mission to "actively serve as a catalyst for change, supporting youth, individuals, and families by providing excellent community services to overcome economic poverty,” is our core guiding value. We do this through a continuum of services designed to stabilize families, establish nurturing relationships, and foster self-sufficiency in those we serve through the programs and support we provide via our Family Services and Youth and Teen Departments.
Position Summary
The Seasonal Classroom Instructor is responsible for cultivating positive relationships with youth and delivering age- appropriate activities to keep youth learning during the summer. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, delivering curricula, supervising recreational activities, and tracking daily attendance in program activities.
Required Education And Experience
Volunteers as assigned.
Work Environment
This job requires the ability to work primarily outdoors in various weather conditions.
Physical Demands
Movement of documents and materials is required. The employee must occasionally lift or move up to 25 pounds. While performing the duties of this job, one must be able to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, talk, hear, type, have close vision, color vision, depth perception, ability to adjust focus with good hand-eye coordination, occasionally lift between 25-35 pounds, and/or operate a motor vehicle. These physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Travel
Local and regional travel may be required.
Expected Hours of Work
This is a seasonal, full-time summer position which begins June 2nd and ends July 25th. Days and hours of work are typically Monday through Friday from 7:45 AM to 4:45 PM with a total of 320 work hours. Hours and dates may change based on agency needs.
Benefits And Compensation
Salary is $14.00/hour. Compensation offered for this position is based upon the successful candidate’s education, skills, and experience.
Job Title: Classroom Instructor Seasonal
Department: Youth and Teen Services - Brownsville
Reports To: Program Manager
FLSA Status: Hourly, Non-Exempt
Revision Date: March 2025
Who is Good Samaritan?
Good Samaritan Community Services is a 501(c) 3 organization that serves communities that are being underserved by traditional community support. We provide a continuum of integrated services to more than 3,500 individuals from the age of 6 weeks to 93. We also serve more than 1,200 families via offices and locations in San Antonio, Brownsville, and other parts of South and West Texas.
Good Samaritan began as mission of St. Mark's Episcopal Church in 1939 and became an institution of the Episcopal Diocese of West Texas in 1951 under the leadership of Bishop Everett Jones. Since the inception of our ministry, we have focused on serving the health and education, and social and emotional equity needs of our neighbors.
Our mission to "actively serve as a catalyst for change, supporting youth, individuals, and families by providing excellent community services to overcome economic poverty,” is our core guiding value. We do this through a continuum of services designed to stabilize families, establish nurturing relationships, and foster self-sufficiency in those we serve through the programs and support we provide via our Family Services and Youth and Teen Departments.
Position Summary
The Seasonal Classroom Instructor is responsible for cultivating positive relationships with youth and delivering age- appropriate activities to keep youth learning during the summer. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, delivering curricula, supervising recreational activities, and tracking daily attendance in program activities.
Required Education And Experience
- High school diploma or GED required.
- One year of college in Education, Social Sciences, or Kinesiology preferred.
- One year’s experience working with youth preferred.
- Bilingual in English/Spanish preferred, according to business needs and requirements.
- CPR certification required or ability to obtain prior to starting
- Current and valid driver’s license.
- Demonstrate adherence to the Core values of Good Samaritan Community Services.
- Develop and deliver curricula and write age-appropriate lesson plans according to the assigned theme and the YTS program model.
- Effectively deliver curriculum with a focus on literacy and STEM.
- Assist in building a positive camp culture by dressing in costume, role playing, and singing songs as needed.
- Assist in delivering assessments to youth.
- Supervise structured and unstructured recreation.
- Oversee scheduled participant mealtimes.
- Chaperone field trips as needed.
- Track daily attendance in program activities.
- Track participants’ behavior and complete incident reports as required.
- Input required program data into appropriate data system(s) as needed.
- Perform other duties as assigned by the Program Manager or Senior Director of Youth and Teen Services.
Volunteers as assigned.
Work Environment
This job requires the ability to work primarily outdoors in various weather conditions.
Physical Demands
Movement of documents and materials is required. The employee must occasionally lift or move up to 25 pounds. While performing the duties of this job, one must be able to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, talk, hear, type, have close vision, color vision, depth perception, ability to adjust focus with good hand-eye coordination, occasionally lift between 25-35 pounds, and/or operate a motor vehicle. These physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Travel
Local and regional travel may be required.
Expected Hours of Work
This is a seasonal, full-time summer position which begins June 2nd and ends July 25th. Days and hours of work are typically Monday through Friday from 7:45 AM to 4:45 PM with a total of 320 work hours. Hours and dates may change based on agency needs.
Benefits And Compensation
Salary is $14.00/hour. Compensation offered for this position is based upon the successful candidate’s education, skills, and experience.
Salary : $14
