Academic Coach - Summer Bridge

 
Academic Coach - Summer Bridge
 

About Young Community Developers 

Established in 1973, YCD is a nonprofit organization who serves residents of all ages living in the most historically underserved communities of San Francisco. YCD takes a holistic approach via a delivery eco-system of services designed to empower residents in achieving economic mobility, in turn building and sustaining a positive community by providing them with education opportunities, workforce development training, and social services. YCD’s philosophy is that every individual should have the right to sustainable and generational economic mobility, aiming to break the cycle of poverty. Each year YCD provides around 1,200 community members with employment and training services through their programs and partnerships. YCD is also proud to share that they have been voted by NonProfit Times as one of the top 50 best non-profits to work for in the United States! 

Project Overview 

The Summer Bridge Academic Coach is an innovative position created to support rising 9th grade students participating in the middle to high school transition program, Summer Bridge. Summer Bridge is a 6-week part-time (up to 30 hours per week) non-exempt position.  

POSITION SUMMARY 

Under the supervision of the YCD Site Coordinator, Summer Bridge Academic Coaches will be instrumental in assisting classroom teachers during workshops, reinforcing instructions to individual and small groups, assisting with break supervision, classroom attendance and management, monitoring lunch break, and leading community-building activities as needed. Five positions are available. Summer Bridge Academic Coach is a 6-week part-time (29 hours per week) non-exempt position, Monday-Friday, 9:30am-2:30pm. The job starts June 4, 2025, and ends July 17, 2025. Coaches will be assigned according to program needs by the Summer Bridge Site Coordinator.  

RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Collaborate with the site coordinator and classroom teacher to develop and facilitate community-building activities.
• Provide in-class support to teachers by modeling and reinforcing classroom activities.
• Responsible for administering and updating school site attendance.
• Responsible for pick up and distribution of snack/ lunch.
• Responsible for lunch supervision.
• Able to resolve conflicts in a professional manner 

WHAT YOU WILL BRING

A successful candidate will possess: 

•  A current college student or college graduate.
• TB test clearance within the last two years and Livescan fingerprinting are required.
• Responsible, dependable, honest, and mature.
• Friendly, patient, and sensitive to student diversity.
• Demonstrates professional, reliable, and compassionate work skills.
• Possess a can-do attitude.
• Experience working with youth and/or strong understanding of youth development. 
• Excellent cross-cultural communication skills and the ability and willingness to work with economically and culturally diverse clientele from various ethnic backgrounds.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, written communications, patience, diplomacy, and high level of customer service skills.
• Ability to think critically, problem solve and be resourceful.
• Embraces cultural differences and is willing to foster diversity, equity and inclusion.
• An efficient multi-tasker who demonstrates effective time management and the capacity to meet competing deadlines. 
• Demonstrate effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong commitment to the mission of Young Community Developers Inc. and to individuals from diverse populations.

LOCATION: Lowell High School, San Francisco, CA 

JOB TYPE: Part Time; Up to 30/hours – Non-exempt  

COMPENSATION: $24.00/hour