After School Lead Teacher

Job Title: REEF Afterschool Lead Teacher (Before/After School)

Department: REEF

FLSA Status: Part-Time, Non-Exempt

Reports to: REEF Operations Manager(s)

Compensation: $22.50 - $26.00/hour

Position Overview: Do you have a passion to work with children? Have you ever thought about leading your own class and teaching them about things you’re excited about? If the answer is yes, REEF is the place for you!  Washington Yu Ying’s REEF program is seeking open minded, high energy, and fun individuals who desire to make a positive impact on the lives of children. 

Lead Teachers will work day-to-day with a maximum of 18 students, helping and educating them on various subjects that are pre-planned. They will write and implement their own lesson plans and collaborate with Team Leaders (Super-teachers) and others to identify, and implement the most effective methods of engaging students in fun and educational activities. Lead teachers will work under the direction of Director of REEF, REEF Operations Manager and/or REEF Team Lead.

You will drive Yu Ying’s mission, vision and team’s success by:

• Monitoring and assisting in the coordination of before and aftercare (REEF) programs for assigned classrooms.
• Bringing positive energy, creativity, and imagination to work everyday!
• Creating fun and engaging activities or projects to engage students and keep them looking forward to what’s next!
• Taking time to create intentional relationships with students to learn more about their personalities, becoming a role model, and influencing students for the good.
• Developing and maintaining a positive learning environment; working cooperatively with other teachers, encouraging students, reinforcing positive behaviors, implementing effective classroom management with high standards for support staff and students. Varying instructional techniques to address individual learning styles and stimulate student interest.
• Submitting weekly lesson plans for two periods M-Th and four periods on Fridays. All themes (Movement, Art, Literacy, STEM) are covered multiple times per week.
• Recording and distributing snacks while following any health regulations compliant with any federal, state, or local regulations. 
• Maintaining a daily schedule, managing a classroom and the upkeep of equipment and supplies, record-keeping.
• Leading, coaching and mentoring less experienced teachers in your classroom; model behaviors for staff and students, provide feedback.
• Ensuring that areas used by the REEF program are clean and snacks are put away on a daily basis.
• Manage the day-to-day program administration of REEF activities. Collaborate with REEF Coordinator and appropriate staff to ensure aftercare classes, activities, field trips, etc. are age appropriate and corresponding with the school’s mission and curriculum.
• Supervising and ensuring students’ safety during aftercare activities on campus and on field trips if necessary.
• Ensure that students are fully engaged in the REEF classes each period.
• Supervising transition periods between classes and group play.
• Supervising students on monthly field trips. Ensure students safely to and from field trips.
• Managing student behavior issues at REEF programs. Promptly document and follow up with parents via email, telephone, and in person. Ensure that school-wide student discipline policy is used with all students.
• Serving student snacks; recording snack counts; collaborating with business staff to ensure student snack administration is compliant with any federal, state, and local regulations.
• Ensuring that all areas and materials used during REEF programs are clean, and put away program snacks on a daily basis.
• Contributing to the development of REEF programs and staff.
• Ensuring that you have proper materials for classes each day.
• Assisting REEF Coordinator in developing new and special classes and writing new class guidelines and descriptions.
• Working with school administration to develop and implement processes and procedures to maintain the quality, security, and safety of REEF programs.
• Assisting with other REEF operation efforts as needed.Assisting with other school operation efforts as requested.
• Contributing to a variety of projects and tasks associated with the general operation of a public charter school and its extracurricular programs, as may be requested from time to time by appropriate personnel.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree preferred, or a combination of college coursework and experience.
• Experience and knowledge with before-and-aftercare program administration is strongly preferred.
• Appreciation, experience, and understanding of Chinese culture. Fluency in Mandarin Chinese is strongly preferred.
• Must have basic technology skills, e.g. Microsoft Office. Experience with Mac preferred.
• Must be a self-starter with sound time management skills, ability to work with little supervision, problem-solving and crisis management skills.
• Excellent verbal and writing communication skills and strong motivational skills.
• Warm and friendly personality; ability to relate well to children and staff.

Schedule:

• The REEF  Lead Teacher is expected to work a maximum of 20 hours per week. Daily schedules of work may vary, depending on school needs.

Collaborates and Consults With:

• Director of REEF (Before and Aftercare)
• REEF Operations Manager
• REEF staff

Terms of Employment: 10 month schedule 

Physical Demands

The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential responsibilities of the job and are not meant to be all-inclusive. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential responsibilities of the job.

Unless reasonable accommodation can be made, while performing this job, the staff member shall:

• Use physical strength to lift, move, carry, pull, or push equipment and/or student(s).
• Sit, stand, walk, and run for required periods, according to the instruction schedule.
• Speak and hear.
• Use close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception along with the ability to focus vision.
• Communicate effectively in English, using proper grammar and vocabulary.
• Reach with hands and arms and use hands and fingers to handle objects and operate tools, computers, and/or controls. 

Environmental Demands

The environmental demands described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential responsibilities of the job and are not meant to be all-inclusive.

• Exposure to a variety of childhood and adult diseases and illnesses.
• Occasional exposure to a variety of weather conditions.
• Exposure to heated/air-conditioned and ventilated facilities.
• Exposure to a building in which a variety of chemical substances are used for cleaning, instruction, and/or operation of equipment.
• Function in a workplace with a high level of noise at times.

* Washington Yu Ying PCS reserves the right to change and update policies, procedures, protocols and this job description/agreement and any addenda as needed. Employees will be notified in a timely manner of such changes by email or in staff meetings and provided an updated copy of this job description/agreement.