After School Care - IDEA Burke (Immediate Opening)

IDEA Public Schools•San Antonio, TX

About The Position

The After School Care role provides a safe and orderly environment for students after school. The employee actively supervises and monitors students, helps with homework, uses team-building activities, follows the Director’s schedule and school behavior expectations, and manages students in a firm and fair manner. The position requires promptness, flexibility, and strong communication with students and staff. Employees must never leave students unattended and must contact the Director if they need to leave the classroom. They should gather supplies before students are released, report concerns or incidents to the Director before the end of the workday, and obtain the Director’s approval for activities that depart from the assigned schedule. Cell phone use while working is prohibited. Employees must notify the Director as soon as possible if late or absent, log in and out at scheduled times, and log out before leaving early. School-time conduct expectations apply in classrooms, including prohibitions on running, sitting on tables or desks, and standing on chairs. No more than two students should be sent to the restroom at once. Employees must not sit while monitoring students outside, must not release students until they are called for, and should ensure classrooms are clean and chairs are put up before taking students outside or leaving for the day. The role is part-time and pays $15.00 per hour. IDEA may offer a relocation allowance if applicable. Other listed benefits include dental and vision plans, disability and life insurance, parenting benefits, generous vacation time, referral bonuses, and professional development. IDEA Public Schools is a multi-state network of tuition-free, Pre-K–12 public charter schools serving more than 80,000 students in 143 schools across Texas, Florida, and Ohio. The organization’s stated mission is to help students get to and through college and to send all graduates to college. IDEA emphasizes integrity, respect, belonging, professionalism, accountability, urgency, feedback, and collaboration.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Enjoys working with children.
Strong communication skills with students and staff.
Flexibility to change.
Promptness.
Commitment to IDEA’s mission and belief that all students can get to and through college.
Professional conduct and behavior as a model for colleagues and students.
Ability to follow supervision, safety, conduct, and scheduling guidelines.

Nice To Haves

Experience working with students is preferred.
Demonstrated effective outcomes and results, with willingness to be held accountable.
Propensity for action and willingness to learn and improve through experience.
Ability to work with urgency and purpose to drive student outcomes.
Comfort with ambiguity and change in an entrepreneurial, high-growth environment.
Willingness to seek and respond well to frequent feedback.
Ability to work across departments and build strong relationships.

Responsibilities

Provide a safe and orderly environment for students after school.
Actively supervise and monitor students at all times.
Help students with homework, which is identified as a priority.
Use team-building activities among students.
Follow school behavior expectations and the schedule provided by the Director.
Manage students in a firm and fair manner.
Communicate concerns and incidents to the Director before the end of the workday.
Contact the Director if leaving the classroom is necessary and do not leave students unattended.
Gather necessary supplies before students are released.
Obtain the Director’s approval for activities that deviate from the assigned schedule.
Notify the Director as soon as possible when running late or absent.
Log in and out at scheduled times, and log out before leaving early.
Follow school-time conduct rules in classrooms and restroom procedures, and do not sit while monitoring students outside.
Do not release students until they are called for.
Ensure the classroom is clean and chairs are put up before taking students outside or leaving for the day.