Community Liaison - After School Program Hawthorne
About The Position
Community Liaisons support after-school programs by building positive relationships with program participants, their families, colleagues, and the community to foster meaningful partnerships. They oversee daily participant sign-ins and sign-outs, maintain accurate attendance rosters and head counts, and keep families informed about program events, schedules, and upcoming field trips. They also maintain program documents and site information, support reporting and site-based events, and may fill in for club leaders when needed. This is an on-site position at school sites and includes training at the Woodcraft Rangers main office in Little Tokyo. The role may involve attending off-site field trips and staff development trainings, including approximately 15 hours spread across multiple weekends or intersession days during the spring.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- FBI and DOJ Livescan clearance.
- TB test clearance.
- Six months of experience supervising a group of children in a school or recreational setting, or six units in child development.
- Successfully pass an assessment test evaluating math, reading comprehension, and spelling skills.
- Detail-oriented, energetic, ambitious, proactive, and positive, with the ability to work independently and collaboratively.
- Strong multitasking and attention-to-detail skills.
- Comfort presenting and speaking in front of staff and peers during in-person training.
- For ABC Unified School District (Cerritos) candidates only: 48 or more college units or completion of the ABC Unified Paraeducator Test.
Responsibilities
- Help ensure students are in a physically and emotionally safe environment and promote an inclusive, welcoming, and respectful environment that embraces diversity.
- Support club leaders and site coordinators with sign-in and sign-out procedures and program-related communication with parents during sign-out.
- Ensure attendance roster information is accurate and complete each day.
- Monitor participant attendance and engagement to ensure participants are present and actively engaged in activities.
- Organize and maintain participant registration forms, the site information binder, and the site directory board, ensuring staff can access necessary documents.
- Assist the site coordinator with collecting and organizing information for cycle reports and other required reports.
- Assist the team with site-based events.
- Substitute for or fill in for a club when a club leader or other team member needs a break or lunch.
- Build positive relationships with participants, colleagues, and stakeholders.
- Comply with safety requirements and emergency protocols and keep required trainings and certifications current.
- Attend off-site field trips when required.
- Participate in required staff development trainings.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Sick time
- Lifecraft
- Upward mobility
- Career development
- Opportunity to create a lasting positive impact on youth within the community
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
