Community Liaison - After School Program

Woodcraft Rangers•Moreno Valley, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

In 1922, Woodcraft Rangers opened its doors in Los Angeles and began its mission of guiding young people as they explore pathways to purposeful lives. As a progressive organization, Woodcraft has always been responsive to the evolving needs of the communities served, and is notably inclusive, youth-led, and rooted in the Woodcraft Way, a holistic framework that develops body, mind, spirit, and service. Continuously at the forefront of expanded learning opportunities, Woodcraft Rangers has a rich history of making a significant impact in the greater Los Angeles area, believing that all youth is innately good, deserves the opportunity to realize their full potential, and should be an active participant in defining their own path. Woodcraft Rangers provides TK-12 expanded learning programs, including before and after school, specialty enrichment, and summer learning. In the past few years, Woodcraft has expanded its menu of services beyond traditional afterschool programs and summer camps to include early learning, environmental and social justice, college access, and inclusion services for youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Additionally, we offer Lifecraft, a college and career advancement program to support the development of approximately 1,500 staff. Today, Woodcraft Rangers serves more than 30,000 youth ages 4 to 18 each year across 160 plus Title I schools in Los Angeles, San Bernardino, and Riverside counties, and continues to expand its reach. Community Liaisons support the after-school programs by developing positive relationships with program participants, their families, and the community, with the intent of providing meaningful partnerships. They are responsible for overseeing the daily sign-ins and sign outs of all participants. They ensure that the communication board is up to date with program related information and that all families are up to date with program events, schedules, and upcoming field trips. They manage the accuracy of our after-school program rosters and manage the daily head counts of participants. The Community Liaison position is an on-site position, including attending training at the Woodcraft Rangers main office in Little Tokyo and school sites. The role involves ensuring students are always in a safe environment (physically and emotionally), promoting an inclusive, welcoming, and respectful environment, supporting club leaders and site coordinators with sign-in/out procedures and parent communication, ensuring attendance rosters are accurate, monitoring participant attendance and engagement, organizing and maintaining participant registration forms and site information, assisting with collecting and organizing information for reports, assisting with site-based events, serving as a substitute or filling in for a club leader, building positive relationships with stakeholders, complying with safety requirements and emergency protocols, attending off-site field trips, and participating in staff development trainings.

Requirements

High School Diploma or equivalent
FBI & DOJ Livescan clearance
TB Test clearance
First Aid & CPR certification (provided by WR)
6 months experience supervising a group of children in a school or recreational setting OR 6 units in child development.
Must successfully pass an assessment test evaluating skills in math, reading comprehension, and spelling
For ABC Unified School District (Cerritos) Candidates ONLY - 48+ College Units or ABC Unified Paraeducator Test Completion.

Nice To Haves

Detail-oriented
Energetic
Ambitious
Proactive
Positive, with the ability to work both independently and collaboratively.
Multi-tasking and attention to detail must be strengths.
Comfortable to present and speak in front of staff and peers during in-person training.

Responsibilities

Support the after-school programs by developing positive relationships with program participants, their families, and the community, with the intent of providing meaningful partnerships.
Oversee the daily sign-ins and sign outs of all participants.
Ensure that the communication board is up to date with program related information.
Ensure that all families are up to date with program events, schedules, and upcoming field trips.
Manage the accuracy of our after-school program rosters.
Manage the daily head counts of participants.
Ensure students are always in a safe environment (physically and emotionally).
Promote an inclusive, welcoming, and respectful environment that embraces diversity for all program participants, staff, and families.
Support club leaders and site coordinators with sign-in/out procedures and any program related parent communication during sign-out.
Ensure all information on attendance rosters are accurate and complete daily.
Monitor participant attendance and engagement to ensure participants are present and actively engaged in program activities.
Organize and maintain participant registration forms, site information binder, site directory board and ensure staff always have access to necessary documents.
Assist site coordinator with collecting and organizing information pertaining to cycle reports and other necessary reports.
Assist team with site-based events.
Serve as a substitute or fills in for a club if a club leader or other team member needs a break or lunch.
Build positive relationships with program participants, colleagues, and all stakeholders.
Comply with all applicable safety requirements and emergency protocols, including, up to date on all trainings and required certifications.
May be required to attend off-site field trips.
Participate in staff development trainings, as required, approximately 15 hours spread out over multiple weekends/intersessional days throughout the spring.
Other related duties as assigned.