EXL Program Instructor & Recess Coordinator

Bay Area Community Resources (BACR)•San Francisco, CA

9d•$26 - $28•Onsite

About The Position

Bay Area Community Resources (BACR) is seeking an EXL Program Instructor and Recess Coordinator to support students at Sunset Elementary School. Sunset serves approximately 400 students in grades K–5 and emphasizes strong academics, social-emotional well-being, belonging, and active play. The role combines coordinating safe, inclusive, active recess with delivering expanded learning experiences that support K–12 students’ academic, social-emotional, and developmental growth. The Recess Coordinator facilitates healthy play and physical activity, teaches and reinforces schoolwide game rules, and helps students develop sportsmanship, inclusion, safety, respect, responsibility, conflict-resolution skills, and positive peer relationships. Duties include organizing equipment and activities, leading games and occasional events, training staff and noon monitors, and supporting accessible play for students in special day classes. As an EXL Program Instructor, the employee builds trusting relationships and a sense of belonging, provides homework support and engaging academic and social-emotional activities, and creates safe, culturally responsive, trauma-informed, strengths-based learning environments. The position collaborates with families, school staff, and colleagues, maintains required documentation and professional boundaries, participates in training and continuous quality improvement, and uses program communication and management platforms. The schedule is 40 hours per week, with six hours during the school day and two hours in the after-school program. The position requires working after-school hours and commitment through the academic school year, from hire date through mid-June.

Requirements

Associate degree or higher, 48 college units, or successful passage of the Instructional Aide exam.
Successful completion of a criminal background check and TB clearance.
Ability to work after-school hours and commit through the academic school year, from hire date through mid-June.
Experience working with K–12 youth in educational, enrichment, or community-based settings.
Ability to build positive relationships with youth from diverse cultural, linguistic, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
Ability to complete Mandated Reporter certification and other required trainings.
Basic proficiency with email, Google Drive, and other program management platforms.
Ability to stand, sit, kneel, and move throughout the program space for extended periods.
Ability to lift and carry up to 25 pounds.
Ability to actively supervise and accompany students during indoor and outdoor activities.

Nice To Haves

Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
Bilingual English/Cantonese skills.

Responsibilities

Coach students in core recess games, including teaching and reinforcing consistent schoolwide rules.
Lead a weekly game to introduce new activities and provide engaging large-group play.
Set up, organize, and manage recess equipment, including its cleanup and storage.
Train school staff and noon monitors to facilitate recess games and help lead a safe, inclusive recess.
Model active play and sportsmanship for students.
Maintain a bulletin board promoting healthy, fun recess and communicating routines and expectations.
Facilitate games and activities accessible to students in special day classes with moderate to severe autism.
Teach conflict-resolution strategies.
When time permits, lead or participate in schoolwide or classroom presentations about recess expectations, routines, and activities.
Occasionally organize recess events such as tournaments and dance parties.
Build trusting relationships and a sense of belonging, and proactively support students who are disengaged or struggling.
Support social-emotional learning through relationship-building, restorative practices, de-escalation, and co-regulation strategies.
Address conflict, bullying, exclusion, and behavioral concerns using culturally responsive, restorative approaches.
Recognize when students need support beyond the program’s capacity and communicate concerns to the coordinator.
Build respectful, professional relationships with families and caregivers, maintain confidentiality, and recognize families as partners in student success.
Participate in training, coaching, staff meetings, and professional development; apply feedback to improve practice.
Use student engagement and behavior data to refine lessons and improve outcomes, and participate in Continuous Quality Improvement processes.
Provide homework support and skill-building activities, adapting instruction to students’ needs.
Use required digital platforms and communication tools, including Workday, Workvivo, Google Drive, and email.
Design and facilitate inclusive, culturally responsive activities that meet diverse backgrounds, abilities, and developmental needs using trauma-informed practices.
Collaborate with program staff, school personnel, and team members to support program goals.
Foster an equitable and inclusive environment through respectful communication, cultural responsiveness, and awareness of personal and systemic biases.
Acknowledge mistakes, seek support when needed, and respond constructively to challenges.
Arrive on time and prepared with materials, lesson plans, and classroom routines.
Maintain accurate attendance, incident reports, and required documentation.
Maintain professional boundaries and ethical conduct in interactions with youth.
Immediately notify the coordinator of safety incidents, behavioral concerns, or mandated-reporting situations; communicate concerns before they escalate.
Handle sensitive student and family information discreetly and confidentially.
Attend and participate fully in required professional development.
Represent BACR professionally in appearance, communication, and conduct at program sites.
Plan and facilitate engaging, student-centered lessons that incorporate academic and social-emotional skill development.
Bring energy and a positive attitude to activities, and provide genuine, specific praise recognizing students’ effort, persistence, and growth.
Cultivate a positive program culture with meaningful connections and opportunities for student voice, leadership, and shared decision-making.
Contribute to a respectful, supportive, and collaborative team culture.
Independently supervise and engage up to 22 youth.

Benefits

Pay rate of $26–$28 per hour, based on regional grant funding and experience.
Up to 15 paid holidays per year.
Employee assistance program.
Dental and vision benefits.
Wellness program.
Life insurance.
Flexible spending account.
Transit and parking flexible spending accounts for commuting expenses.
403(b), with eligibility based on total weekly hours.
Stepping-stone opportunity into a career in education, leadership, advocacy, social entrepreneurship, and social justice.