Expanded Learning Mentor

Wonderful College Prep Academy•Delano, CA

13d•Onsite

About The Position

Wonderful College Prep Academy is seeking an Expanded Learning Mentor to support its expanded learning program. The mentor assists the Expanded Learning Manager, Coordinator, and Site Lead in developing, organizing, and implementing activities that advance the program’s mission. Working with team members, the mentor plans and leads focused activities that promote positive behavior, enrichments, physical education, and homework assistance for a group of 20 students. Activities may include enrichment clubs, field trips, homework support, and nutrition access. The mentor records and submits student attendance daily within 15 minutes of the session start, supervises students and ensures their safety, and handles the daily setup and cleanup of program materials. The role also involves keeping classrooms and other school spaces clean and orderly, following current health and wellness protocols, maintaining cooperative working relationships, arriving on time—including on intersession days—and using daily preparation time to work on lesson plans. The mentor coordinates structured play before, during, and after school and performs other duties as assigned. Schedules may change based on program needs. The work schedule is Monday through Thursday, 1:15 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., and Friday, 11:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The position pays $18.00 per hour. The working environment includes offices and classrooms and may involve a fast pace and constant interruptions.

Requirements

At least one year of prior experience working in an expanded learning environment.
Ability to communicate and work effectively with students, families, and staff from diverse ethnic, racial, cultural, educational, and economic backgrounds.
Knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
Reliable transportation and a valid California driver’s license.
Strong oral and written communication skills.
Ability to work collaboratively within a team setting.
Strong leadership skills in planning and implementing activities.
Ability to successfully pass a background check, including fingerprinting, after an official offer and acceptance.
Ability to hear and speak to exchange information, make presentations, and communicate by telephone; see to read, prepare, and proofread documents and view computer monitors; sit or stand for extended periods; use hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard and other office equipment; kneel, bend, and reach to retrieve and store files and supplies; lift light objects; and travel to sites apart from the primary office to conduct business.

Nice To Haves

Fluent Spanish-speaking ability.
CPR and First Aid certification.

Responsibilities

Assist the Expanded Learning Manager, Coordinator, and Site Lead in developing, organizing, and implementing activities that promote the program’s mission.
Work with team members to plan and lead focused activities that embed positive behavior.
Plan and lead enrichments, physical education, and homework assistance for a group of 20 students.
Encourage student engagement through intentional activity planning, including enrichment clubs, field trips, homework support, and nutrition access.
Record student attendance and submit it to the Program Site Lead no later than 15 minutes after the start of each daily session.
Supervise students and ensure their safety at all times.
Set up and clean up materials used during the program each day.
Keep classrooms and school spaces used during the program clean and orderly.
Ensure programs and activities adhere to current health and wellness protocols.
Establish and maintain cooperative relationships and work effectively with management, employees, and other people contacted through the course of work.
Arrive on time every workday, including intersession days, and use daily preparation time to work on lesson plans.
Coordinate structured play before, during, and after school.
Perform other duties as assigned.