Older Youth Leader

Think Together•San Jacinto, CA

About The Position

Older Youth Leaders work directly with an assigned class of approximately 20–25 students, serving as positive adult role models, coaches, and mentors. They help provide a safe, nurturing, and stable environment that supports students’ growth and development. The role requires leadership, communication, patience, flexibility, and commitment. The Older Youth Leader leads instruction and activities using program-provided curriculum and materials. Instruction should be active, collaborative, meaningful, mastery-oriented, and horizon-expanding, with hands-on and project-based opportunities that build skills, curiosity, teamwork, and connections to students’ interests and communities. Leaders also support student behavior, maintain safety and attendance records, communicate student needs, and help keep the program site clean and orderly. This is a part-time position at $21.50 per hour. Employees are expected to commit to the full-year program, arrive punctually, complete timecards, participate in staff development, maintain confidentiality, and follow organizational and school-site policies.

Requirements

At least 48 college semester units or 60 college quarter units, or a bachelor’s degree.
Minimum age of 22.
At least six months of experience working with a group of 10 or more students in a classroom, afterschool, or recreation environment.
Ability to speak and write Standard English appropriate to a public school setting.
Advanced Math and English skills for grades 6–12.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Pass Live Scan criminal background check via fingerprinting.
Provide a clear TB test.
Pass Advanced Math and English skills testing for grades K–8.

Nice To Haves

Bi-literacy to support English-learner students; Spanish is preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead a group of approximately 20–25 students in an instructional setting and maintain high standards for behavior and safety using Think Together’s four core agreements: Be responsible, Be respectful, Be safe, and Have fun.
Serve as a positive adult role model through appropriate dress, speech, attitude, and courtesy.
Provide homework assistance, academic enrichment, and physical activity using program-provided curriculum and materials.
Create an engaging environment in which older youth feel a sense of belonging.
Support positive behavior choices and take disciplinary measures when appropriate.
Engage older youth by following, implementing, and assisting in creating lesson plans.
Provide active, hands-on, and project-based instruction that stimulates curiosity and physical activity.
Provide collaborative instruction that builds teamwork, listening, shared learning, and conflict-resolution skills.
Provide meaningful instruction that gives students ownership, supports self-assessment, and connects learning to their interests, experiences, and real world.
Design and deliver sequenced instruction that allows students to practice and master skills.
Provide learning opportunities that expand students’ experiences and knowledge of their neighborhood and the wider global community.
Assist with site setup, breakdown, and ongoing maintenance to keep the school or community site clean and orderly.
Promote positive interactions between volunteers and older youth in accordance with safety guidelines.
Take roll and review student and volunteer sign-ins and sign-outs to maintain safety.
Identify student needs and communicate them to the Site Facilitator, Site Program Manager, teachers, school administration, parents, and volunteers as appropriate.
Commit to the full-year program by arriving on time each day and completing timecards appropriately.
Participate in staff development activities.
Arrive punctually to meet site startup and assignment responsibilities.
Maintain close communication with the Site Facilitator and/or Site Program Manager about planned or emergency absences.
Assist in keeping the site clean, including cleaning tables, mopping, and vacuuming.
Assist daily with snack preparation, serving, and cleanup.
Maintain the highest degree of confidentiality in staff, student, and volunteer matters.
Comply with Think Together organization and school-site policies and procedures.