Kumon Center Assistant – Casual, Petawawa

Family & Children's Services of Renfrew County; Petawawa; On-site; CAD 23,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

The Kumon Center is seeking a part-time Center Assistant to support instructors and front-desk operations in Petawawa. The role may include evening or weekend shifts and involves helping prepare student files, communicating with families, and assisting with center routines.

Ideal candidates have strong math or English skills, basic computer abilities, and a customer-service mindset. You will help with enrollment, grading support, and ensuring efficient center operations in a welcoming learning

Qualifications

• Strong proficiency in high school Math and/or English
• Ability to work evenings and/or weekends
• Customer service minded
• Ability to identify systemic barriers to equity and apply anti-oppressive practices
• Understanding of CYFSA, Signs of Safety, Anti-Oppressive Practice and Strength-Based approach

Responsibilities

• Relay messages and parental concerns to the Instructor or Assistant Instructor in a timely manner
• Prepare student files
• Develop knowledge of Kumon method and worksheets
• Assist with marketing initiatives and retention events
• Support Customer Service issues as they arise
• Grading of student classwork, homework, and corrections
• Provide instructor with feedback based on observations
• Assist with enrollment process

Skills

Proficient math skills

Proficient in basic computer usage

Customer service minded individual

Anti-oppressive lens application

Understanding of CYFSA and anti-oppr.

Job description

Kumon Center Assistant – Casual, Petawawa

Pembroke, ON, CA

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2 days ago Requisition ID: 1024

Salary Range: $16.90 To $17.95 Hourly

Kumon Center Assistant - 3 Hrs a week

Department:

Accountability:

Work is performed under the direct guidance of the Kumon Instructor

Location:

Petawawa

Family & Children’s Services of Renfrew County is a multi-service agency committed to providing preventative, protective and socially inclusive services and programming that empower and strengthen everyone. We are focused on cultivating a team-oriented work environment where everyone thrives. Our goal is to develop and strengthen collaborative partnerships to increase availability, accessibility and quality of care to our communities.

Our agency commitments include: moving forward Anti-Oppressive Practice, French Language Services and working alongside Indigenous Communities.

POSITION SUMMARY:

Center Assistants support the Kumon Instructor and/or Assistant Instructors in a variety of instructional and center management tasks. Job responsibilities are assigned by the Kumon Instructor and/or Assistant Instructors based upon the needs of each center. This position is part-time and may require you to work evenings and or on the weekend.

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Kumon Center Assistant will:

• Relay messages and Parental concerns to the Instructor or Assistant Instructor in a timely manner
• Prepare student files
• Developing own knowledge of Kumon method and worksheets
• Assisting with marketing initiatives and retention events (ex: student awards, goal-setting parties
• Support Customer Service issues as they arise

Early Learner/Primary Instruction:

• Working efficiently and effectively with one or two younger or new Kumon students at a time to provide instruction through utilization of the Kumon Method and worksheets
• Ensure proper study habits and work skills are being developed and train the students in center routine
• Individualizing strategies for student development based on student goals and communication with Instructor
• On-going assessment of student skills development
• Work closely with Instructor to develop and understand lesson plan and goals for each student in order to properly administer instruction individually

Grading:

• Grading of student classwork, homework, and corrections and organizing of Student worksheets
• Ensuring Student classwork is completed and corrected to 100%
• Assessing oral reading ability with reading students and providing necessary feedback
• Provide assistance/guidance to students, as needed, adhering to Kumon Method standards and center procedures
• Provide Instructor with written or verbal feedback, as needed, based on student observations and/or student performance on worksheets
• Work with other grading assistants to create a balanced workload to ensure grading is completed before the end of class

Front Desk:

• Communicating with students and parents during class-time, addressing student and parental needs, professionally, quickly, and quietly
• Assist with book check in/out
• Booking Center Appointments
• Assisting with the enrollment process

SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

• Proficient math skills an asset
• Proficient in basic computer usage
• Customer service minded individual
• Ability to identify systemic barriers to equity and anti-oppressive practices and apply this lens to your work with FCSRC.
• Knowledge, experience, and understanding of the culture, history and current oppressions experienced by marginalized groups.
• Ability to understand and apply anti-colonial, anti-racist, anti-ableist, anti-cisgenderist, anti-ageist, anti-classist, anti-heterosexist lenses to social problems.
• Understanding of the CYFSA, Signs of Safety, Anti-Oppressive Practice and Strength-Based approach

KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE

• Strong proficiency in high school Math and/or English
• Available to work evenings and/or weekends and perform various tasks within the Centre as assigned
• Maintain regular and consistent attendance and punctuality
• Ability to work as part of a team and build relationships with coworkers and customers
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Love of learning

WORKING CONDITIONS

• Normal office working condition apply
• Ability to travel and work out of different offices within Renfrew County