Jobs in Kelowna, Canada

Job Title: Club Leader
Pay Range: $21.00 - $24.15
Status: Part-time, Non-Exempt
Schedule: 20-25 hours/week, shifts vary per location
Reports to: Site Coordinator
Program hours of operation: 1:00 PM – 5:00/6:00 PM (varies per location)

Locations: LAUSD (SFV, South LA, South Gate, Huntington Park, West LA/Westwood), Garvey Elementary School District (Rosemead/San Gabriel/Monterey Park), Green Dot Public Schools (LA), Inner City Education Foundation (View Park), Aspire Public Schools, Brightstar Schools, Camino Nuevo Charter Academy, Lennox School District (Lennox), Pomona Unified School District (Pomona) and Claremont Unified School District (Claremont).

Are you passionate about giving back to your community and serving youth? Join us!

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 1,000 staff. Today, Woodcraft Rangers serves more than 20,000 youth ages 4-18 annually in and from 110+ Title I schools across LA County!

Club Leaders are responsible for ensuring a fun and positive learning environment for club participants and will support clubs of approximately 20 children. Club leaders have the opportunity to grow, connect, play and have the greatest impact on each of their club participants. Other members of the team include a site coordinator, who oversees the program and a community liaison who supports the site coordinator. All staff can choose between working in school sites, sleepaway camp, or both.

The Club Leader position is an on-site position, including attending training at the Woodcraft Rangers main office in Little Tokyo and school sites.

• Ensure students are in a safe environment (physically and emotionally). Promote an inclusive, welcoming, and respectful environment that embraces diversity for all program participants, staff, and families.
• Develop and lead age-appropriate program activities that are FUN, engaging and aligned with whole-child approach (social emotional learning, skill building, self-esteem, leadership, etc.). WR has an activity catalog to support the development of activity plans.
• Monitors participant attendance and engagement to ensure participants are present and actively engaged in program activities.
• Build positive relationships with program participants, colleagues, and all stakeholders.
• Collaborates with colleagues and supervisor to develop culminating activities or events that showcase all participants work and accomplishments.
• Requests required materials in a timely manner so Site Coordinator can ensure materials are available when needed and within budget.
• Complies 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.
• Maintain and submit student attendance daily.
• Participate in staff development trainings as required, approximately 15 hours spread out over multiple weekends/intersessional days throughout the spring.
• Club Leaders are accountable to the Site Coordinator and Program Manager for assigned duties.
• Other related duties as assigned.

• Sick time
• Lifecraft
• Upward Mobility
• Career development
• The opportunity to create a lasting positive impact on youth within your community.

Ideally, we are looking for someone who is detail-oriented, energetic, ambitious, proactive, and positive, with the ability to work both independently and collaboratively. Multi-tasking and attention to detail must be strengths this individual possesses. Individuals need to be comfortable to present and speak in front of staff and peers during in-person training.

• Knowledge and experience working in expanded learning programs or youth recreational facilities.
• Minimum High School Diploma or GED (AA Degree in Child Development or a related field preferred); prior experience working with groups of K-12 students in an academic or recreational setting preferred.
• Work well with young children and/or youth.
• Good oral and written communication.
• Computer literacy and willingness to learn.
• Valid LIVE Scan, TB Clearance, and CPR Certification
• Must successfully pass an assessment test evaluating skills in math, reading comprehension, and spelling.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Stand
• Use hands to finger, handle, or feel and use a computer.
• Frequently required to talk, hear, and reach with hands and arms.
• Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to a computer monitor. The noise level reflects typical work environment for job description.

Woodcraft Rangers provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without discrimination with regard to race, religious belief, color, sex, sex stereotype, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions (including breast feeding), age, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identification and expression, transgender status, transitioning status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic characteristics, genetic information, family care, marital status, enrollment in any public assistance program, status as military, a veteran or qualified disabled veteran, status as an unpaid intern or volunteer, or any other classification protected by law. We also prohibit discrimination based on the perception that anyone has any of those characteristics or is associated with a person who has or is perceived as having any of those characteristics.