Extended Day Helper

portergaud; Charleston (SC); On-site; USD 18,000 - 21,000; Part time

Job summary

Porter-Gaud School is seeking energetic, responsible Extended Day Helpers for the after-school Extended Day Program. The part-time role runs 2:30pm–6:00pm, Monday through Friday, helping supervise 50+ students, assist with homework, organize activities, and ensure a safe, supportive environment.

Responsibilities include snack prep, attendance tracking, bus/dismissal coordination, and maintaining order during indoor/outdoor activities while prioritizing student well-being and proper conduct.

Qualifications

• Experience working with school-age children is preferred.
• Ability to support students with homework and activities in a structured after-school setting.

Responsibilities

• Set up snacks and materials for 50+ students.
• Assist with classroom supplies, First Aid kit preparation, and cleanup.
• Help students with homework while maintaining a quiet study environment.
• Supervise recess and supervise activities indoors (games, crafts).
• Check students in/out and ensure they are signed in the proper sheets.
• Escort students to after-school programming and bus lines as needed.
• Maintain student safety and report behavioral concerns to staff.
• Collaborate with Auxiliary staff to ensure smooth after-school operations.

Skills

Child supervision

Homework help

Safety awareness

Communication

Job description

Porter-Gaud School is an Episcopal, independent, co-educational day school of 1,650 students in preschool through grade 12. The School's Auxiliary Department is looking for energetic and responsible Extended Day Helpers to work in the Extended Day Program!

The goal of the Porter-Gaud Extended Day Program is to assist our parents by providing after-school supervision for children in a secure, fun, and relaxed setting. Students are encouraged to complete homework, read, play games, make new friends, respect others, strengthen communication skills and try something new.

The Extended Day Helper position is part-time and normal work hours are between 2:30pm - 6:00pm, Monday - Friday.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Setting up snacks and fruit for 50+ students
• Putting together pencils, pens, markers, crayons, scissors, books and paper
• Assembling First Aid Kits
• Become familiar with Extended Day Student list to be aware of who is coming/going and making sure everyone is accounted for.
• Helping Auxiliary staff get students to appropriate after-school programming
• Checking students into Extended Day, get them set up with a snack, then help them get their homework out
• Aiding and assisting students with homework, while keeping them quiet in order to keep a calm homework environment for everyone. After 30 minutes of homework time, getting students ready for recess, helping students pack up their bags, clean off their table and throw away trash, and quietly line them up for recess
• Responsible for overseeing recess - keeping kids safe within the boundaries of the playground, supervising sports and games (and playing with them!) Indoor recess - set up ping pong, board games, legos, jenga, and play with students
• Bonding with students, playing games like soccer, basketball, tag, swings, 4 square (playing any games that will encourage you to get to know them and become their friends while staying safe)
• Proper use of walkie talkie as form of communication, to assist with getting students picked up in an efficient manner
• Breaking all equipment down and cleaning up all supplies to include arts and crafts, games, pencils, tables and juice pitchers

• Responsible for checking in and taking students to appropriate PG bus
• Monitoring students behavior and report to Auxiliary staff
• Managing the cafeteria inside, checking the Remind app for pickup, signing out students, greeting parents, and calling their students inside for pickup on the walkie talkie
• Responsible for accessing all student contact information to include medical information in case of emergencies, and ensuring that every student who was picked up was also signed out of sign out sheet

Salary: $13-$15 per hour

Porter-Gaud School is committed to increasing the racial, ethnic, and religious diversity of our faculty and staff. The School welcomes applicants who would bring additional dimensions to the School's teaching mission. In accordance with law, Porter-Gaud School is an equal opportunity employer and hires without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex/gender, age, or disability.

Porter-Gaud School is committed to ensuring the safety and well-being of our students. We hold our employees to the highest possible standards. All employees are subject to extensive background check screenings and must sign our code of conduct. We strive to monitor employees while interacting with students. We take any inappropriate interactions between students and employees seriously and are committed to mandatory reporting standards as required by law. We will fully cooperate with authorities in any allegation or case of abuse.