Program Manager

The Village Method (TVM); Hayward (CA); On-site; USD 76,000 - 90,000; Part time

Job summary

The Village Method is hiring a Program Manager to lead ASHE at elementary sites in Southern Alameda County. You will run 16 weeks of enrichment, supervise the on-site team, and maintain family partnerships to ensure a warm, structured learning environment for 3rd–6th graders.

This part-time, non-exempt role offers hands-on teaching, Harambee leadership, and strong collaboration with school partners across TVM programs.

Qualifications

• Three or more years of teaching, youth development, or expanded learning experience.
• Ability to hold a room of 3rd through 6th grade scholars.
• Experience leading a small team, including volunteers or part‑time staff.
• Strong communication with parents and caregivers, in person, by phone, and in writing.
• Reliable transportation between sites.

Responsibilities

• Teach the weekly enrichment lesson using TVM’s lesson format and lead Harambee.
• Serve as primary point of contact for ASHE families at sites.
• Coach scholars into Innovator, Analyst, and Specialist thinking.
• Manage on-site team, volunteers, and family engagement across 16 weeks.
• Coordinate school partnership and program operations with district partners.

Skills

Teaching experience

Youth development experience

Small team leadership

Strong communication with families

Punctuality and reliability

Tools

Google Workspace

Zoom

Program tracking tools

Job description

LOCATION In-person, Southern Alameda County school sites

REPORTS TO Executive Director

EMPLOYMENT STATUS Part-time, non-exempt, seasonal

TERM September 2026 through May 2027, aligned the district contract.

COMPENSATION$55 to $65 per hour, based on experience.

HOURS15 to 20 hours per week during the season

START DATESeptember 2026, ahead of the October season launch

WHO WE ARE

If you grew up in a barbershop, a church fellowship hall, a step show, a cookout where the elders held court and the little ones ran wild and safe at the same time, you already know what we are building. ASHE is that room. We are looking for the person who can hold it.

The Village Method is an African-centered youth development organization with 26 years of work in curriculum design, culturally affirming education, and building spaces where Black and Brown kids get to be brilliant on purpose. We run ASHE under the Freedom Through the Arts banner for scholars in grades K-8 across Atlanta Metro and the Bay Area.

ASHE carries Asé, the West African understanding that every person moves through the world with divine life force in them. We build every lesson around that idea, tying each one back to a real person or place from the African Diaspora, past or present, so scholars see themselves in what they are learning instead of learning around themselves.

THE ROLE

The Village Method is hiring a Program Manager to lead ASHE at our elementary sites through our long-standing partnership with a School District. ASHE runs 16 weeks, one day a week at each site, serving scholars in 3rd through 6th grade.

This is a hands on role. You are teaching the weekly enrichment lesson, leading Harambee, and setting the tone the second scholars walk in the door. You are also the adult families call when they have a question, a concern, or good news to share. Both halves of the job carry equal weight.

We are looking for the person who can hold the room and hold the relationship with the family that room belongs to.

THE SEASON

This is a part‑time, seasonal position for the 2026-27 school year. ASHE runs 16 weeks of programming, October through May, with training and development beginning in September. You will cover two elementary sites, one program day per site each week.

Every session moves the same current: welcome and snack, Harambee, enrichment activity, scholar support time, dismissal. You own that flow from open to close.

A typical week runs 15 to 20 hours:

• 5 hours on site. Two sessions, roughly 2.5 hours each including prep and close‑out, with 1.5 hours of teaching time per session
• 3 to 4 hours of lesson preparation. Materials, activity setup, and lesson planning
• 4 to 6 hours of family communication. Calls, check‑ins, and family touchpoints across the season
• 3 to 5 hours of team and partner work. Volunteer coordination, school partnership meetings, attendance and session records
• Paid training in September ahead of the season, plus periodic coaching and check‑ins with program leadership

NOW HIRING·2026-27 SEASON

Program Manager, ASHE Elementary

Elementary Program Team

LOCATION In-person, Southern Alameda County school sites

REPORTS TO Executive Director

EMPLOYMENT STATUS Part‑time, non-exempt, seasonal

TERM September 2026 through May 2027, aligned the district contract.

COMPENSATION$55 to $65 per hour, based on experience.

HOURS15 to 20 hours per week during the season

START DATESeptember 2026, ahead of the October season launch

BENEFITSNot benefits eligible

WHO WE ARE

If you grew up in a barbershop, a church fellowship hall, a step show, a cookout where the elders held court and the little ones ran wild and safe at the same time, you already know what we are building. ASHE is that room. We are looking for the person who can hold it.

The Village Method is an African-centered youth development organization with 26 years of work in curriculum design, culturally affirming education, and building spaces where Black and Brown kids get to be brilliant on purpose. We run ASHE under the Freedom Through the Arts banner for scholars in grades K-8 across Atlanta Metro and the Bay Area.

ASHE carries Asé, the West African understanding that every person moves through the world with divine life force in them. We build every lesson around that idea, tying each one back to a real person or place from the African Diaspora, past or present, so scholars see themselves in what they are learning instead of learning around themselves.

THE ROLE

The Village Method is hiring a Program Manager to lead ASHE at our elementary sites through our long-standing partnership with a School District. ASHE runs 16 weeks, one day a week at each site, serving scholars in 3rd through 6th grade.

This is a hands on role. You are teaching the weekly enrichment lesson, leading Harambee, and setting the tone the second scholars walk in the door. You are also the adult families call when they have a question, a concern, or good news to share. Both halves of the job carry equal weight.

We are looking for the person who can hold the room and hold the relationship with the family that room belongs to.

THE SEASON

This is a part‑time, seasonal position for the 2026-27 school year. ASHE runs 16 weeks of programming, October through May, with training and development beginning in September. You will cover two elementary sites, one program day per site each week.

Every session moves the same current: welcome and snack, Harambee, enrichment activity, scholar support time, dismissal. You own that flow from open to close.

A typical week runs 15 to 20 hours:

• 5 hours on site. Two sessions, roughly 2.5 hours each including prep and close‑out, with 1.5 hours of teaching time per session
• 3 to 4 hours of lesson preparation. Materials, activity setup, and lesson planning
• 4 to 6 hours of family communication. Calls, check‑ins, and family touchpoints across the season
• 3 to 5 hours of team and partner work. Volunteer coordination, school partnership meetings, attendance and session records
• Paid training in September ahead of the season, plus periodic coaching and check‑ins with program leadership

Responsibilities

WHAT YOU WILL DO

Classroom facilitation and instruction

• Teach the weekly enrichment lesson using TVM’s lesson format: Objective, Materials, Pre-Questions, Introduction, Activity, Sharing and Reflection
• Anchor every lesson to a real person or place from the African Diaspora, past or present
• Lead Harambee and set the tone for the room
• Hold a group of 3rd through 6th grade scholars in a space that is structured, warm, and culturally grounded at the same time
• Coach scholars into Innovator, Analyst, and Specialist thinking through how you show up in the room
• Adjust your facilitation for scholars with different backgrounds, learning styles, and support needs
• Build real relationships with the same group of scholars across all 16 weeks

Family partnership and communication

• Serve as the primary point of contact for ASHE families at your sites
• Reach out early and often with what is going well, in addition to what needs attention
• Run family touchpoints across the season: orientation, showcases, check-ins, and end‑of‑season celebration
• Connect families to the wider TVM ecosystem, including First Teachers Collaborative and Camp G.R.A.C.E.
• Handle sensitive conversations with care, discretion, and follow‑through
• Track family engagement and surface patterns to program leadership

Team leadership and volunteer coordination

• Manage the on‑site team, including the assistant teacher, guest artists, and volunteers
• Welcome and orient trained community volunteers each session
• Pair volunteers with scholars for homework help and keep an eye on how each pairing is going
• Keep scholar support time consistent in tone with the rest of the session
• Flag it up to program leadership when a scholar needs more than volunteer time can offer

School partnership and program operations

• Serve as the point person for the school, principal, front office, and district partners
• Track attendance, session notes, and anything that needs to be flagged up
• Manage site supplies, materials, and season logistics
• Contribute program data and scholar stories to funder and district reporting
• Protect scholar confidentiality and follow all school and organizational expectations

Required Skills

• You know the Black community. Not from a training module, from living in it and moving through it
• Three or more years of teaching, youth development, or expanded learning experience, formal or built from the ground up
• Experience leading a small team, including volunteers or part‑time staff
• Strong communication with parents and caregivers, in person, by phone, and in writing
• Comfort as the adult in the room with a partner principal, a frustrated parent, and a 4th grader having a hard day, sometimes in the same afternoon
• You hold structure and warmth in the same hand, and you carry discipline and love together
• You show up, on time, every time. Consistency is the whole model, and scholars feel it when it is missing
• You are good with a background check and Live Scan clearance. We are in elementary schools
• Reliable transportation between sites

Preferred Skills

Also helpful

• Classroom teaching experience in an elementary setting
• Family outreach & engagement
• Experience with Africana studies, ethnic studies, arts integration, STEM enrichment, or rites of passage programming
• Familiarity with Southern Alameda County, or Bay Area community‑based education
• Comfort with Google Workspace, Zoom, and program tracking tools

Qualifications

• Teaching, mentoring, or youth development experience, formal or informal, credentialed or built from the ground up
• Ability to hold a room of 3rd through 6th grade scholars
• Comfortable leading a small team: assistant teacher, guest artists, and volunteers all reporting to you
• Skills in classroom facilitation
• Skills in communication with parents
• Clears a background check, since you are in elementary schools
• Reliable attendance and punctuality, since consistency is the model

The Village Method is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building a team that reflects the communities we serve and to a workplace grounded in dignity, respect, and belonging. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, sexual orientation, or gender identity.