Specialized Instructor - Mid

arc After School and Experiential Education; California, Torrance (MO, CA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

arc is seeking a Specialized Instructor for the Greater Los Angeles area (Torrance, CA) to lead enrichment lessons and build a full syllabus under guidance from the Site Coordinator.

You will manage sign-in/out, ensure safety, promote the program with on-campus advertising, and participate in staff development while supporting diverse youth across after-school settings.

Qualifications

• Availability to work set school programming hours, including early dismissal days and weekends.
• Experience facilitating specialized curriculum to students.
• Experience working in school settings, after school programs, or youth recreational facilities.
• Experience with ethnically and culturally diverse communities.
• 48+ College Units completed or CAPE exam.
• TB Test Clearance & Live Scan Clearance (Background check).
• LAUSD placed must obtain LAUSD SSO and complete Risk Management Training (RMT).
• Bilingual Spanish preferred.
• Current CPR Certification (adult, child, and infant).

Responsibilities

• Develop and facilitate a full syllabus and lesson plans for enrichment activities.
• Manage student sign in/out, incident reports, and program compliance.
• Instruct the enrichment time block and maintain required student-instructor ratios.
• Market and advertise the enrichment program, create flyers, and recruit students on campus.
• Demonstrate leadership and a commitment to educating youth.
• Follow safety protocols for indoor and outdoor settings.
• Engage in ongoing training and apply feedback from development meetings.
• Communicate effectively in writing and verbally as needed for operations.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Experience facilitating specialized

Experience working in schools

Bilingual Spanish

CPR Certification

Diversity awareness

Education

48+ College Units or CAPE

TB Test Clearance & Live Scan

LAUSD SSO requirement

Risk Management Training (RMT)

CPR Certification (active)

Job description

Job Details

Job Location: Greater Los Angeles Area - Torrance, CA 90501

Salary Range: $25.00 - $25.00 Hourly

Job Title: Specialized Instructor

Levels: Levels I, II, III

Classification: Non-Exempt

Reports to: Site Coordinator

Date: June 2020

JOB DESCRIPTION

A Specialized Instructor will be highly skilled, have the ability and capacity to teach students a given specialty by immersing them in interactive hands-on enrichment lessons.

Essential Functions

• Develop and facilitate a full syllabus and lesson plans for enrichment activities that are approved of by Site Coordinator and meet the needs of the program and students.
• Manage students sign in and out of program, complete incident reports, and follow all program compliance requirements as instructed.
• Instruct the scheduled enrichment time block and meet minimum student-instructor ratio in accordance to program needs and grant requirements.
• arc reserves the right to cancel or terminate a program at any time, for any of the following reasons: poor quality, low attendance, inappropriate behavior, failure to submit attendance sheets daily.
• Market and advertise the enrichment program to students by participating in activity showcases, create advertisement flyers, and recruit students on campus to generate participant interest.
• Specialized Instructor cannot sell or market private services or products to students or communicate privately with students.
• Demonstrate leadership and a commitment to educating and empowering youth to reach their full potential.
• Use proper safety protocols for indoor and outdoor settings by clearly defining safety expectations.
• Have basic knowledge of age appropriate classroom and behavior management skills - Staff member routinely and effectively uses classroom management techniques like setting expectations, proper rewards and discipline, attention getters, and incentives.
• Be a responsible, energetic, and creative individual - Staff member interacts with students in an age appropriate manner, fosters positive relationships, and appropriately manages behavior.
• Participates in training and development during introductory employment period, ongoing professional development, and routine staff development meetings; implements training and feedback.
• Effectively communicates verbally and in writing as appropriate and when needed to share information that is critical to the successful operations of programs.
• Uses critical thinking and problem-solving skills to make sound decisions as it pertains to your role and position at arc by implementing and considering training and best practices for youth programs.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Availability to work set school programming hours, including early dismissal days and weekends as assigned.
• Experience facilitating specialized curriculum to students.
• Experience working in school settings, after school programs, or youth recreational facilities.
• Experience in working with ethnic and culturally diverse communities.
• 48+ College Units completed or pass on the CAPE exam.
• TB Test Clearance & Live Scan Clearance (Background check).
• For LAUSD placed must obtain LAUSD SSO AND complete requisite Risk Management Training (RMT).
• Bilingual Spanish preferred.
• Current CPR Certification adult, child, and infant.

To qualify for higher levels of the Specialized Instructor position, certifications and teacher credentials are required and must be on file with Human Resources at the time of application.

Physical Demands

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. The employee is required to stand, walk, stoop or kneel, use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms for the duration of their shift; occasionally may be required to sit. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

arc is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

The individual selected for this position will report directly to the Site Coordinator at the school site where arc is present. The Specialized Instructor is a part-time, non-exempt position.