Go Girls! Aftercare Teacher

THE JOB

Go Girls! Oakland is currently seeking AFTERCARE TEACHERS for temporary part-time employment for our Go Girls! Camp season from June 3 – July 19, 2024. Compensation is $18.00-$22.00 per hour DOE, about 20 hrs. per week per sessions (Session #1: June 3-14, Session #2: June 17-28 & Session #3: July 8-19) - applicants are not required to work all 3 sessions. Hours: Monday- Friday 3:45pm-5:45pm. (**Must be 18 yrs. or older)

THE TRAINING

Mandatory Training days are the weekend of May 4-5, 2024.  This training is led by veteran Go Girls! Teaching Artists and Program Leadership. You are paid a stipend for your time to attend and will be well-fed.  In this training, not only will you learn the ins and outs of working at a Go Girls! Camp, you will also learn, practice, and strengthen the skills that will benefit your career as a teacher, teaching artist, youth worker, and girl advocate anywhere you choose to share your gifts in the world. 

As a Go Girls! Camp AFTERCARE TEACHER, you will...

  • Train with Go Girls! Oakland staff to learn our Go Girls! Camp Methodology

  • Create and implement age appropriate creative and playful activities that teach cooperation, focus, generosity and creativity

  • Work with an assistant to effectively manage a group of about 10-15 young children using positive discipline techniques

  • Support children to feel safe and have fun during community building, free play, snack times

  • Support children to manage conflicts peacefully by facilitating “talk-it-outs”

  • Facilitate clean-up time, coordinate transitions, serve snacks, and read books aloud to kids

  • Make positive connections with parents during camp

THE QUALIFICATIONS

A Go Girls! Camp AFTERCARE TEACHERS will have...

  • At least 2 years of experience working with children ages 5-10 in diverse settings

  • Be working on receiving your high school diploma or college degree  

  • Some knowledge of early childhood and youth development

  • Basic respect for and experience in theater and other art forms

  • Flexibility: multi-tasking and managing challenges in a variety of situations is key

  • Confidence: we hire individuals who can project calm and confidence

  • Impeccable Social/Emotional Skills: Ability to work in collaboration with others is what we are all about

  • A Curious and Reflective Mind: the kind of person who is always learning, always thinking about how you can do better, open to loving feedback

  • Positive energy: Kids do best with adults who model kindness and playfulness

  • Great Boundaries: the ability to take good care of yourself by saying no when you need to and keep all kids safe at camp

  • “Nothing to Hide”: All employees of Go Girls! Oakland are subject to fingerprinting background checks and TB testing

  • Dependable way to get to work on time each day