Youth Development Assistant Instructor Summer

The Youth Development Assistant Instructor is a full-time role during the summer months. The role focuses on supporting the Youth Development Instructor responsibilities that include ensuring lessons are ready for students, maintaining a safe and inclusive environment, assisting Carole Robertson Center for Learning curriculum, co-facilitating project-based activities, supervising fieldtrips, helping to build social emotional skills to students. In the absence of the Youth Development Instructor, Youth Development Assistant Instructors are required to perform their duties on-site and in person. The position starts with a full week of Professional Development.

Department Overview

Carole Robertson Center for Learning is a non-profit dedicated to educating, enriching, and empowering children and families through comprehensive child and family development programs. Our Youth Development programs offer high quality academic support and enrichment activities. Carole Robertson Center for Learning seeking Youth Development Instructors for our summer camp. Programming takes place at our three flagship centers in North Lawndale, Little Village and Albany Park.

Major Responsibilities and Key Tasks

• Support students in following the high-quality summer camp schedule.
• Provide instructional support by stepping in to facilities activities when instructor is absent; promptly identify, address, and communicate concerns while ensuring full compliance with organizational policies and safety procedures.
• Maintain consistent communication practices by reviewing email regularly, responding within expected timeframes, and monitoring schedules and calendars to stay informed of daily responsibilities and updates. 
• Arrive on time and prepared for all assigned shifts and duties.
• Welcome students, actively supervise youth and provide an engaging environment.
• Support classroom organization by assisting with cleanup and ensuring all materials and technology are properly stored and maintained.
• Address minor behavioral concerns proactively within the classroom setting and communicate ongoing or escalated concerns to the Program Manager.
• Transition students throughout the program day, including guiding students to dismissal areas and maintaining active supervision to ensure a safe and orderly process.
• Adhere to your assigned schedule and assist instructor to ensure the class follows their schedules and activity plans.
• Ensure all students have been picked up and communicate with the instructor.
• Assist in classroom clean up and storing all technology properly.
• Assist and provide input on lessons, activity plan creation, and gathering materials (copies, supplies, and set up, etc.)
• Ensure the class is a safe environment and that all students are always supervised and accounted for.
• Support instructor with compliance items such as:
  • Communication tracker
  • Attendance (Childplus or Ecornerstone)
  • Meal count
  • Development of activity plans
• Support Youth Development Instructor with facilitating program activity; including set up.
• Collaborate with YD team and submit high quality weekly activity plans at least 1 week in advance the start of the week to your supervisor and in the agreed upon template.
• Ensure all students understand behavioral expectations for the classroom using agency approved classroom agreements.
• Communicate with Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) concerns and needs with your manager and support staff.
• Participate in continuous program improvement based on the Youth Program Quality Assessment measures and student assessments as requested by Program Manager.
• Ensure all interactions are strengths-based youth-centric and solution-focused.
• Document all communication with students, families, etc. that extend beyond regular classroom interactions.
• With the support and awareness of your instructor and Manager, hold restorative conversations and proactively communicate student successes and goals. 
• Adhere to all Center expectations and YD Handbook.
• Maintain overall professional personal appearance adhering to the guidelines of the Center.
• Participate in staff meetings, training sessions, conferences, workshops, and other professional development activities. 
• Others duties assigned.   

Required Education and Experience

Applicant for the position must possess the following:

• High school diploma plus some college in Education, Recreation, or Child Development and a Level 2-3 ECE credential plus 1 year experience working in a youth recreational program.
• High School diploma and 2 years' experience working in a youth recreational program related to school-age child-care, child development, elementary education, physical education, recreation, camping or other related fields. 

Working Conditions

• Possible exposure to blood, bodily fluids, or tissues.
• Possible exposure to communicate diseases.
• Job requires sitting for long periods of time (during planning and reporting) and standing for long periods of time (during work with children, observations, and training), as well as stooping, squatting, and running.

Benefits

• Retirement Savings Plan (401(k))
• Paid Time Off (vacation, sick leave, holidays)
• Employee Assistance Program 
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