PT After School Site Assistant Job at Temple University
Grandma’s Kids’ is an after-school program that targets children in kinship care, single parent homes, low-income, and at-risk students. The program provides academic and socio-emotional services to K-5th graders in two elementary schools within the School District of Philadelphia, specifically in the North Philadelphia section of the City.
The goal of Grandma’s Kids program is to promote student growth via homework and academic support and provide a positive social-emotional learning environment for students to increase academic success, provide a safe and nurturing environment, and promote prosocial behavior.
The program operates following the School District of Philadelphia calendar. The position is 5 days a week for 17.5 hours, from 2:00 PM-5:30 PM, Monday-Friday (barring any early dismissals, school closing, holidays, etc).
The Part-Time After School Site Assistant will work on a team with other site assistants to supervise the daily programming at their site. The After School Site Assistant will work to maintain a safe and educational learning environment by coordinating snack time, homework tutoring, daily curriculum in the areas of STEM, literacy, and health/wellness, and indoor play. The Site Assistant is responsible for developing and coordinating daily activities, organizing materials, compiling attendance and other reports, and responding to student behaviors and concerns. The Site Assistant will report directly to the Program Coordinator.
Other important aspects of the program include caregiver engagement and respite trips. Site Assistants are expected to engage family members and caregivers in a respectful, appropriate, and warm manner. Site Assistant will develop rapport with caregivers and will be expected to communicate with them regularly through in person, text, and phone call communication. Respite trips to different educational and recreational sites around the city are taken quarterly. Site Assistants will attend and chaperone all respite trips and events. Performs other related duties as assigned.
Employment at Temple University means much more than a competitive salary. Temple strives to maintain a culture of diversity and inclusivity and provide employees with opportunities for growth and advancement. You will enjoy a collaborative working environment that values innovation and creativity. Our health and wellness benefits are among the best in the region, and our retirement savings plans allow you to plan for the future. Temple University offers many opportunities for employees to enhance skills, gain new perspectives and grow professionally. For example, you can earn your bachelor's degree or an advanced degree through our tuition remission benefit or develop your management and leadership skills in one of our HR Learning and Development's academies. Temple University employees also enjoy recreational, entertainment, and cultural activities both on campus and throughout the Philadelphia region.
Visit https://careers.temple.edu/careers-temple to learn more about the benefits of working at Temple University.
Required Education & Experience:
Bachelors degree and at least four years of directly related experience. Master’s degree preferred. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
- Ability to create a safe and engaging environment for all students.
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to interact with diverse group of students, parents and staff.
- Commitment to and belief in all students’ ability to succeed and thrive. Commitment to social justice through educational equity.
- Ability to respond effectively to varying student concerns and behavioral reactions.
- Strong communication and listening skills and ability to maintain a positive attitude and approach to work.
- Ability to work cooperatively with peers, supervisor and all other stakeholders.
- Ability to travel to school sites and perform required duties.
- Ability to check Temple emails daily and respond in a timely manner.
- Dependable and consistently display professional behavior and a positive attitude.
- Proficient in Microsoft office applications.
- Ability to work well independently as well as on a team.
- Ability to secure required clearances- FBI fingerprinting, PA Criminal Background check and Child abuse.
- Ability to work 5 days a week from 2:00 PM-5:30 PM during school year and be present at program site prior to scheduled program start time.
This position requires a background check.
This position requires Child Abuse Certifications prior to the commencement of service.
This is a grant funded position.
Temple University values diversity and is committed to equal opportunity for all persons regardless of age, color, disability, ethnicity, marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other status protected by law.
In accordance with the City of Philadelphia's COVID-19 mandate, all Temple University students, faculty, staff, and contractors must be fully vaccinated before receiving authorization to work unless they have a medical or religious exemption approved by the University. An individual is considered fully vaccinated two (2) weeks following the second dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine or two (2) weeks following a single dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. Individuals who do not meet the University's vaccination or exemption requirement will be prohibited from working until proof of full vaccination or an exemption is requested and approved. For more information, visit the University's Vaccines web page at https://www.temple.edu/coronavirus/vaccines.
Compliance Statement: In the performance of their functions as detailed in the position description employees have an obligation to avoid ethical, legal, financial and other conflicts of interest to ensure that their actions and outside activities do not conflict with their primary employment responsibilities at the institution. Employees are also expected to understand and be in compliance with applicable laws, University and employment policies and regulations, including NCAA regulations for areas and departments which their essential functions cause them to interact.
To obtain additional information about Temple University please visit our website at www.temple.edu.
Temple University's Annual Security and Fire Safety Report contains statistics, policies, and procedures related to campus safety and can be found at: https://safety.temple.edu/reports-logs/annual-security-report
You may request a copy of the report by calling Temple University’s Campus Safety Services at 215-204-7900.
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