Position: Program Assistant Volunteer (unpaid)
Organization: After-School All-Stars Puget Sound
School Locations: Remote (potentially September-December)
Work Hours: Typical hours are Monday-Thursday between 2:30 – 5:30pm (approx. 2 hours per day)
ORGANIZATION BACKGROUND:
After-School All-Stars (ASAS) is one of the leading national after-school program providers in the country. With a special focus on the middle school age group, our comprehensive school-based programs include Academic Readiness, Career Exploration, STEM, Wellness, and the Arts to help build the knowledge and skills children need to succeed, both in school and in life. Founded by Arnold Schwarzenegger in 1992, ASAS provides free, daily after-school programs to more than 90,000 youth in over 450 school sites in 19 chapters across the U.S. With the award of a national expansion grant, ASAS launched programs in the Puget Sound region during Fall 2016 and will be heading into our fifth program year. ASAS Puget Sound is serving approximately 600 students at three public school sites in Kent, Skyway/Renton and Tukwila.
WHAT WE NEED:
ASAS is currently seeking passionate and talented people to support the daily needs of our programs. Reporting to the Site Coordinator, Program Assistants are responsible for helping to manage virtual Zoom classrooms, ensuring the safety of students, and supporting the daily operation and implementation of each program. Programs you may support include, but are not limited to:
- Cooking & Nutrition
- Outdoor Education
- Digital Music Production
- Dance
- Creative Arts
- Academic Support
- Sports & Fitness
- STEM
- Social Emotional Learning
WHAT YOU WILL DO:
The Program Assistant should embody ASAS’s core values: accountable, collaborative, transparent, proactive, and entrepreneurial and will demonstrate the ability to lead students to accomplish established objectives.
Curriculum:
- Help to support the implementation of virtual activities to promote student exploration and learning
- Model and promote the mission and values of After-School All-Stars through appropriate appearance, words, and actions
- Facilitate virtual small breakout group tutoring sessions to support students in completing their assignments
Youth Supervision:
- Under guidance of the Site Coordinator, Program Assistants will provide direct supervision to students virtually and helping to manage the chat feature in Zoom virtual programs
- Using the ASAS approach of positive youth discipline to help students take ownership of their actions and grow from consequences of such actions
- Maintain good order and discipline in the virtual environment
- Ensure the school rules and policies are reflected in daily practice
Facilitation:
- Work in conjunction with the Site Coordinator and fellow Program Leaders to ensure that virtual program activities are engaging, fun and relevant to youth, as well as organized and well thought-out
- Maintain professional and positive relationships with school staff, partners, students, and parents
- Create and manage a caring, supportive, purposeful, and stimulating virtual environment
Data Management:
- Take and collect attendance regularly at the start of every class
- Maintain accurate attendance data and reports
- Submit required data on time
This role may focus more on direct service (likely virtual), program support, or a hybrid of the two depending on the individual’s experience and skill set.
WHAT YOU WILL NEED:
The successful candidate will have a familiarity with and passion for working with underserved youth, in addition to the following:
- Some college preferred (completed or in progress)
- Ability to work cooperatively and collaboratively with school district staff, ASAS program staff, parents, and community leaders
- Familiarity and experience with diverse populations and cultural competencies strongly desired
- Familiarity with basic computer software programs; familiarity with Zoom is a plus
- Comfortable being on camera
- Reliable internet, computer, and webcam strongly encouraged
HOW TO APPLY:
- To apply, please click "respond" and we will follow up with more information.
To learn more about ASAS, please visit our website:
