Real Options for City Kids Job Opening – After-School Program Assistant
 

 
Overview
 
Real Options for City Kids (ROCK) is dedicated to nurturing the healthy development of children by listening attentively to their needs and by providing opportunities to those who might not otherwise have access. ROCK aims to promote the positive development and long-term success of the youth that it serves through a combination of in-school and after school learning enrichment, sports and fitness, leadership training, outdoor adventure, and summer camp opportunities. ROCK’s programs are designed to serve girls and boys, ages 6-17, who live in or attend school in San Francisco’s Visitacion Valley. Please visit www.rocksf.org for more information.
 

 
Job Overview
 
Title: After-School Program Assistant
 
Description: ROCK’s after-school program is open M-F from 1:50 pm-6:00 pm at El Dorado Elementary School. During the program, K-5th grade students participate in various activities including homework help, free time, sports & fitness, service learning, arts & crafts and more.
 
Pay: $10-13/hour depending on experience
 
Commitment: M-Th 1:50 pm-6:00 pm through the end of school year. Must be able to fully commit to all program hours. Please note: There is potential for additional hours.
 
Training Dates: 8/9/10 – 8/13/10 (times TBD)
 
Start Date: 8/16/10
 

 
Primary Responsibilities
 
Responsibilities: The After-School Program Assistant will be responsible for the following:
 
• Help manage a group of 20-25 participants during homework help, recreation and learning enrichment
 
• Co-create on-going, age appropriate curriculum to be utilized during learning enrichment time
 
• Assist in planning and facilitating age appropriate activities twice a week
 
• Create a safe learning environment
 
• Complete incident reports in the event of an injury
 
• Assist in setup/cleanup o f classroom
 
• Develop positive relationships with staff, students, teachers and parents
 
• Communicate student’s progress to Program Director, Program Lead, El Dorado Elementary School Faculty and Parents
 
• Be a leader and role model to children and staff
 
• Assist Program Lead in facilitating activities for students
 
• Attend weekly staff meetings
 
• Assist in enrichment “Club” for 2 hours each program day (i.e. art, cooking, skateboarding, gardening, science, etc.)
 

 
Qualifications
 
• 1 -2 year experience in working with children
 
• Desire to work with at-risk urban children
 
• Sense of humor
 
• Have a reliable means of transportation to and from program
 
• Bi-lingual in Spanish, Cantonese and/or Samoan a plus but not required
 

 
How to Apply
 
Please follow the instructions below. Those who do not follow instructions will not be considered for the position.
 

 
1. Check out www.rocksf.org to make sure ROCK is a good fit.
 
2. Send an email to esjob@rocksf.org with ESPC-1 ASSISTANT in the SUBJECT line and containing the following:
 
a. Cover letter (please no more than one page, single spaced), including the following information:
 
i. ROCK lives by 7 virtues (see below) as follows: Love, Courage, Self-Control, Faith, Justice, Wisdom and Hope. Of those virtues, which is your favorite and why?
 
ii. What is the first thing you would do if you were hired by ROCK?
 
iii. Why should ROCK hire you?
 
iv. What is one word that describes you and why?
 
v. Indicate which grade level you would like to work with.
 
b. Resume
 
c. Contact information for 3 references
 
3. Phone calls will NOT be accepted and will greatly reduce your chance of interviewing
 

 
ROCK Virtues
 
ROCK promotes seven virtues that help to provide a sense of values for kids to live by as follows:
 

 
• WISDOM – Wisdom does not have to mean superior knowledge. It means putting the knowledge that one has to good use.
 
• COURAGE – Courage is not the quality that enables one to meet danger without fear, it is being able to meet danger in spite of one’s fears.
 
• SELF-CONTROL – Self-control isn’t limited to the control of one’s temper, but control of one’s self in all things: eating, playing, and even working and talking.
 
• JUSTICE – Justice is the practice of dealing fairly with others, without prejudice or regard to race, color, or creed.
 
• FAITH – Faith is believing in what you hoped for and being certain of what you cannot see.
 
• HOPE – Hope means to expect with confidence. Always hope for better things to come. A person without hope is of little good to oneself or one’s community.
 
• LOVE – There are many kinds of love, love for family, love of home, love of others, love of God, love of country. Many kinds of love make for a full life.