Who We Are For over 35 years El Buen Samaritano (El Buen) has been a trusted resource for Latino community in Central Texas. Serving more than 30000 individuals annually through innovative culturally relevant food access health literacy and education programming El Buen is a progressive welcoming space for families to grow into their own power and unleash their potential. Visit our website to learn more about our organization:
Job Description El Buen Samaritano Episcopal Mission (El Buen) seeks a Summer Camp Teacher Assistant (Temporary/Seasonal). As part of the team you will provide support to the Youth Development Coordinators who supervise groups of children in an academic recreational and/or enrichment setting during Summer Camp. You will ensure the safety of the students while assisting in the development and execution of a program plan which occurs during summer camp. Position may assist with a project activity or tutor students in advanced academic subjects.
This position will be in an in-person environment Monday Thursday from 8:30am 3:30pm starting May 27 July 31 (With a week break from June 30 4th).
Essential Support Functions:
Assist with leading and supervising a group of students approximately 15-20during summer camp programming in June and July.
Assist the youth development coordinatorsto develop and implement a scheduleofactivitieswhich meet thephysicalemotionalsocialand cognitiveneeds of thechildren.Thesewill include individualand groupactivities.
Contribute to thedevelopment ofand implements age-appropriate STEAM lesson plans and activitiesincludingsocial/emotionallearning that engageall participants and adapts activities as needed.
Help to identify educational and behavioral goals of individual children and groups of children and implement STEAM curriculum that actualizes goals engaging in ongoing evaluation and adjustment as needed.
When on-site support the youth development coordinators to ensure that thechildren areproperlysupervised at all times.
Support programrequirements and assist with meeting them on a dailybasis.
May attend daily meetings with the youth team and supervisor.
Assist the class when the Youth Development Coordinator is not available.
Assist youth development coordinators in distributing healthy snacks ormeals as pertheCentralTexas Food Bankafterschooland summermeal serviceprogramstandards.
Promote and model desired behaviorand actions healthy habitsproperhygiene and physical activity.
Maintain a safeand cleanenvironment by keeping the youth classrooms cleanand organizedcleaning thefacilityand toys as necessaryandremoving physicalhazards in theclassroomsoronthecourtyardorEl Buenfacilitiesreports safetyandhealth issues immediatelyto supervisorormaintenance.
Understand and implement emergency procedures in case of fire tornados or other emergencies; when necessary administer First-Aid/CPR.
AdditionalJobDuties:
Assist withstudent registrationplacement examinations and test scoring.
Help maintain files and database;assists inpreparing student records as wellas class attendance registration andreport cards foreach individual student.
Mayprovideadditionalsupport throughout thefamilyliteracydepartment.
Perform other relatedduties as assigned.
What You Will Bring:
Graduation from high schooland a CDAorAssociates in EarlyChildhood.
At least oneyearof experienceworking with youthrequired.
BilingualinEnglish/Spanish stronglypreferred.
Demonstrated experienceworking with children in a group setting.
Understanding ofteaching strategies for workingwith learning differences
Demonstrated competencyassisting with basic mathreading and otherelementarylevel schoolwork.
Demonstrated cross-cultural sensitivityworkingwith ourclients and Spanish-speakers.
Strong verbalcommunication and interpersonalskills
Abilityto relatewelltoyoung children inanencouraging and positiveway.
ProficiencyinMicrosoft Officesuite(WordExcel Outlook PowerPoint);abilityto learn and utilizedocumentcreation softwaresuch asAdobeAcrobat anddatabases.
Must pass allrequired criminalhistorybackground checks;haveavalid Texas drivers license.
Ability to use technology to facilitate virtual lessons attend meetings and provide student support.
The qualifications and physical demands listed above are representative of the knowledge skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations will be made in accordance with the ADA to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.
Disclaimer:Theaboveinformation on this description has been designed to indicatethegeneral natureand levelofworkperformanceby employeeswithinthis classification.It is not designed to contain orbeinterpreted asa comprehensiveinventory ofalldutiesresponsibilities and qualifications required ofemployees assigned to thisjob.
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