Extended Day Team Member SY25-26

Extended Day Team Members collaborate with other team members to create a seamless transition between the regular school day and the extended day providing enriching activities that support language and literacy development for AELPCS students. Regular components of the job include recreation performing and visual arts interactive reading math and science activities. Extended Day Team Members use their knowledge of the development of young children and how young children learn to support their social emotional and cognitive development.

The Extended Day Team Member is a part-time non-supervisory position and reports to the Principal.

Duties and Responsibilities

Establishes rich and engaging physical extended-day learning environments

Works with the principal and instructional staff to support extended days alignment with the regular day curriculum

Creates safe clean attractive and engaging extended day spaces

Ensures the extended day contains sufficient supplies and materials for all children

Encourages childrens ownership and contributions to the extended day program

Creates environments and instructional opportunities that meet the needs of diverse learners

Actively supports a diversity of learners in their classrooms

Provides additional support for students in need of remediation and differentiation in the classroom with the assistance of the instructional team

Fosters tolerance and a sense of community in the extended day program modeling and explicitly teaching acceptance and appreciation of others

Supports the development of young childrens early literacy language math science and social studies skills using intentional playful and engaging instruction

Plans and implements intentional systematic playful and engaging activities that support the development of these skills

Plans adequate time for student talk and encourages childrens language use throughout the afternoon

Plans and integrates instructional activities that promote childrens understanding of the way things work and the world around them in alignment with AELPCSs instructional program

Skillfully motivates students to participate in activities that support the development of their early literacy and language skills

Contributes to a community of practice

Plans collaboratively and shares ideas and resources with extended day team

Actively participates in professional development opportunities provided and seeks out additional professional development

Fulfills the standards of professionalism including appropriate dress attendance and timeliness

Completes necessary paperwork (including but not limited to lesson plans accident and incident reports and supply requests)

Communicate regularly with parents and principals about student behavioral successes or concerns

Assists with supervision of students during enrichment activities

Hours and Salary:20 hours per week typically 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm. Pay is $20.43 per hour.

Requirements

Must be energetic reliable and integrity-driven and have strong communication skills to ensure effective positive interactions with staff parents and children.

Previous experience developing and leading activities for children aged 3-5 is preferred.

Current college students or individuals with paraprofessional credentials are encouraged to app

Working Environment

School working environment

Disclaimer

The preceding description is not designed to be a complete list of all duties and responsibilities required of the Extended Day Team Member.