Job Title: Team Leader
Organization: Citizen Schools
Location:
Salary: $12/hour
PT Regular
Job Description:
Citizen Schools seeks talented, enthusiastic, and diverse candidates to
serve as Team Leaders with middle school students in our after-school
programs.
Team Leaders are essential to the success of the Citizen Schools program.
These engaging, dedicated and caring adults work closely with middle-school
students and their families to help transform lives. Each Team Leader leads
a team of approximately 8-12 students, supporting their academic achievement
by facilitating hands-on, apprenticeship learning activities led by
community volunteers. The Citizen Schools program offers Team Leaders the
opportunity to engage in a diverse range of experiences and hands-on
leadership development, building on the varied backgrounds and potential of
these educators and community builders.
Citizen Schools is accepting Team Leader applications for program sites in
and
Team Leader Roles
YOUTH DEVELOPER - Team Leaders build strong relationships with their
students, engage weekly with families and teachers, and serve as mentors and
role-models to middle school students. They have an impact on students by
helping them develop leadership ability, teamwork skills and confidence in
what they can accomplish.
ACADEMIC COACH - Team Leaders help students develop tools to be more
successful in the classroom. They guide students through curricula designed
to increase their Math and English skills, proficiency in test-taking,
note-taking and organizational skills, and support homework completion.
APPRENTICESHIP LEADER/SUPPORTER - Team Leaders provide support and
assistance to Citizen Teachers, community volunteers who share their
professional skills or personal interests with students through ten-week
hands-on learning projects called apprenticeships. Team Leaders help Citizen
Teachers produce engaging lesson plans, manage student behavior, and support
preparation for WOW!s,
authentic products, performances or presentations
created by students and celebrated by the community.
Team Leader Qualifications
Successful applicants will possess a range of attributes, including:
** Demonstrated experience with and commitment to education and
community-based learning
** Relevant experience working with children and demonstrated ability to
engage children
** Proven ability to engage and organize peers and other adults to meet
program goals
** Strong verbal and written communication skills
** Demonstrated time and project management skills in a fast-paced
environment
** Demonstrated commitment to teamwork and collaboration with diverse groups
of people
** Able to provide and receive constructive feedback; open to coaching
** Embodiment of Citizen Schools values: Pride, Joy, Respect, Courage,
Teamwork, Perseverance, and Vision
** Sense of humor
** Proficiency in a foreign language a plus
How to Apply:
The Team Leader application is available online
at:www.citizenschools.org/careers/teamleader. After
submitting the online
application, candidates will be contacted about the status of their
application. Team Leader positions begin with training on August 25.
Organization Web Site: www.citizenschools.org
Email replies to: kathrynnash@citizenschools.org