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Kids' Club Afterschool Assistant Director - Thornhill Elementary
Jewish Community Center of the East Bay
1414 Walnut St
Berkeley, CA 94709

The JCC Kids' Club Afterschool Assistant Director reports directly to the JCC Kids' Club Afterschool Director at Thornhill Elementary and is responsible for the success of the JCC Kids' Club program. The JCC Kids' Club Afterschool Assistant Director demonstrates leadership abilities by fostering and maintaining a positive environment for staff and families enrolled in the program. The JCC Kids' Club Afterschool Assistant Director will support Summer Camp in the months when the JCC Kids' Club Afterschool program is not in session.

Programming

• Participate in the implementation of goals, objectives, policies, and priorities for all afterschool programs.
• Support teachers with setting up classrooms and activities.
• Support teachers and children during transition times.

Administrative

• Create and maintain sign-in sheets, monitor student absences and early pick-ups, follow up with families regarding absences.
• Reinforce class dismissal times, roll call, and snack periods to ensure all students and vendors are accounted for.
• Keep records and updates for additional fees, coordinate with finance to implement.
• Create and maintain child files, coordinate with finance regarding schedule changes.
• Coordinate field trips and special events.
• Coordinate enrichment schedule and vendor agreements.
• Manage program registration on Ultracamp.
• Create and maintain emergency binders, sign-in sheets, master roster, authorized pick-up lists.

Licensing

• Ensure 20:1 staff to student ratios are maintained at all times.
• Track daily attendance in compliance with OUSD standards.
• Maintain all staff files and ensure compliance with OUSD.

Student & Teacher Support

• Collaborate with Director regarding behavior management.
• Observe during enrichment periods to check in and support teachers.
• Assist in discipline and behavior management.
• Sub for teachers when they are absent.

Communication

• Assist with parent communication by email, phone, and in-person.
• Communicate to parents about enrichment changes and deadlines.

General

• Ability to perform at a high level in a fast-paced team environment, and handle and manage multiple projects to meet timelines and deadlines.
• Proactive behaviors with leadership and consensus building skills.
• Goal-oriented and close attention to detail.
• Serve as the Director when the Director is absent.
• Commitment to the mission of the JCC East Bay and knowledge of or commitment to learning about the Jewish community, values, and traditions.
• Other duties as determined by the JCC Kids' Club Afterschool Program Director.

Minimum Qualifications:

REQUIRED MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum of 2 years of child care or teaching or equivalent experience.
• Must have experience working with children grades K-5 and be able to plan appropriate activities for different age groups.
• BA in Education or relevant field preferred.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.
• Ability to organize tasks, and develop and implement plans to efficiently meet organizational goals.
• Ability to lead groups of 20 or more.
• Ability to work in a team.
• Ability to push/pull and lift/carry objects weighing 50 pounds.
• Ability to walk and stand for extended periods of time.
• Ability to sit on floors and chairs, and to get up and down quickly.
• Ability to bend from knees and waist to help a child.
• Ability to maneuver in confined lavatories to aid children with toilet needs.
• Ability to respond without delay to needs of young children.

Salary: $68,640

Agency Information:

The JCC East Bay is a welcoming home for people of all ages and life stages. Inspired by Jewish values, culture, and tradition, we build interpersonal relationships, foster learning and curiosity, and offer accessible pathways to Jewish life. The JCC's core programs include early childhood education and preschool; camp and afterschool programs; teen engagement; older adult activities; intergenerational Jewish holiday celebrations; and ongoing opportunities to connect with Jewish life and our richly diverse community. The JCC East Bay operates from five locations: our full-service building in Berkeley, afterschool programs at Joaquin Miller Elementary, Thornhill Elementary, and Hintil Kuu Ca School in Oakland, and administrative offices on our soon to be flagship campus in Oakland.