Dream Center After School Coordinator

8-16 hours per week // $15 per hour

Purpose: To ensure effectiveness and efficiency of the overall operations of an after-school program location. This position will be working specifically with children.

Experience and Knowledge Required:

• Heart for children, parents, and communities
• Ability to communicate the Gospel through various means to children and adults
• Proven ability to lead teams
• Administrative experience
• Strong communication skills
• Superior interpersonal skills working with a variety of people
• Positive attitude and positive approach to problem solving, solution-oriented
• Good steward of time and resources
• Self-starter and can champion new initiatives

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Leader of after school programming in one location and assistant leader at a second location
• Provide oversight, leadership, and direction to the location’s team through huddles before and after programming and communication throughout the week
• Plan programming (I.e., devotionals, activities, coordinate meals, etc.)
• Grow the influence of the Dream Center at the location and in the surrounding community
• Build relationships with parents and families at the location
• Develop relationships with local school or church partner
• Grow enrollment to the capacity of the location
• Engage children grades kindergarten through twelfth grade in the Dream Center Family Outreach experience
• Ensure team leaders and volunteers are creating a safe, clean, and age-appropriate environment for students at the location
• Check volunteer schedule regularly
• Recruit new volunteers and develop existing volunteers
• Lead and build teams to assist in executing all aspects of weekly programming
• Communicate consistently with volunteers to ensure alignment of policy and procedure
• Respond to emergencies/urgent issues as they arise
• Communicate with students and their parents when a disciplinary decision has been made
• Communicate in ways that create long-term and ongoing influence in the lives of students and families, especially as the school year ends
• Participate and lead at annual events (Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter, and Talent Show)
• Update metrics every day of programming
• Perform any other tasks requested by Dream Center’s central team

Expectations:

• Must fully embrace the mission, vision, and values of Columbus Dream Center
• Conscious of the need for confidentiality and discernment in sensitive situations
• Responsible for stewarding the Dream Center’s resources
• Participate in staff meetings and Family Outreach specific meetings
• Operate with a spirit of excellence
• Maintain personal spiritual development through Bible reading, prayer, and Christian community