TKK Support

Description

The Full PLAY Instructor, TKK Support is responsible for providing high-quality after-school programs for youth and their families in a structured and supportive environment. Working with a team, the TFP/TKK Instructor facilitates enrichment, recreation, educational opportunities, and fun experiences for students, including arts and crafts, outdoor games, and homework support. The position requires someone who is passionate about youth development, has experience working with elementary and/or middle school-aged children, and possesses strong problem-solving skills, flexibility, and punctuality. This position requires a LiveScan background check and evidence of a negative TB test within the last 24 months.

Responsibilities include:  

• Ensuring the safety of our students which includes the following: maintaining appropriate student-to-instructor ratios, maintaining the schedule for all students
• Monitoring students to ensure compliance with TFP rules and prevent accidents, cleaning, maintaining and ensuring proper use of TFP facilities and equipment,
• Reporting and recording details of incidents, such as accidents or rule violations, to Team Captains, being knowledgeable of all emergency procedures and safety guidelines and enforcing TFP rules. 
• Facilitating and supporting enrichment, recreation, educational opportunities, and fun experiences for students.
• Implementing supplemental enrichment activities such as arts and crafts, outdoor games, in-house and outsourced enrichment classes, art, homework support, and guiding student behavior, social, academic, and career development.  
• Developing and refining enrichment activities such as classes, demonstrations, challenges, and just plain fun.  
• Performing other duties as assigned by the Team Captain, Coach or TKK Lead.

Requirements

About You:

We are seeking team members who are willing and able to participate in all facets of the program, and who:

• Are creative, professional, and serious about providing meaningful after-school opportunities for youth.
• Dedicated to nurturing the development of the whole child.
• Have strong classroom management or group management skills.
• Demonstrate initiative while keeping the needs of the students in mind.
• Are committed to constantly engaging with students throughout the day.
• Have elementary and/or middle school aged classroom experience or have After School and/or Summer Program experience.
• Are fair, responsible, dependable, and consistent.
• Have patience, compassion, and kindness.
• Are flexible, proactive, punctual, and able to make a commitment to work throughout the entire school year.
• Bi-lingual applicants a huge plus!