Overview
ASSISTANT TEACHER Jobs in Oakland, CA at Amplify + Go Girls!
Title: ASSISTANT TEACHER
Company: Amplify + Go Girls!
Location: Oakland, CA
Go Girls! Assistant Teacher
THE JOB
Go Girls! Oakland is currently seeking ASSISTANT TEACHERS for temporary full-time employment for our Go Girls! Camp season from June 3 – July 19, 2024. Compensation is $17.00-$23.00 per hour DOE, about 40 hrs. per week per sessions (Session #1: June 3-14, Session #2: June 17-28 & Session #3: July 8-19) – applicants are not required to work all 3 sessions . Hours are Monday- Friday 8:00am-4:30pm and until 5:30 on the final Friday of each session.
THE TRAINING
Mandatory Training days are the weekend of May 4-5, 2024. This training is led by veteran Go Girls! Teaching Artists and Program Leadership. You are paid a stipend for your time to attend and will be well-fed. In this training, not only will you learn the ins and outs of working at a Go Girls! Camp, you will also learn, practice, and strengthen the skills that will benefit your career as a teacher, teaching artist, youth worker, and girl advocate anywhere you choose to share your gifts in the world.
As a Go Girls! Camp Assistant Teacher, you will…
- Train with Go Girls! Oakland staff to learn our Go Girls! Camp Methodology
- Assist the Site Director, Play Director, Expressive Artist and Dance/Music Specialist in implementing curriculum and high quality learning experiences according to the Go Girls! Camp Methodology
- Lead age appropriate creative and playful activities that teach cooperation, focus, generosity and creativity
- Work with a team to effectively manage a group of about 48 young children using positive discipline techniques
- Effectively support our Go Girls! Leadership Team (GGLT) ages 12-15 to assist in camps
- Support children to feel safe and have fun during community building, free play, snack and lunch times
- Support children to manage conflicts peacefully by facilitating “talk-it-outs”
- Facilitate clean-up time, coordinate transitions, serve snacks, and read books aloud to kids
- Make positive connections with parents during camp
The Qualifications
A Go Girls! Camp Assistant Teacher will have…
- Recommended at least 2 years of experience working with children ages 5-10
- Be working on receiving your high school diploma or college degree
- Some knowledge of early childhood and youth development
- Basic respect for and experience in theater and other art forms
- Flexibility: multi-tasking and managing challenges in a variety of situations is key
- Confidence: we hire young adults who can project calm and confidence
- Impeccable Social/Emotional Skills: Ability to work in collaboration with others is what we are all about
- A Curious and Reflective Mind: the kind of person who is always learning, always thinking about how you can do better, open to loving feedback
- Positive energy: Kids do best with adults who model kindness and playfulness
- Great Boundaries: the ability to take good care of yourself by saying no when you need to and keep all kids safe at camp
- “Nothing to Hide”: all employees of Go Girls! Oakland are subject to fingerprinting background checks and TB testing
- Dependable way to get to work on time each day
