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Extended Program Coordinator

Children’s Day School (CDS) is a co-educational preschool through eighth grade school serving over 470 students in the Mission Dolores neighborhood of San Francisco. Spanning two campuses, and home to a diverse community of students, faculty, and families, CDS is a vibrant learning community. Our teachers practice constructivist teaching, born of “learning by doing,” it is how we achieve excellent academics. We believe that by encouraging children to fully engage in complex topics, and in myriad ways, we are giving them the tools to become lifelong learners and passionate citizens of the world. To learn more about CDS, visit our website at www.cds-sf.org .

CDS is located on a beautiful, secluded half-acre in the Mission near Dolores Park. Our aftercare program employs the use of indoor classrooms, environmental ed. kitchen, wood chips area, climbing structure, farm, and garden (featuring chickens and two sheep!), and a play yard among the largest of independent schools in the city.

The Role

Reporting to the Extended Program Director, the Extended Program Coordinator is responsible for providing outstanding student and staff support that meets the emotional, physical, social, and intellectual needs of the children and is consistent with the mission and philosophy of CDS. This is a year-round position with health, retirement, and paid vacation/sick benefits.

Schedule:

+ During the school year, the daily schedule is 9:30am - 6pm Monday – Friday with intermittent weekend flexibility

+ Varying full-time hours during the summer program and vacation camps.

+ This position starts the week of August 13th

Responsibilities:

+ Work closely and communicate directly with the Extended Program Director regarding all programmatic happenings involving the after-school program, vacation camps and summer camp.

+ Manage the day-to-day logistics of the aftercare program and spend the hours of 2:30–5:30 pm each day on the yard and in the classrooms with students.

+ Assist the Extended Program Director in administrative duties, including but not limited to data entry, vendor correspondence, surveys, reconciliation, and contracts.

+ Support summer camp programming by assisting the Extended Program Director with programmatic planning and administrative support and leading specialized camps.

+ Liaise and collaborate with school-wide faculty and staff to ensure student and program success

+ Work closely with the front desk team to ensure smooth operating of dismissal, sign-in/sign-out, and pick-up from aftercare

+ Assist in the planning and leading of break and conference camps.

+ Collaborate on planning new staff orientation, professional development workshops, and the weekly meeting agenda for after-school staff.

+ Coordinate monthly duty rotations for after-school teachers.

+ Coordinate logistics and support needs of the teaching team, including supplies and snacks

+ Design and maintain a monthly Extended Program blog.

+ Maintain activity registration and attendance databases

+ Assist the Extended Program Director in additional administrative duties as assigned

+ Assist with communication with enrichment and music providers

+ Assume the responsibilities of the Extended Program Director in their absence.

The ideal candidate will:

+ Be a joyful leader who collaborates generously, inspires by example, and drives the team forward

+ Demonstrate the ability to take initiative, work passionately and joyfully, and collaborate effectively with colleagues, students, and parents.

+ Apply an understanding of the developmental stages of children when observing and working with individual children.

+ Model behavior and language that support our mission and our program.

+ Have experience teaching or leading youth activities.

+ Build a positive team culture and have experience leading a team of peers

+ Actively engage with the whole CDS community.

+ Display excellent classroom management skills.

+ Express the desire and ability to take on increasing responsibility in the classroom and the CDS community, and to participate generously.

+ Display a passion for learning and a commitment to personal-professional growth.

+ Demonstrate excellent written and oral communication skills.

+ Keep the classroom, storage areas, bathrooms, and outside areas neat and orderly.

+ Work effectively with children, families, and staff of diverse backgrounds and family structures.

Requirements:

+ Bachelor’s degree in education or in a related field. Have experience teaching or leading youth activities.

+ Excellent interpersonal skills as well as a sense of humor

+ Strong organizational and problem-solving skills

+ Able to work occasional nights and weekends

Compensation

$32.68 - $36.31 per hour, based on qualifications and experience. Excellent benefits offered, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, generous PTO,  and employer-paid retirement plan.

Physical Demands of Position

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a school employee to successfully perform the essential responsibilities and functions.  Reasonable accommodation may be requested to enable individuals to perform the essential responsibilities of the job:

+ Ability to sit, stand, move, communicate, hear, and read during the course of normal teaching activities;

+ Able to lift 45-50 lbs.

+ Able to think and concentrate for sustained periods of time, and to perform teaching responsibilities with patience and professionalism required to effectively work with children;

+ In-person attendance is necessary to perform essential job functions.

+ May be exposed to childhood illnesses.

Clearances Required

+ Required Screenings: TB/Risk Assessment

+ Clearances: Livescan background check

+ Must be able to provide documentation of legal authorization to work in the United States/E-Verify

Contact Information

Apply on our website a t careers.cds-sf.org . Include resume, cover letter, and names, phone numbers, and reporting relationship of 3 professional references.

CDS is an equal opportunity employer. Our community is diverse in many ways, inclusive of race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender spectrum, age, ability, and more. We welcome and value the same in our faculty and staff.

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