Youth Program Leader

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Do you enjoy working with youth? Can you motivate young people to reach their potential? Do you have any skills or passions that you want to teach kids? If you answered yes to any of those questions, we want to meet you!

Arc Experience provides before and after school programs for youth throughout Southern California in Los Angeles, San Diego, and Imperial Valley. We highly value our employees and invest in them by providing opportunities to expand their career and life skills. Arc is looking for motivated and compassionate people who want to expand their career working with youth and have a desire to give back to their community.

Program Leaders are essential at our company because they work directly with our most important clients, our students! They are on the front line of work, supporting students in their social-emotional learning, as well as helping them with homework, enrichment activities, learning new skills, having fun, and being safe after school!

• Greet and welcome kids to the program at the end of their school day.
• Organize and lead activities, including homework help, recreation games, arts and crafts, and educational projects.
• Join in indoor and outdoor enrichment activities.
• Create unique clubs for students. For example, we have a variety of clubs at our schools, including career readiness, cooking, anime, and dance!
• Maintain a secure environment by following safety protocols, monitoring student behavior, and managing group dynamics.
• Oversee the safety and well-being of students during after-school activities.
• Encourage participation and enthusiasm while adapting activities to meet students' diverse needs and interests.

• At least one year of experience working in after-school programs or youth recreation, especially in ethnically and culturally diverse communities.
• Good communication skills and ability to talk to both kids and parents comfortably.
• College transcripts showing you have 48+ college credit units completed OR take and pass an academic proficiency exam.
• TB test (and proof of negative result) and pass a Live Scan background check.
• If you are an English-Spanish bilingual speaker, your resume will stand out!

If the school you will be working at requires a Covid-19 vaccination, then you must provide documentation that shows you are fully Covid-19 vaccinated.

The Program Leader position is part-time, non-exempt. This position reports to the Site Coordinator of the school site.

• Monday to Friday
• Morning Shift (Optional): 6am-8am
• Afternoon Shift: 2pm-6pm (one day of the week is a minimum day which is around 12pm-6pm depending on the school)

• Reliably commute before starting work (Required)

arc is an Equal Opportunity Employer.