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21st Century Enrichment Specialist - Cheer\/Dance Coach- IDEA Alamo (Immediate Opening)

Employer
IDEA Public Schools
Location
Alamo, TX, United States
Salary
Competitive

Job Details

Description
Position at IDEA Public Schools

About IDEA Public Schools :  

 

At IDEA Public Schools, we believe in college for ALL and we are committed to ensuring that   all   our students graduate from college. IDEA Public Schools has grown from a small school to the fastest-growing network of tuition-free Pre-K-12 public charter schools in the United States sending 100% of our students to college. 50% of our students graduate from college in 6 years - that's 8 times the national rate for students in our communities!  

 
IDEA was founded in 2000 as a single school with 150 students in the Rio Grande Valley. When interest exceeded building capacity, to meet the demands, IDEA's co-founders committed to serving more students in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas and beyond. We now serve  over 65,000  students across Texas and Louisiana. Be on the lookout for IDEA schools opening near you-with continued growth in our current regions an d new launches in  Tampa Bay , FL  (2021) ,  and  Jacksonville, FL (2022) !  

 

When you choose to work at IDEA, you are part of our IDEA Team and Family. You will work alongside team members who set and reach ambitious goals every day, are excited to continue to grow with IDEA, and work relentlessly to make college for all a reality.  

 

To learn more about IDEA, check out this   video .  

About the Rio Grande Valley:

 

Since 2000, IDEA Public Schools has grown from a school of 150 students in Donna, TX, to the fastest- growing family of tuition-free, public charter schools in the United States. In the Rio Grande Valley, we are a nucleus of four counties (Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr and Willacy Counties) that work as one unit to support our children academically and holistically. 

 

RGV is home to a population of just over 1.3 million residents. Children across the region truly benefit from IDEA's mission of college for all, as only 1 out of 17 students currently graduate college ready. Our mission holds true as we have over 5,000 IDEA alumni that currently attend, or have graduated from, 300 colleges and universities across the country.    

Join our passionate team of changemakers in south Texas as we prepare to expand our home region to 55 schools, serving over 38,000 students in 2022. 

Role Mission:   T he 21 st  Century Enrichment specialists will  facilitate after  school  programming for priority students, focusing on academic support, enrichment opportunities, and college/career readiness.  Enrichment Specialists will work with campus principals and the 21 st  Century Site Coordinator to ensure 21 st  Century programs enhance the vision and priorities of the school.   21 st  Century Enrichment specialists work after school for 2 - 2.5 hours.  

Responsibilities:   

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  • Implement a clear and consistent behavior management system that aligns to campus- wide initiatives while developing students' character and sense of community in the classroom  
  • Help shape and develop a school wide culture that fosters a productive and enthusiastic learning environment for each student
  •   Establish and maintain a cooperative working relationship with students and families based on trust, understanding and respect for the communities in which they identify.   
  • Provide enrichment and recreation leadership for the 21st Century program students.  
  • Facilitate planned enrichment and/or recreational activities to group of students (average group size 12-18).  
  • Assists in developing students' cognitive capacity, increasing academic skill development, and respect for learning.  
  • Foster students' self-esteem and motivation through positive interaction.  
  • Be directly supervised by the Site Coordinator and Project Director for the 21st CCLC and the grant guidelines.  
  • Attend scheduled meetings with Site Coordinator and Project Director to coordinate program design, evaluation process, and outreach efforts.  
  • Work closely with Site Coordinator and Project Director to: Organize schedule of enrichment and/or recreational activities. Implement evaluation tools.  
  • Abide by all IDEA campus rules and procedures  

We look for Team and Family who embody the following values and characteristics:  
  • Believes and is committed to our mission and being an agent of change: that all students  are capable of getting  to and through college   
  • Has demonstrated effective outcomes and results, and wants to be held accountable for them  
  • Has a propensity for action, willing to make mistakes by doing in order to learn and improve  quickly  
  • Works with urgency and purpose to drive student outcomes  
  • Thrives in an entrepreneurial, high-growth environment; is comfortable with ambiguity and change  
  • Seeks and responds well to feedback, which is shared often and freely across all levels of the organization  
  • Works through silos and forges strong cross-departmental relationships  in order to  achieve outcomes  
  • We believe in education as a profession and hold ourselves to high level of conduct, professionalism and behaviors as models for our colleagues and students.  

Provide childcare for the children of essential workers during COVID-related school closure:  
  • Supervise children to ensure their safety and well-being during hours of childcare operation  
  • Perform health screens and temperature checks on students before they enter childcare and at scheduled times during the day  
  • Plan and execute educational activities with the students  
  • Ensure students and staff  follow social distancing expectations at all times  
  • Support students during mealtime and with regular hand washing throughout the day  
  • Complete other duties as assigned under the auspice of childcare provision  

Live values of IDEA  
  • Believes and is committed to our mission: that all students are capable of getting to and through college   
  • Is driven by outcomes and results, and wants to be held accountable for them  
  • Has a propensity for action, willing to make mistakes by doing in order to learn and improve quickly  
  • Thrives in an entrepreneurial, high-growth environment; is comfortable with ambiguity and change  
  • Seeks and responds well to feedback, which is shared often and freely across all levels of the organization  
  • Works through silos and forges strong cross-departmental relationships in order to achieve outcomes  
  • Embodies IDEA's core values    


Qualifications:  
  • Education:  Must be e nrolled in college or  have a  bachelor's degree  
  • Preferred 30 college credit hours or more  with a minimum GPA of 3.0  
  • Prior experience in enrichment activity for which they are being hired  

 

*Must attach an official or unofficial transcript to the application  in order to  verify GPA and credit hours earned.  

Knowledge and Skills:  
  • Ability to instruct students and manage student behavior  
  • Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills  
  • Ability to adjust and adapt to a multitude of situations in the school environment  
  • Ability to track data  weekly and monthly  for  reporting  

Compensation:   
  •   Compensation for this role is set at  $12  per hour

 

IDEA Public Schools does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, sex or disability, in admission or access to, or treatment of employment in its programs and activities. Any person having inquiries concerning the organization's compliance with the regulations implementing Title VI of Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VI), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504), or Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), may contact IDEA Human Resources at (956) 377-8000.

Company

IDEA Public Schools believes that each and every child can go to college. Since 2000, IDEA Public Schools has grown from a small school with 150 students to the fastest-growing network of tuition-free, Pre-K-12 public charter schools in the United States. IDEA currently serves nearly 66,000 college-bound students in 120 schools across Texas and Louisiana and is gearing up to open schools in Florida for the 2021-2022 school year.

Interested in learning more about working at IDEA Public Schools? 

Visit us at www.ideapublicschools.org/careers.

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Telephone
956-377-8000
Location
2115 W. Pike Blvd
Weslaco
TX
78596
US

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