Dream Center After School Coordinator

Contract · Columbus, United States

Job description

8-16 hours per week // $15 per hour

Purpose: To ensure effectiveness and efficiency of the overall operations of an after-school program location.

Experience and Knowledge Required:

  • Heart for children, parents, and communities
  • Ability to communicate the Gospel through various means to children and adults
  • Proven ability to lead teams
  • Administrative experience
  • Strong communication skills
  • Superior interpersonal skills working with a variety of people
  • Positive attitude and positive approach to problem solving, solution-oriented
  • Good steward of time and resources
  • Self-starter and can champion new initiatives

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

  • Leader of after school programming in one location and assistant leader at a second location
  • Provide oversight, leadership, and direction to the location’s team through huddles before and after programming and communication throughout the week
  • Plan programming (I.e., devotionals, activities, coordinate meals, etc.)
  • Grow the influence of the Dream Center at the location and in the surrounding community
  • Build relationships with parents and families at the location
  • Develop relationships with local school or church partner
  • Grow enrollment to the capacity of the location
  • Engage children grades kindergarten through twelfth grade in the Dream Center Family Outreach experience
  • Ensure team leaders and volunteers are creating a safe, clean, and age-appropriate environment for students at the location
  • Check volunteer schedule regularly
  • Recruit new volunteers and develop existing volunteers
  • Lead and build teams to assist in executing all aspects of weekly programming
  • Communicate consistently with volunteers to ensure alignment of policy and procedure
  • Respond to emergencies/urgent issues as they arise
  • Communicate with students and their parents when a disciplinary decision has been made
  • Communicate in ways that create long-term and ongoing influence in the lives of students and families, especially as the school year ends
  • Participate and lead at annual events (Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter, and Talent Show)
  • Update metrics every day of programming
  • Perform any other tasks requested by Dream Center’s central team

Expectations:

  • Must fully embrace the mission, vision, and values of Columbus Dream Center
  • Conscious of the need for confidentiality and discernment in sensitive situations
  • Responsible for stewarding the Dream Center’s resources
  • Participate in staff meetings and Family Outreach specific meetings
  • Operate with a spirit of excellence
  • Maintain personal spiritual development through Bible reading, prayer, and Christian community