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Playworks is the leading national nonprofit leveraging the power of play to bring out the best in every kid. Learn about the energetic, creative people working to ensure every kid has the chance to play every day.
ABOUT THE POSITION, As a Site Specialist, you will bring healthy play and physical activity to two elementary schools to create a positive environment for learning and teaching.
In this position, you receive two weeks of training before the school year starts. You will partner with two schools to run Playworks' physical activity programs focused on teaching and organizing safe and inclusive games during the school day.
You teach conflict resolution strategies, inspire all children to get off the sidelines and into the game and work to generate more community and family involvement.
This is a full-time non-exempt position typically starting in August with the expectation that you will work through the school year.
Here’s where you come in :
Specifically, you will have Program, Administrative, and School Partnership Duties for two schools as follows
Program Duties :
Junior Coaches are a mix of 4th through 6th grade students who participate in regular trainings that focus on teaching valuable skills like leadership, conflict resolution, inclusion and community action, successfully improving their self-esteem, self-advocacy, leadership ability, and desire to improve academically.
Administrative Duties :
School Partnership Duties :
Regional Support Duties :
If you're a good fit for this position, you already know most of what this job entails. However, to be sure we're providing a complete picture, here are some details :
Required Skills & Experience
Compensation & Benefits :
Playworks offers the full package - great benefits, a fun place to work, and an opportunity to grow professionally. We offer :
We highly value transparency and equity within compensation and therefore are committed to adhering to established compensation pay points.
The starting salary for this position is $23.03 / hr.
This is a hands-on, creative, playful, and fun-loving place to work, all while contributing to the success of our nation’s youth.
So if you're ready to immerse yourself in the education sector, working on a rewarding set of challenges, and if you've got the skills, experience, passion, and a team spirit, apply!
Candidates selected for an interview will be contacted on a rolling basis
Other things you need to know :
Typical physical and mental demands :
Playworks Site Specialists are required to frequently balance, bend, climb, grasp, kneel, reach, sit, squat, stand, stoop, twist, walk, and write on a daily basis.
Site Specialist must also be able to occasionally lift and carry light to medium loads of 10 50 pounds, and be able to occasionally pull and push loads of 10 50 pounds.
Requires a normal range of hearing and eyesight to communicate with children and adults. Also requires flexibility to readily adapt to a changing environments.
ABOUT PLAYWORKS, At Playworks we believe in the power of play to bring out the best in every kid. We are changing the school climate by leveraging the power of safe, fun, and healthy play at school every day.
We create a place for every kid on the playground to feel included, be active, and build valuable social and emotional skills by partnering with schools, districts, and after-school programs through services including digital engagement, on-site coaches, professional training for school staff who support play, and consultative partnerships.
We are committed to racial equity, and we make a particular effort to recruit people of color, indigenous people, gender non-binary people, and people with historically more marginalized identities to apply for open positions.
Our core values of cultivating play, center equity, continued learning and collaboration within communities are the foundation of our organization and are infused in all aspects of our work.
Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply for jobs unless they believe they meet every one of the qualifications as described in a job description.
We are most interested in finding the best candidate for the job, and that candidate may be one who comes from a less traditional background.
If that is you, don’t hesitate to apply and tell us about yourself!
As an equal opportunity program, Playworks encourages applications from all individuals regardless of age, gender, gender identity / expression, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, faith, marital status, physical ability, or any other legally protected basis.
Playworks evaluates all candidates for employment, volunteering opportunities or board service on a merit basis.
Last updated : 2024-05-22
Full Time
Retail
$56k-81k (estimate)
05/09/2024
05/26/2024
playworks.org
OAKLAND, CA
200 - 500
1996
AYLON STEINHART
$10M - $50M
Retail
Founded in 1996, Sports4Kids changed it's name to Playworks in 2009. Please find updated information on http://www.linkedin.com/company/playworks. Playworks is a national nonprofit organization that supports learning by providing safe, healthy and inclusive play and physical activity to schools at recess and throughout the entire school day.