About us

Through our place-based youth and family programs, YELLS (Youth Empowerment through Learning, Leading, and Serving, Inc.) serves as a community hub and center for servant-leadership in our students’ own neighborhood. Our programs engage the whole child, whole family, and whole community to empower youth with the skills, resources, and character they need to serve as effective leaders and change makers within their community. After 15 years of place-based work in the Franklin Gateway neighborhood, YELLS is expanding to bring its powerful programming to the Fair Oaks community, a diverse Cobb County neighborhood with primarily Hispanic and Latino families

Our work environment includes:

• Modern office setting
• Food provided
• Relaxed atmosphere
• Lively atmosphere
• Casual work attire

The role of the Recreation Instructor is to directly support the implementation of the Fair Oaks YELLS Youth Program by assisting the Program Coordinator in coordinating and facilitating various activities that promote positive personal development, servant-leadership, academic success, healthy and safe lifestyles, and community involvement for elementary school-aged youth. The Recreation Instructor will specifically focus on planning and leading recreation, sports, and enrichment activities that keep youth active and healthy, while building character and teamwork. This role extends from the summer into the school year.

Essential Duties and Functions

· Develop and write lesson plans that focus on teaching servant leadership through physical activities.

· Plan, lead, and facilitate highly engaging recreation, sports, and enrichment activities for youth (grades K-5)

· Incorporate leadership and character-building into high-energy recreation activities to align with organizational mission and thematic units, providing opportunities for service learning and community building

· Promote the health and fitness of program youth.

· Equip youth to identify and manage emotions, resolve conflicts, build positive relationships, and problem solve

· Build the confidence of YELLS youth to overcome challenges and achieve success.

· Set up and prepare program areas and ensure activities run smoothly.

· Supervise children attending the program, and promote safety and respect amongst all participants while maintaining order and discipline.

· Maintain a clean environment and leave the area in an orderly fashion upon departure.

Qualifications

· Enthusiastic, dynamic personality that inspires and motivates children.

• Powerful facilitation skills
• Effective behavior management skills
• At least 2 years’ experience working with children and positive youth development program facilitation
• Ability to work in a non-judgmental, culturally sensitive, and empowering manner with children from diverse backgrounds.
• Bilingual – fluent in both English and Spanish – a plus
• COVID-19 vaccination required, or willingness to get vaccinated, due to interaction with youth

Hours: Part time - 25 hours each week 1:00 – 6:30 pm Monday through Friday during school year ( 1.25 hours for individual planning and team meeting). Summer hours for 2024 will be Monday through Friday 1pm-4pm.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $16.00 - $21.61 per hour

Expected hours: 25 per week

Grade school specialties:

• 1st grade
• 2nd grade
• 3rd grade
• 4th grade
• 5th grade
• Kindergarten
• Physical Education

Schedule:

• 4 hour shift
• After school

Work setting:

• In-person
• Public school

Ability to Commute:

• Marietta, GA 30060 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Marietta, GA 30060: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person