Site Lead - Beyond the Bell

Work where you play!
Join our team at Metro Parks Tacoma to put your skills to use serving your community and making Tacoma a vibrant, healthy, and welcoming place to live.
 
Who We Are
Metro Parks Tacoma (MPT) is a CAPRA-accredited and AZA-accredited, independent park district that leads efforts to build a healthy, sustainable community. Located in Tacoma, Washington, Metro Parks’ mission is to create healthy opportunities to play, learn, and grow. The independent park district spans the city providing a wide range of life-enriching destinations and services, including 70 parks, 80 miles of trails, 1,000 acres of urban forest, 66 playgrounds, four community centers, Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, Northwest Trek Wildlife Park, Point Defiance Park, and much more. Our work is guided by eight core values that are the foundation of our actions and goals: innovation, excellence, equity, inclusiveness, sustainability, accountability, safety, and fun.
 
Why You’ll Love it Here
Come work with us and work where you play! You will contribute to the overall vitality and well-being of your community when you work for Metro Parks Tacoma, and you’ll do so as part of a supportive team of committed, passionate, and mission-driven professionals. The people of Metro Parks are the key to its success, and you just might be the next great addition to our team.  On top of that, you’ll wake each day knowing that you’re helping make Tacoma a great place to call home.
 
Position Information
Under the direction of an assigned Recreation Supervisor or Manager, serve as an Afterschool Site Lead on campus and  manage the day-to-day operations of the Beyond the Bell program, which includes Clubs, Expanded Learning Opportunities (ELO’s), Sports and Childcare at specific TPS locations.
 
In the performance of their respective tasks and duties all employees are expected to:
 

• Perform quality work within deadlines with or without direct supervision.
• Interact professionally with other employees, customers and suppliers.
• Work effectively as a team contributor on all assignments.
• Work independently while understanding the necessity for communicating and coordinating work efforts with other employees and organizations.
• Observe applicable safety requirements, use safety equipment provided, implement appropriate safety practices at all times and report immediately any unsafe working conditions or hazards.

• Serves as Beyond the Bell Site lead at TPS school site
• Administers safety plans, provided by assigned supervisor, at each site and provides safety trainings per safety plans for all providers.
• Manages day to day operations the Beyond the Bell program. Provides on site support and supervision for all instructors who are delivering clubs, enrichments and sports programs.
• Serves as a liaison to TPS on site personnel: principals, custodial staff, classroom teachers; communicates with TPS administrative and custodial personnel to ensure staff awareness of Beyond the Bell offerings at each site. 
• Ensures announcements are provided during check in; collects and manages all attendance rosters; works with nutrition staff to ensure distribution of meals.
• Ensures supervision occurs in all programs, reports concerns to appropriate personnel.
• Manages youth interns to lend extra support in classrooms.
• Serves as sub teacher when needed.
• Ensures chain of custody, including check in, hand off to classroom instructors, check out and bus ridership
• Interfaces with parents of children enrolled.
• Participates in recruitment and promotion for clubs, ELOs and Sports.
• Ensures program quality and SEL roll out for on -site instructors; assists with surveys, data collection and performance outcomes
• Works with facility scheduler to place opportunities in rooms on behalf of all providers, including childcare.  
• Other duties as required.

• Current Tacoma Public School employee highly desired.
• Two years of experience working with youth or coordinating youth programs desired.
• Bachelor's degree in education, recreation or related degree desired.

DAILY SCHEDULE: (Clubs are offered Monday/ Wednesday & Tuesday/ Thursday)
 
•3:30 – 3:45 (Welcome/ Emotion Check/ Snack)
•3:45 – 4:00 (SEL Spotlight)
•4:00 – 5:30 (ELO Learning, Enrichment Sports)
•5:30 – 5:45 (Closing Circle)
•5:45 (Homework Help and Games)
•5:45 – 6:00 (Final Parent Pick-Up)

HOURS:
Approximately 15 – 17 hours per week
Program Monday-Thursday, 3:15-6:00 pm (*expected to attend virtual and/ or in person Site Lead check ins each week, as well as lead safety drills on assigned Fridays for various providers). 

KNOWLEDGE OF:

• Group dynamics and working effectively in teams.
• Principles and practices of supervision and training.

ABILITY TO:

• Oversee, promote and coordinate assigned programs and activities.
• Organize and coordinate instructional classes and special events.
• Work with the general public and community agencies in representing the needs of program users.
• Review and analyze performance data and reports in order to make decisions related to program effectiveness.
• Interpret rules and regulations.
• Perform emergency first aid and CPR as needed and according to established guidelines.
• Communicate clearly verbally and in writing.
• Assess and evaluate situations effectively.
• Exert optimal effort in successfully completing tasks.
• Take initiative with minimal supervision.
• Extract and record data and carry out calculations accurately.
• Manage time efficiently and effectively through scheduling and prioritizing.
• Work within and contribute to the effectiveness of a team, respecting differences.
• Report for work regularly and on time.

PHYSICAL ABILITIES:
Sight to prepare written or typed program material and monitor activities.
Hearing and speaking to conduct classes and exchange information.
 
HAZARDS:
Contact with dissatisfied or abusive individuals.

METRO PARKS TACOMA IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.
All qualified persons will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, political affiliation, disability or any other merit factor. Members of ethnic minorities, women, special disabled veterans, veterans of the Vietnam-era, recently separated veterans, and other protected veterans, persons of disability and/or persons age 40 and over are encouraged to apply.
 
MPT employs only U.S. citizens and lawfully authorized non-U.S. citizens. All new employees must show employment eligibility verification as required by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
 
MPT is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation in its services, programs, activities, education and employment for individuals with disabilities. To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact Human Resource (253) 305-1089 or angelas@tacomaparks.com.
 
Employment is subject to a national background check.
 
This position is an at-will position with no written or implied contractual agreement.

Salary : $30 - $33