Friendly House Mission, Vision, and Values – Friendly House creates a thriving community by connecting people of all ages and backgrounds through quality educational, recreational, and other life-sustaining services.

Job Title – After School Teacher/Site Coordinator

FLSA Classification – Non-exempt

Salary Grade - Regular, Full-time, 35 hours/week, $24.50 per hour

Benefits - Paid time off and sick leave prorated by FTE. 403b with a 4% match after 90 days of employment, medical, dental, and vision coverage, 11.5 Holidays. Discounts on Preschool, After School, and Summer Camp. EAP program. Fitness center on site.

Report to – Director of Children’s Programs

Work environment – 1737 NW 26th Ave. Portland, OR 97210

Schedule – Monday through Friday, 10:30am-6pm. Hours vary for school in-service days, conference days, winter break, and spring break. This is an in-person position. Work is not remote.

Supervision – This position is not responsible for the supervision of other staff members.

Site Coordinator Summary

The Site Coordinator is responsible for the day-to-day operation of their assigned site (Friendly House or Chapman Elementary). The Site Coordinator will support the Director of Children’s Programs with administrative functions for their assigned site as described in the essential functions below.

Teacher Summary

This position will plan and implement safe, developmentally appropriate activities with the responsibility of managing their group of children in collaboration with other program staff. The After School Teacher will ensure the enrichment, social development, health, and safety of children in the After School Program. This job is performed in classrooms at Friendly House, Chapman Elementary School, Wallace Park, occasional field trips off site, and the two-block walking route between Friendly House and the park. One of our buildings is non-ADA-compliant. This position will adhere to all childcare regulations. This is a 35-hour per week position.

Site Coordinator Essential Functions

• Under the direction of and with support from the Children’s Program Director, guide the site staff in best practice for development and implementation of curriculum, activities, and classroom environment through a PBIS lens.
• Assist the Children's Program Director in maintaining registrations/enrollments, disenrollments, executing billing reports and applying “addon” billing using the Brightwheel system.
• Maintain program documents and files using MS Office 365. Ensure accurate tracking of all documents (registration forms, permissions slips, other documents).
• Monitor the Brightwheel account daily. Relay information to teaching staff, respond to questions and needs of families from assigned site in a timely manner.
• Communicate positively and professionally with children, families, and staff at all times.
• Train/support staff in maintaining accurate rosters for all children in attendance.
• Support Friendly House’s mission and values in fulfilling its community building mission through interactions with students, families, staff, and the community.
• Model organizational values, promote, and support other Friendly House programs through an agency-wide lens.
• Under the direction of the Children’s Program Director, help establish and maintain communication with families through Brightwheel and other daily contact.
• Track essential information involving the day-to-day operations and programming of your assigned site as directed by the Children’s Program Director, and follow up on tasks as needed.
• Communicate with Chapman Elementary School teachers and staff as needed.
• Be an ambassador for the Children’s Programs and Friendly House.
• Cover some Program Director duties during planned and/or short-term absences.
• Other duties as needed for the success of the program.

Teacher Essential Functions

• Develop and sustain classroom systems that promote a climate for healthy, culturally responsive child development, positive behavior, and accountability.
• Attend all required agency and program meetings.
• With the support of the program director and coordinators, develop, post, and follow a written daily schedule for each group of children, according to their ages, interests, and abilities.
• With the support of the program director and coordinators and with the assistance of the teaching team, plan and implement weekly classroom curriculum that includes a variety of culturally and racially diverse learning opportunities that represent all children, families, and staff.
• Lead daily large group activities. On-going, child-driven projects and/or periodic units are required.
• Present weekly curriculum to the School Age Enrichment Coordinator by the assigned due date.
• With the support of the teaching team, provide a variety of play equipment materials that are appropriate to the developmental needs, interests, and abilities of the children.
• Ensure that indoor and outdoor classroom spaces and storage areas are kept hazard free, clean, and organized.
• Routinely clean, sanitize, and disinfect surfaces and materials that are frequently touched.
• Prepare the indoor and outdoor classroom environment for each day, including collecting materials, lifting, and moving chairs and tables as needed.
• Under the direction of the Children’s Program Director and Site Coordinator, help establish and maintain communication with families through daily contact.
• Check and respond to email and voicemail in a timely fashion.
• Track essential information involving the day-to-day operations and programming of the After School program as directed by the Children's Program Director and Site Coordinator.
• Immediately notify the Children’s Program Director and Site Coordinator of any incidents, accidents, or other health and safety hazards as per the Children’s Programs procedures and policies.
• Other duties as needed for the success of the program.
• Demonstrate, model, and individualize the care and learning opportunities to meet each child’s needs based upon the child’s age, needs, and abilities; including reviewing the information provided by families while respecting confidentiality.
• Follow policies and procedures to identify each child for whom they are responsible, and relate to them with courtesy, respect, acceptance, and patience.
• Constantly maintain appropriate staff to student ratios for a group of up to 15 children independently; share responsibility for groups of up to 30 children with an additional qualified teacher; share responsibility for groups of up to 100 children with the After School teaching team during whole group outdoor activities.
• Delegate and provide support to classroom assistants and volunteers as appropriate.
• Use and model appropriate, positive language and emotional skills for children.
• Report suspected abuse, neglect, and exploitation in accordance with Oregon law, using the Friendly House child abuse and reporting form.
• Have and maintain the required training and experience for the After School Teacher position, including meeting the Oregon Department of Early Learning and Care’s (15 hours per year) requirements. Training hours are to be completed by December 31st each year.
• Manage training hours, submit all training certificates of completion to Director, HR manager, and Oregon Registry Online as completed.
• Commitment to consistent and regular attendance in accordance with FH personnel policies.
• The Afterschool team will work together to clean and reset all program space, a minimum of twice per year.

Competencies

• Site Coordinator:
• Strong collaborative leadership skills.
• Strong communication skills, written and oral.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Demonstrated ability to recognize and celebrate staff, and support overall staff morale at their site.
• Ability to bring staff concerns to the Program Director with a focus on positive and collaborative solutions and problem-solving.
• Ability to think broadly and to consider the overall mission of Friendly House.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain confidential information as required.

Teacher:

• Demonstrated ability to comprehend and comply with the Oregon Rules for Certified Childcare Centers and/or school-based childcare.
• Demonstrated ability to recognize and act to correct hazards to physical safety, both indoors and outdoors by actively and continuously supervising the assigned group of children, always keeping them within sight and sound.
• Show good judgement as evidenced by responsible behavior that ensures the children's health and safety.
• Ability to recognize and respect the uniqueness and potential of all children, their families, and their cultures.
• Ability to interact with all FH staff, volunteers, other adults, and children in a positive and respectful manner.
• Ability to adjust and be flexible when daily plans need to be altered due to unforeseen circumstances.

Affirmative Action/EEO Statement

Friendly House treats all people with dignity and respect. Friendly House prohibits discrimination based on race, sex, religion, color, gender identity, age national origin, marital or familial status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, citizenship status, military service, veteran status, housing status, source of income, political affiliation, union affiliation, physical or mental disability or other protected status in accordance with applicable law.

Qualifications

• Be at least 18 years of age
• Current first aid and pediatric CPR training certificate
• Current food handler certification
• Current enrollment in DELC’s Central Background Registry (CBR)
• Must be authorized to work in the United States

Physical Demands

• Regular attendance during scheduled work hours.
• Position requires the ability to routinely lift 50 pounds, bend, stoop, twist, run, and sit on the floor with children. Job involves sitting, standing, walking, lifting, carrying, reaching, grasping, bending, stooping, crouching, pushing, and/or pulling.
• Requires the ability to move or traverse about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, center activities.
• Moderate or frequent exposure to loud noises, outside weather elements, and temperature changes.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.