Website CASA-Children's Afterschool Arts
Art, Social Justice, and Self-expression Teaching Assistant
Tasks & Responsibilities:
• Overseeing all students enrolled (or dropping-in) to your assigned grade group. This includes: • Supervising during outdoor and indoor free-play, arts classes and homework time • Escorting your grade group to their arts classes as needed • Assisting as needed during arts classes • Abiding by proper classroom management techniques, using positive discipline and restorative practices • Helping to maintain a peaceful classroom environment by separating disruptive students, providing individualized care, etc. • Communication • Participate in daily announcements and check-ins with your grade group, • Daily focus on positive discipline, restorative practices, inclusion and social justice. Daily effort to know each of your students • Regular check-ins with your head teacher regarding student well-being • Regular check-ins with your head teacher regarding scheduling, curriculum, how you can best assist, and any questions or concerns • Communicating as needed with Rooftop personnel about such issues as shared space, student behavior, and any developmental, emotional, or academic concerns regarding common students • Rooftop Host Teachers • Ensuring that host room stays clean and orderly • Maintaining classroom according to the needs of the host teacher (ie putting chairs up, vacuuming, etc.) • Ensuring that host room is locked when not in use and that door and windows are closed and locked at the end of the day • Administrative Duties • Completing reports as needed • Abiding by sign-in procedures • Events and Meetings • Attending CASA meetings, including but not limited to, monthly staff meetings • Participating in CASA fundraising events as needed. Including but not limited to- The Art & Music Show and the Spring Musical • Safety • Ensuring the safety and well-being of all students at all times • Abiding by the safety guidelines outlined in CASA’s Safety Manual • Completing and filing incident and injury reports • Licensing, Laws & Policies · • Complying with all CASA policies and applicable laws. • Implementing licensing guidelines when applicable •Following employment laws and protocol laid out in the CASA Employee Handbook • Other Duties • Maintaining basic classroom supplies including sharpened pencils, paper, crayons, etc. • Serving daily snacks for your core group
Qualifications:
Teaching or childcare experience is preferred but not required. An interest in working with children and families and a love for kids is a must! We are particularly interested in interns who have experience with art, social justice, or social emotional development. Interns will be fingerprinting and cannot have a criminal record.
Learning Opportunities:
There are ample opportunities to learn and grow at CASA. Most prominently, we have a skilled, diverse, and fabulous team of artist/educators- all of whom are open to working with interns to help them with experiential learning. All interns will learn about child development, classroom management, positive discipline, and art and social justice programming for youth. For those who are interested, we also have an onsite Wellness Center and Health and Wellness Counselor (who is an Antioch alumn!). Interns can learn more about social-emotional programming. Additionally, there are opportunities to learn about nonprofit management and fundraising.
Additional Comments:
There is a CASA parent who has been open to housing Antioch students in exchange for some childcare. This has worked really well for past students. SF is a VERY expensive city- and CASA has a very limited budget. We wish we could pay more! We can be somewhat flexible with hours to accommodate a other part-time work.
