The Programs Manager - Black Student Achievement is an integral part of reDiscover's Programs Team that delivers hands-on educational programs to 12,000+ youth per year. Each Programs Manager supervises one or more programs and contributes to the success of the department, including a regular schedule of teaching K-8 maker/STEAM education using recycled materials at reDiscover Center, in schools, and at community events. This position will manage reDiscover’s Black Student Achievement (BSA) Afterschool Program, with primary responsibility for program implementation in the Watts/Willowbrook area. The Programs Manager - BSA works closely with fellow Programs Managers, the Operations Director, and the Executive Director to train and support part time and seasonal Facilitators to provide the best, most educational, safe, and enjoyable experience possible to our students and clients.
40 hours/week
10 federal holidays plus 10 days/year PTO, rising to 15 days/year after 2 years of service
$53,000/year
Programs Manager-BSA Duties:
- Program Delivery (50%)
- Facilitate reDiscover’s BSA programs 4 days per week, including in-school and afterschool classes, teacher professional development, and community outreach.
- Understand and follow reDiscover’s protocols on educational pedagogy, safety, and content.
- Maintain tools, equipment, facilities, and materials.
- Support fellow Programs Managers for special projects and to cover seasonal variations in workloads, including camps.
- Coordinate Watts-Willowbrook BSA Afterschool Program (30%, seasonal)
- Coordinate with existing school partners to maximize reDiscover’s educational impact through one-off and ongoing programs.
- Manage marketing and recruitment systems to connect reDiscover with new school clients.
- With the Operations Team, ensure the necessary resources are deployed for successful delivery of BSA Programs, including staff scheduling, materials and equipment, rentals.
- Present at educator conferences, professional development workshops, and similar settings.
- Train and support Facilitators to deliver programming in the Watts-Willowbrook BSA program.
- Curriculum/Program Development (15%)
- Develop curriculum standards-linked lesson plans and similar documents for internal use, distribution to school clients, and publication.
- Collect feedback from staff and clients to give to the Leadership Team towards system and program improvements.
- Contribute to seasonal and long range planning, including new programs.
- Work with the Development Team to identify and pursue funding opportunities to support existing or future School Programs.
- Other tasks as assigned. (5%)
Required Skills and Experience:
- Experience teaching STEAM education programs to youth ages 7-12 and/or adjacent age brackets.
- Familiarity with public art education programming, such as street festivals, library programs, museum education, or collaborative artmaking.
- Ability to forge personal connections with Black students ages 7-12.
- Hands-on crafting and making skills.
- Excellent independence and time management skills.
- Capacity to gain new skills.
- Experience supervising productive work teams of teachers and/or informal educators.
- Familiarity with Google Workplace or similar productivity suite.
- Employment contingent on showing a valid CA Driver’s License, current TB test (negative), current vaccinations required to enter LAUSD campuses, and LiveScan background check showing eligibility to work with children.
- Ability to lift 25 lbs.
- Must be able to transport self and four 20 gallon totes between reDiscover locations in Venice, Mid-City, and Watts.
Preferred Skills and Experience:
- 3D Visual Arts skills, tool knowledge, and non-digital makerspace experience.
- Experience working with CA curriculum standards, particularly VAPA, NGSS, and CASEL.
- Experience drafting K-8 lesson plans or activity guides for informal learning in visual art, STEM, or related subjects.
- Experience working with K-12 schools in Los Angeles and surrounding communities.
- Experience working in the Watts area and/or knowledge of the culture(s) of the Watts area.
- Facility with digital document creation, including text, photo, video, and social media.
- Knowledge of non-profit accounting, fundraising strategies, and program development.
- Bilingual in English and Spanish.
Reports to:
Executive Director
Direct reports:
Part Time Facilitators, Seasonal Facilitators, Volunteers
To apply, please email a cover letter and resume to hr@rediscovercenter.org.
If you think you could excel in this position but do not meet all of the qualifications, we encourage you to apply. reDiscover Center is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) and dedicated to reflecting the communities we serve. reDiscover Center works to meet our commitment to diversity and to build an inclusive environment for people of all backgrounds and ages. We especially encourage members of historically underrepresented communities to apply for this position, including women, people of color, LGBTQ people, and people with disabilities.
reDiscover Center provides tools-intensive after school and enrichment programs for elementary school-age children in the greater Los Angeles area. Our facilitators are artists, makers, engineers, and teachers who love helping children to tinker and grow. We are expanding in the
Watts area and hiring an Assistant After School Facilitator to assist the Lead After School Facilitator at classes at selected school sites. This position is approximately 16 hours/week, 1:30-5:30 PM, four days a week.
The successful candidate will be:
Good with kids.
Good with tools.
Responsible.
Creative.
This afterschool program in assemblage, Design Thinking, and creative cardboard play, runs for 22 weeks, January 16-June 15, 2023, at LAUSD elementary school campuses in Watts and Willowbrook. You will provide your own transportation to each site. This position requires lifting
up to 30 lbs. A paid onboarding and training period in December 2022 will prepare staff to lead this new program.
Following additional training, you will be eligible to pick up shifts at reDiscover Center in Culver City and offsite programs across the Westside, including after school, weekends, spring and summer camps, and occasional school day programs, both during the initial hire period and
after June 15.
This position pays $18-20/hour, commensurate with experience.
To apply, please submit a resume and brief letter describing how you are good with kids, good with tools, responsible, and creative to hr@rediscovercenter.org.
Assistant Facilitator
Summary: Work on a team including staff and volunteers to facilitate programs for ages 7-12 that encourage creativity using power tools and sustainable materials.
Compensation: $15-20/hr
Location: Positions available at our program sites including weekday and afternoon shifts at reDiscover Center. Part time work available year-round and full time during the summer camp season.
Key Responsibilities:
● Follow Covid-19 safety guidelines required of all staff working in person.
● Facilitate child-centered creativity through open ended questions and suggestions of materials and techniques.
● Demonstrate safe and proper tool use and use of appropriate safety equipment.
● Assist the Lead Facilitator in classroom management.
● Train and assess participants’ capacity for safe tool use through group and one-on-one tutorials.
● Coordinate with other staff to match participants’ tool skills with appropriate projects.
● Inspire enthusiasm for tinkering through personal expression of the joy of making.
● Supervise warm-up and break activities.
● Coach teams of 3-5 tinkerers in design, construction, testing, and redesign.
● Monitor and address interpersonal conflicts among participants.
● Maintain a tidy workshop, efficiently set up before activities and clean up afterwards, reshelve unused materials and tools after use.
● Make periodic suggestions for organizational improvement.
● Prepare and clean the workshop and other reDiscover facilities before and after tinkering sessions.
● Report broken tools, unsafe circumstances, and injuries to senior staff immediately.
Supervised by: Director of Programs
Supervises: Volunteers
Qualifications: Experience with art, making, tinkering and/or woodworking. Public speaking skills, patience with adults and children of varying personalities and abilities, problem-solving ability, dependability. Aptitude for manual arts. Safety-oriented and able to consistently follow safe tool use protocols. Ability to lift 40 lbs. Must be able to transport four 20 gallon totes to offsite locations. Employment offers are made contingent on the results of a background check.
If you think you could excel in this position but do not meet all of the qualifications, we encourage you to apply. reDiscover Center is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) and dedicated to reflecting the communities we serve. reDiscover Center works to meet our commitment to diversity and to build an inclusive environment for people of all backgrounds and ages. We especially encourage members of historically underrepresented communities to apply for this position, including women, people of color, LGBTQ people and people with disabilities.
To apply, email a cover letter describing your interest and experience (1) working with children and (2) hands-on making (woodworking, sewing, crafting, robotics, etc.) to hr@rediscovercenter.org. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.
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