Extended Day Counselor

Position Purpose

If you love working with children and want to positively make an impact with a sense of self, confidence, and happiness, then the St. John’s Episcopal School Extended Day Program is a great place to consider

The responsibilities of this part-time role include the focused supervision, safety, and activities of children in an assigned group while ensuring the well-being of all children in the program. Supervision includes visual and auditory awareness as well as ensuring the students are respectful, behaving in a responsible and safe manner and are mirroring the St. John’s Code and the student handbook.

The Extended Day Program Counselor should be dependable, responsible, sensitive, mature, and able to relate to children as well as adults. his is a part-time position, each school day from 2:30 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. This is a non-exempt, hourly, part-time position that follows the School’s academic calendar. As a part-time employee, there are no benefits.

Key Accountabilities

• Enjoy working with children
• Must be energetic and have a positive attitude
• Ability to build positive relationships with students, staff, and parents
• Supervise assigned group of children enrolled in the program
• Understand and meet the developmental and academic needs of school-age students of varying academic, social, and emotional abilities
• Follow the Extended Day pick-up and check-out procedures
• Adhere to and enforce discipline policy as taught in staff training
• Assist in set-up and clean-up of activities.
• Report supplies needing repair or depletion to the Director of Auxiliary Programs
• Be alert and able to quickly move to attend to injured or ill children (be able to lift or carry if necessary) and initiate first aid procedures
• Report any illness or injury of a child or staff member to the supervisor immediately following any incident
• Adhere to all safety procedures and all other necessary protocols required by the School
• Model the St. John’s Code of respect, responsibility, honesty, and care.
• Demonstrate strong listening and verbal communication skills.
• Embrace the School’s Episcopal identity, ethos, and commitment to respecting the dignity of each individual.

Opportunities and Challenges

The Extended Day Program Counselor plays a pivotal role in the life of a St. John’s student and is a member of a team that helps students develop positive habits, skills, and attitudes. The Counselor must:

Growth Mindset

• Collaborate with colleagues in ensuring student safety and supervision.
• Demonstrate commitment to personal and professional growth. Able to meaningfully receive, reflect on, and apply feedback to one’s professional growth.

  Qualifications  

• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• High school graduate or equivalent required.
• Ability to relate well to elementary age boys and girls.
• Exhibit a positive attitude.
• Ability to follow instructions individually and work well with a team.
• Must complete New Employee Training which includes but is not limited to First Aid/CPR, SafeSchools Training, and New Employee Orientation. Physical Requirements
• Ability to lift and carry approximately 30 lbs.
• Ability to adjust from sitting to standing with ease.
• Ability to stand for long periods of time.
• Ability to work with children and adults in indoor and outdoor settings.