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Summary

Save the Children’s U.S. Programs (USP) division is committed to ensuring that all children in rural America have a healthy, strong foundation to thrive as learners and in life. Our contribution to a full cradle-to-career continuum is focused on the early years, prenatal through elementary school; and our goals are to increase kindergarten readiness and grade-level literacy and math proficiency for children in under-resourced rural communities. In times of crisis, Save the Children does whatever it takes to help children and families recover from their losses, restore their lives, and build resilience for years to come.

Save the Children is seeking a Tutor, Afterschool Programs. In this role, through support and guidance of the Save the Children Site Coordinator and with technical assistance from the Save the Children Lead Associate, Afterschool Programs, you will implement various aspects of the Literacy and Healthy Choices program components on an as needed basis and maintain good general order and conduct among the children participating in the program.

What You’ll Be Doing (Essential Duties)

• On an approximate 1:20 ratio of staff to children, initiate and supervise activities of children participating in the afterschool program, ensuring compliance with Save the Children, School, and Grant guidelines and standards. Guide and coordinate the implementation and monitoring of the program. (70%)
• Assist the Save the Children Site Coordinator in maintaining children’s files and following up with various administrative needs of the afterschool literacy program. (10%)
• Attending training session(s) as directed by the Lead Associate, Afterschool Program, and Save the Children. (10%)
• Complete and submit weekly timesheets through the online timesheet system. Other duties as assigned by Lead Associate, Afterschool Program. (10%)

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 1-2 years’ relevant work experience
• High School or Technical/Vocational Degree
• Learned knowledge and skills to support variety of routine tasks requiring some degree of difficulty
• Ability to pass the Instructional Assistant/Para-Educator exam
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with demonstrated capacity to be a team player
• Basic comfort level with computers, the internet and software such as MS Word and Excel
• Ability to understand and follow the instructions of supervisors
• Ability to work amiably but firmly with children
• Ability to learn/practice problem solving techniques to deal with child conflicts
• Must possess effective written and oral communication skills to follow all Save the Children Safeguarding practices and policies

Preferred Qualifications

• Courses in education, psychology and child growth and development and previous experience working with and supervising kindergarten through 6^th grade children preferred
• Previous experience supporting staff to successfully collaborate as a team

About Save the Children

Save the Children believes every child deserves a future. In the United States and around the world, we give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. We do whatever it takes for children – every day and in times of crisis – transforming their lives and the future we share.

Our work for children and their families requires that we commit—at every opportunity—to work together to identify and dismantle persistent systemic and structural racism, inequality, and any other forms of discrimination in this country and beyond. As an anti-racist organization, Save the Children will not tolerate discrimination in any form—in our employment practices, amongst our staff, in our leadership or toward the people we serve. We stand in solidarity with all people to fight for equal rights, justice, inclusion, and belonging.

We provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, ancestry, sexual orientation, national origin, age, handicap, disability, marital status, or status as a veteran. Save the Children complies with all applicable laws.

Save the Children is committed to conducting its programs and operations in a manner that is safe for the children it serves and helping protect the children with whom we are in contact. All Save the Children representatives are explicitly prohibited from engaging in any activity that may result in any kind of child abuse. In addition, it is Save the Children’s policy to create and proactively maintain an environment that aims to prevent and deter any actions and omissions, whether deliberate or inadvertent, that place children at the risk of any kind of child abuse. All our representatives are expected to conduct themselves in a manner consistent with this commitment and obligation. 

Save the Children is committed to minimizing safety and security risks for our valued employees, ensuring all are given training, support and information to reduce their risk exposure while maximizing the impact of our programs for children and families. Our shared duty, both agency and individual, is to seek and maintain safe working conditions for all.