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Location: Bedford, MA Category: Part-time Staff Posted On: Tue Apr 30 2024 Job Description:
Title: College for Kids Assistant to the Director
Unit: Part-Time Non-Unit
Department: Community Education and Training
Reports to: Assistant Director, Lifelong Learning and Workforce Development
Date: April 30, 2024
General Summary: The purpose of this position is to provide assistance in the implementation of the College for Kids program on the Bedford campus, which provides educational and career-oriented programs to youth ages eight and above. Summer 2024 College for Kids and Teens program goes from July 8th to August 8th, 2024. The programs run Monday through Thursdays on the Bedford Campus.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Provide logistical and programmatic support to instructors in the classroom
Integral member of Morning Check-in and Afternoon Check-out Team
Articulate and communicate with parents/guardians of students as well as staff and faculty college wide
Provide short-term supervision of children on an as-needed basis during an instructor absence
Participate as a member of an emergency response team that coordinates appropriate action in an emergency
Assist Director with in-house guest speaker logistics and scheduling
Responsible for student supervision along with instructors on field trips
Monitor and Supervise lunch period incorporating guided activities into the session
Provide administrative assistance; such as, but not limited to, maintaining records and updating databases
Organize information for weekly programs; collect weekly attendance and other pertinent information
Other related duties as assigned
Job Requirements:
Bachelor's degree or current enrollment in an undergraduate program
Experience working with summer camps or similar youth programs preferred
Experience supervising children and coordinating hands-on activities
Excellent organizational, interpersonal, written, verbal and problem solving skills
Ability to use word processing, spreadsheet, database and Internet software applications
Ability to comprehend and comply with Department of Public Health summer camp regulations
Ability to manage multiple priorities and make sound judgments in a fast-paced environment
Ability to work independently
Ability to provide appropriate health records required by Department of Public Health summer camp regulations
Current certification in First Aid
Experience with equity-minded work and/or understanding of individuals of diverse identities such as race, ethnicity, socioeconomic level, sexual orientation and veterans including those with different levels of academic preparation, and varying physical and learning abilities
