Position Description

Athenaeum After-School Program Assistant - TX
Location GH Texas
Job Category Academy - Co-Curriculars (Athletics, College Counseling, After-School)
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Great Hearts Academies

Position: Part-Time After-School Program Assistant (2024-2025)


ATHENAEUM PROGRAM (Grades K-5): Great Hearts Academies’ After-School Athenaeum is an academic enrichment program in which we provide scholars with activities and lessons that reinforce and extend the lessons learned in the classroom. Additionally, we offer time for individual study, athletics, logic games, etiquette lessons, and other culturally enriching activities complementing our mission as a classical, Great Books, liberal arts institution.

HOMEWORK CLUB PROGRAM (Grades 6-12): Homework Club is a place for students to study, work on homework, and socialize with friends in a structured, supervised environment.

AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM ASSISTANTS: After-School Program Assistants report to the Campus Coordinator and are responsible for greeting parents and visitors, managing the sign-out/ pick up process of students, administering late fees, keeping files organized, assisting with the preparation of crafts, maintaining a general awareness of after-school operations, and assisting the Campus Coordinator with any necessary tasks.

Required traits: Some college preferred, experience with children, excellent communication and organizational skills.

Hours are flexible (program runs from Monday- Thursday, 3:00-6:00 PM/Friday, 1:00-6:00 PM.) Workdays are in alignment with the Academic Calendar. There are no after-school programs when school is not in session.

Benefits:

Make an impact and build community with students and parents.

Gain experience in a school setting as well as experience in customer service.

Personal Qualities and Values:

We value each of our team members as individuals but believe that we achieve the greatest results by working together. We willingly sacrifice individual interests and recognition for greater collective impact. The candidate should enjoy being a team player. The well-being and camaraderie of our employees is an essential complement to our academic communities.

The nine core virtues that we seek to model and instill in our students are:

Responsibility - We accept obligations, and we act on those obligations in a manner suitable to their timely and satisfactory fulfillment.  We are willingly accountable for what we do and say, and we seek to learn from our mistakes.

Perseverance and Courage - We spurn despair and strive to complete tasks to the best of our abilities, regardless of the difficulty.  We respond creatively to overcome obstacles and ask for help when necessary.

Integrity and Honesty - We are individuals of strong ethical values, who make consistently good choices in keeping with our knowledge of right and wrong.  We are always truthful in what we say and do, regardless of the circumstances or consequences.

Citizenship and Humility - We give of our time and abilities to serve others.  We uphold liberty and social equality through respect for individual differences and always strive to do our best whether we are recognized or not.

Friendship - We regard others and ourselves as deserving of kind and just treatment.  Our conduct is considerate and polite.  We look for the good in others and demonstrate compassion.  Our attitudes toward others reflect the way we wish to be treated.

Wisdom - We learn from our mistakes and think before we act.  We look to each other and our past successes for guidance on making good choices.

Other Requirements:

Must complete Texas Department of Public Safety fingerprint clearance and background check.

Physical functions: Requires but is not limited to standing, sitting, repetitious hand and body movements, bending, squatting, and reaching. May be required to move or position equipment up to 50 pounds approximately.


For More Information About the Hiring Process: Please feel free to contact the Co-curricular Great Hearts recruiting team at  programs.hiring@greatheartstxschools.org.

Great Hearts Texas is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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