Longfellow Afterschool Teacher

Hours: Up to 25 hours per week

Pay: Starting at $21.55-$25/hour, depending on experience

Dates:  August 11, 2025 to June 03, 2026

Locations: Longfellow Elementary 

Deadline:  Open until filled.  

ORGANIZATION DESCRIPTION

Since 1971, Jamestown Community Center has been providing learning opportunities and safe spaces for low-income youth in San Francisco’s Mission District. Our youth represent the low-income, racially and ethnically diverse community in which they live and attend school. Our strategy is to serve a core group of neighborhood youth with multiple, high-impact programs as they grow through a full range of programs designed to help them transition from children into confident young adults. 

Programs include arts instruction, academic tutoring, sports, leadership development, employment, counseling, and parent programs. Throughout these programs, Jamestown aims to provide all participants with the highest-quality youth development experience. This approach builds young people’s resilience as they face their daily challenges and supports their natural inclination to pursue their own growth into healthy, productive young adults. Our work focuses on the innate assets of youth to develop their leadership and ability to challenge discrimination and oppression and to bring about change in their communities. 

ORGANIZATION VALUES

The Jamestown Community Center is located in San Francisco’s Mission District and provides services at several sites. Jamestown is an affiliate of UnidosUS.

POSITION DESCRIPTION

Jamestown is seeking experienced, enthusiastic and creative individuals to lead youth-development focused activities.  The ideal candidate has experience teaching after-school classes to elementary school youth and a background in physical education, arts, cooking, STEM, Media, theater, dance or any other unique enrichment. In addition, this position will collaborate with school day staff to lead activities, develop and implement strategies to promote literacy and healthy development.  The ideal candidate has expertise in designing curricula that provide academic support in the areas of math and literacy and cooperative learning strategies, has experience working with elementary youth, and possesses a strong youth development background.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Plan a project-oriented curriculum to support youth’s social-emotional, academic, and physical success by

• Incorporating the five supports and opportunities of Youth Development Theory and Practice: safety, youth participation, skill building, community involvement, and relationship building
• Developing and leading a comprehensive curriculum that embeds high-quality skill-building through activities that are sequenced, active, focused, and explicit
• Planning regular, creative, literacy-based activities that allow youth to build listening, speaking, reading and writing skills

 Prepare and organize teaching materials, including a long-term plan, unit plans, and daily lesson plans.  

Work with the Site Manager and school day staff to implement activities that are aligned with school curriculum and California’s Common Core Standards

• Communicating student progress to teachers
• Attending professional development opportunities with school
• Developing an understanding of academic curricula, expectations, and standards

Be familiar with program’s selected literacy skills of focus

Incorporate literacy into all activities 

Participate in ongoing professional development before program starts and during the school year by:

Engaging in weekly professional development and collaborative planning time with peers

Undergoing regular formal and informal observations and coaching sessions

Implementing new skills and knowledge into practice

Offer professional mentorship and supervision to a high school apprentice

Plan and supervise field trips

Supervise and support daily physical activities and homework help.

Assist in evaluating program effectiveness

Comply with Jamestown policies and procedure, and laws pertaining to the operation of Jamestown

Maintain professional attitude and work ethic

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Must be able to lift and carry 25 pounds. 

Working conditions include standard office, school settings as well as occasional travel within the Bay Area. 

Use a computer, phone, copier and office equipment. 

Fingerprint and TB clearance required.  

This is an hourly, non-exempt position, up to 25 hours a week, with no benefits

QUALIFICATIONS

• A passion for Jamestown’s mission and a commitment to providing young people with the highest-quality youth development experience
• Two or more years experience teaching multi-ethnic, multicultural elementary school youth
• Experience teaching recreation
• Strong understanding of the theory and practice of youth development
• Strong elementary school level math and literacy skills 
• Ability to build meaningful relationships and engage with elementary school youth 
• Creativity and interest in planning hands-on projects for youth
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to speak Spanish preferred
• Provide documentation that meets SFUSD Instructional Aid requirement or take equivalency exam