Position Summary

The Classroom Facilitator supports the daily delivery of North Light Community Center’s after-school program for school-age children. This position helps create a safe, structured, engaging, and welcoming environment where students can complete homework, participate in enrichment activities, build positive relationships, and grow academically, socially, creatively, and personally.

We especially welcome applicants who bring a special talent, interest, or skill they are excited to share with young people – such as visual or performing arts, music, sports, fitness, STEM, technology, literacy, cooking, entrepreneurship, financial literacy, cultural arts, crafts, or another area that can enrich the student experience.

Primary Responsibilities

• Actively supervise students during classroom activities, recreation, snacks/meals, transitions, outdoor activities, trips, and other program experiences.
• Maintain accurate attendance and student counts throughout the program day and during transitions.
• Facilitate age-appropriate lesson plans, homework support, enrichment activities, games, projects, and recreation; contribute personal talents and creative ideas that expand student experiences.
• Collaborate with the age-group team to prepare activities, materials, lesson plans, and classroom spaces.
• Build positive relationships with students while maintaining clear expectations, appropriate boundaries, and calm, respectful, age-appropriate redirection.
• Communicate student concerns, incidents, family questions, and other important information promptly to supervisors; follow established parent/caregiver communication procedures.
• Support safe arrival, dismissal, field trip, and transportation procedures as assigned.
• Maintain clean, organized, and welcoming classrooms and shared spaces; remain responsive to staff communication systems and program updates.
• Participate in staff meetings, huddles, training, coaching, and professional development; follow North Light policies and applicable health, safety, licensing, mandated-reporting, and confidentiality requirements.

Qualifications

• Experience working with school-age children in education, childcare, recreation, mentoring, camp, youth development, or a related setting preferred.
• A demonstrated talent, skill, hobby, professional interest, or area of expertise that can contribute to enriching youth programming is strongly encouraged.
• Ability to safely supervise and engage groups of children; strong communication, teamwork, reliability, patience, creativity, and sound judgment.
• Ability to follow schedules, lesson plans, procedures, and supervisory direction while taking appropriate initiative and responding well to coaching.
• Commitment to a respectful, culturally responsive environment; required child abuse, criminal background, FBI, and other clearances applicable to the position.

Transportation Preference

Some Classroom Facilitators may assist with student transportation. Applicants with a valid driver’s license, safe driving record, and eligibility under North Light’s vehicle and insurance requirements are strongly preferred.

Work Schedule & Position Impact

This is a part-time, hourly position starting at $17/hour, with a regular schedule of 1:00 PM-6:00 PM, with occasional additional hours for training, meetings, special events, school closures, trips, or seasonal programming. Classroom Facilitators are central to the daily student experience and help create an environment where children are safe, supported, challenged, exposed to new possibilities, and excited to return.

To Apply: Interested applicants should send a resume to kruff@northlightcommunitycenter.org.