The Job
This position offers a fantastic mix of running kids activities, supporting children to navigate social and emotional moments, communicating with parents, a bit of admin and ‘behind-the-scenes’ work, and physically setting up and taking down what is needed to run the program. A few days per month, you will be the sole onsite manager of a team of 2-3 counselors.
We call it the “Lead Counselor” role, and your job is to help James and Aura run all aspects of the program Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday for around fifty 1st-8th grade children. You will work closely with us, following our lead and bringing your own gifts to the table as you learn the Good Fun Stuff ways and values. A few days per month, you will be the sole onsite manager of a team of 2-3 counselors.
Fingerprinting and background checks will be required. Pediatric First Aid and CPR Certification must be completed by mid August.
- Daily set-up and pack up.
- Pick up children from classrooms
- Organize activities
- Lead games
- Support conflict resolution
- Communication with parents
- Administrative tasks
- Marketing tasks
- Organizing, cleaning and sorting of materials
- Snack organization
- Lead staff meetings and training (eventually)
- Lead craft class for immerse crafters
- Between 2-7 days a month you will be the person in charge at our afterschool program.
- Continues communication with supervisors.
- Guiding nature game activities, as well as hiking and nature-art based activities
Seasonal: September to May
Must be available Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays 2:00pm to 6:00pm
Opportunities for summer work and additional weekdays with Good Fun Stuff
10-15 hours per week, roughly 3-4 weeks per month
$40 per hour
Who Are You?
It is by now second-nature to you to lead meaningful kids activities safely and smoothly for a range of ages and personality types, and you are highly experienced in leading groups of school-age children (a minimum of 2 years full-time or equivalent). You can organize and coach a small team of counselors to run an after-school program, and you always use respectful, clear and constructive communication with children, their families, and your colleagues. You have a deep interest in child development (a BA or extensive experience with school-age children), and you are open to learn new perspectives and approaches.
You can both make your own plans and follow plans made by others, and you can get creative and improvise as necessary in response to unexpected situations. You have team management experience and are solidly grounded in yourself as a confident, approachable and responsive leader who knows that playing team and being an example is one of the best ways to lead. You are able to let loose and be genuinely playful and imaginative like a child, while holding full accountability and commitment as an adult. Your positivity is sincere, and on days you’re not feeling it (we all have those days), you have the self-awareness and emotional fluency to self-regulate, communicate constructively, and be in authentic service to those around you.
Pluses include being an artsy-and-craftsy, bilingual (Spanish/English) nature lover with a Waldorf or Montessori background and the ability to make any activity a fun experience!
What Can You Expect From Us?
We take our fun very seriously, committed to the idea that how we guide children helps reshape the future of humanity. If young humans are taught and encouraged to treat each other with love and respect, and to care for nature as much as nature provides for us, all while they enjoy life and explore their creativity, then just imagine the adults they might become. You get to be a part of a team that does that, and come to work every day with people who treat each other well and love to have fun in so many different ways. We play, we are joyful, and in this job, we sometimes even get to become children ourselves. We hold a safe, respectful and committed space for children and staff to be themselves as individuals while also taking care of the whole.
Location, Schedule, Compensation
Fairfax, California
Heartwood Charter School (a beautiful site nestled among hills and trees)
To Apply. Email your resume to James and Aura at info@goodfunstuff.org with a cover letter that includes the following:
- Why are you interested in this position with us?
- Describe your experience leading groups of children
- Describe your experience leading a small team of adults
- List your favorite kids games or activities to lead (at least 10)
- List your hobbies, skills, or knowledge that you could imagine sharing with children (e.g. bilingualism, artist, dancer, musician, farmer, martial artist, chess player, etc)
- How do you think about the process of facilitating conflict resolution among children?
- Share some of your thoughts on how you maintain positive work relationships with colleagues and supervisors.
