Lead small-group after-school outdoor programs for TK and early elementary youth. Ensure physical and emotional safety, design age-appropriate activities, monitor attendance and engagement, build positive relationships, support culminating events, request materials, follow safety and emergency protocols, attend required trainings and occasional field trips, and complete assigned duties under the Site Coordinator.
Job Title: Junior Rangers Leader
Pay Range: $21.50 - $25.70
Status: Part-time, Non-Exempt
Schedule: 20-25 hours/week; shifts vary by location and may include evenings, weekends, and required trainings.
Reports to: Site Coordinator
Program hours of operation: 8:00 AM – 5:00/6:00 PM (varies per location)
Locations: Moreno Valley Unified School District.
Are you passionate about giving back to your community and serving youth? Join us!
Who We Are:
In 1922, Woodcraft Rangers opened its doors in Los Angeles and began its mission of guiding young people as they explore pathways to purposeful lives. As a progressive organization, Woodcraft has always been responsive to the evolving needs of the communities served, and is notably inclusive, youth-led, and rooted in the Woodcraft Way, a holistic framework that develops body, mind, spirit, and service. Continuously at the forefront of expanded learning opportunities, Woodcraft Rangers has a rich history of making a significant impact in the greater Los Angeles area, believing that all youth is innately good, deserves the opportunity to realize their full potential, and should be an active participant in defining their own path.
What We Do:
Woodcraft Rangers provides TK-12 expanded learning programs, including before and after school, specialty enrichment, and summer learning. In the past few years, Woodcraft has expanded its menu of services beyond traditional afterschool programs and summer camps to include early learning, environmental and social justice, college access, and inclusion services for youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Additionally, we offer Lifecraft, a college and career advancement program to support the development of approximately 1,500 staff. Today, Woodcraft Rangers serves more than 30,000 youth ages 4 to 18 each year across 160 plus Title I schools in Los Angeles, San Bernardino, and Riverside counties, and continues to expand its reach.
Job Summary:
Junior Rangers Leaders are responsible for ensuring a fun and positive learning environment for TK and Junior Rangers and will support clubs of up to 10 participants. Junior Rangers Leaders have the opportunity to grow, connect, play and have the greatest impact on their participants’ experience. Junior Rangers Leaders are enthusiastic, and love to learn and work with young people in an outdoor setting! Other support members of the team include a Site Coordinator, who oversees the program and a Community Liaison who supports the Site Coordinator. All staff can choose between working in day camps, sleepaway camp, or both.
The Junior Rangers Leader position is an on-site position, including attending training at the Woodcraft Rangers main office in Little Tokyo and school sites.
Role Overview:
Why work for Woodcraft Rangers:
Ideal Candidate:
Ideally, we are looking for someone who is detail-oriented, energetic, ambitious, proactive, and positive, with the ability to work both independently and collaboratively. Multi-tasking and attention to detail must be strengths this individual possesses. Individuals need to be comfortable to present and speak in front of staff and peers during in-person training.
Requirements:
Physical Demands:
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the following physical demands may be essential for the effective performance of this position. Reasonable accommodation will be considered to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to:
Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to a computer monitor. The noise level reflects typical work environment for job description.
Woodcraft Rangers provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without discrimination with regard to race, religious belief, color, sex, sex stereotype, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions (including breast feeding), age, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identification and expression, transgender status, transitioning status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic characteristics, genetic information, family care, marital status, enrollment in any public assistance program, status as military, a veteran or qualified disabled veteran, status as an unpaid intern or volunteer, or any other classification protected by law. We also prohibit discrimination based on the perception that anyone has any of those characteristics or is associated with a person who has or is perceived as having any of those characteristics.
Pay Range: $21.50 - $25.70
Status: Part-time, Non-Exempt
Schedule: 20-25 hours/week; shifts vary by location and may include evenings, weekends, and required trainings.
Reports to: Site Coordinator
Program hours of operation: 8:00 AM – 5:00/6:00 PM (varies per location)
Locations: Moreno Valley Unified School District.
Are you passionate about giving back to your community and serving youth? Join us!
Who We Are:
In 1922, Woodcraft Rangers opened its doors in Los Angeles and began its mission of guiding young people as they explore pathways to purposeful lives. As a progressive organization, Woodcraft has always been responsive to the evolving needs of the communities served, and is notably inclusive, youth-led, and rooted in the Woodcraft Way, a holistic framework that develops body, mind, spirit, and service. Continuously at the forefront of expanded learning opportunities, Woodcraft Rangers has a rich history of making a significant impact in the greater Los Angeles area, believing that all youth is innately good, deserves the opportunity to realize their full potential, and should be an active participant in defining their own path.
What We Do:
Woodcraft Rangers provides TK-12 expanded learning programs, including before and after school, specialty enrichment, and summer learning. In the past few years, Woodcraft has expanded its menu of services beyond traditional afterschool programs and summer camps to include early learning, environmental and social justice, college access, and inclusion services for youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Additionally, we offer Lifecraft, a college and career advancement program to support the development of approximately 1,500 staff. Today, Woodcraft Rangers serves more than 30,000 youth ages 4 to 18 each year across 160 plus Title I schools in Los Angeles, San Bernardino, and Riverside counties, and continues to expand its reach.
Job Summary:
Junior Rangers Leaders are responsible for ensuring a fun and positive learning environment for TK and Junior Rangers and will support clubs of up to 10 participants. Junior Rangers Leaders have the opportunity to grow, connect, play and have the greatest impact on their participants’ experience. Junior Rangers Leaders are enthusiastic, and love to learn and work with young people in an outdoor setting! Other support members of the team include a Site Coordinator, who oversees the program and a Community Liaison who supports the Site Coordinator. All staff can choose between working in day camps, sleepaway camp, or both.
The Junior Rangers Leader position is an on-site position, including attending training at the Woodcraft Rangers main office in Little Tokyo and school sites.
Role Overview:
- Ensure students are always in a safe environment (physical and emotional). Promotes an inclusive, welcoming, and respectful environment that embraces diversity for all program participants, staff, and families.
- Develops and leads age-appropriate program activities that are FUN, engaging and aligned with whole-child approach (social emotional learning, skill building, self-esteem, leadership, etc.). WR has an activity catalog to support the development of activity plans.
- Monitors participant attendance and engagement to ensure participants are present and actively engaged in program activities.
- Build positive relationships with program participants, colleagues, and all stakeholders.
- Collaborates with colleagues and supervisor to develop culminating activities or events that showcase all participants work and accomplishments.
- Requests required materials in a timely manner so Site Coordinator can ensure materials are available when needed and within budget.
- Complies with all applicable safety requirements and emergency protocols, including, up to date on all trainings and required certifications.
- May be required to attend off-site field trips.
- Participate in staff development training, as required, approximately 15 hours spread out over multiple weekends/intersessional days throughout the spring.
- Junior Rangers Leaders are accountable to the Site Coordinator and Program Manager for assigned duties.
- Other related duties as assigned.
Why work for Woodcraft Rangers:
- Sick time
- Lifecraft
- Upward Mobility
- Career development
- The opportunity to create a lasting positive impact on youth within your community.
Ideal Candidate:
Ideally, we are looking for someone who is detail-oriented, energetic, ambitious, proactive, and positive, with the ability to work both independently and collaboratively. Multi-tasking and attention to detail must be strengths this individual possesses. Individuals need to be comfortable to present and speak in front of staff and peers during in-person training.
Requirements:
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- FBI & DOJ Livescan clearance
- TB Test clearance
- First Aid & CPR certification (provided by WR)
- Work well with young children and/or youth.
- Good oral and written communication.
- Computer literacy and willingness to learn.
- 6 months experience supervising a group of early education aged children in a school or recreational setting OR 6 units in early education or child development.
- Must successfully pass an assessment test evaluating skills in math, reading comprehension, and spelling.
- For ABC Unified School District (Cerritos) Candidates ONLY - 48+ College Units or ABC Unified Paraeducator Test Completion.
Physical Demands:
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the following physical demands may be essential for the effective performance of this position. Reasonable accommodation will be considered to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to:
- Frequent standing is required during working hours
- Regular use of hands for various tasks, such as operating a computer and handling objects, is essential.
- Frequently required to talk, hear, and reach with hands and arms.
- Must be able to occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds.
Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to a computer monitor. The noise level reflects typical work environment for job description.
Woodcraft Rangers provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without discrimination with regard to race, religious belief, color, sex, sex stereotype, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions (including breast feeding), age, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identification and expression, transgender status, transitioning status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic characteristics, genetic information, family care, marital status, enrollment in any public assistance program, status as military, a veteran or qualified disabled veteran, status as an unpaid intern or volunteer, or any other classification protected by law. We also prohibit discrimination based on the perception that anyone has any of those characteristics or is associated with a person who has or is perceived as having any of those characteristics.
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