Job Description

About PLN
Founded on Skid Row in 1980, Para Los Niños provides education and wraparound support, serving over 10,000 children, youth, and families annually in some of the most underserved areas in Los Angeles. PLN fosters pathways to success by striving for excellence in education, family support, and comprehensive social-emotional, and community-based services.
Through early education, TK-8th grade education, youth workforce services, and family and community services Para Los Niño’s’ model provides a comprehensive, holistic approach to break the cycle of poverty and help children and youth thrive.
- This is a temporary position that is expected to end on January 2027
Under the supervision of the Area Supervisor, the Lead Teacher will contribute with planning, developing, and coordinating the delivery of Expanded Learning Programming. The Lead Teacher will support the Area Supervisor with all yearly programming, scheduled activities and daily program routines including supporting staff, students, and families.
Duties
• Support with daily expanded learning programing including; after school, weekend, and intersession programming throughout the year.
• Ensures that Associate Teachers are kept updated in all matters concerning the program, classrooms, teacher meetings, activity plans, policies, and procedures.
• Conducts classroom observations and provides feedback to Associate Teachers with the guidance of the Area Supervisor.
• Meet with staff on a weekly basis as a group to review weekly announcement, schedules, and program updates.
• Monitors and supports Associate Teachers on daily tasks.
• Ensures that Associate Teachers are implementing lessons, activities, homework support and overall student supervision.
• Monitors supply inventory, requests of program supplies and orders for the program.
• Ensures that Associate Teachers submit activity plans weekly.
• Completes incident reports for the Area Supervisor regarding staffing, incidents, or classroom concerns.
• Reports regularly to the supervisor any issues of concern that need immediate attention.
• Completes and reports any suspicion of child abuse to supervisor and/or the Child Abuse Hotline.
• Completes daily health checks regarding hygiene, safety, and overall well-being of students.
• Participates in interviews, selection, assignment, and orientation of program staff.
• Supports in general recruitment and enrollment of students, orients parents on program procedures, goals, and objectives.
• Supports with completing programmatic information such as; flyers, newsletters and or letters.
• Maintains and updates all students’ files in accordance with required state guidelines.
• Supports the completion of monthly attendance reports.
• Supports with program rosters, partner program rosters and field trip rosters.
• Support in gathering data for contracted required reports, food count and/or other program reports in an accurate and timely manner.
• Contacts parents to provide them with information regarding the program, incidents and respond to parent inquiries.
• Functions as a program liaison to school staff, administration, law enforcement, and other community agencies.
• Participate regularly in professional development opportunities, collaborative meetings, coaching sessions, staff meetings, and both on-and-off site trainings.
• May perform other duties as assigned by Supervisor
• CES Lead Teachers only
• Supports in the completion of Desired Results Developmental Profile-School Age with the Associate Teachers twice a year.
• Supports with classroom and parent conferences after each DRDP is complete.
Qualifications
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required to perform the job successfully.
Education/Experience
• AA Degree or 60 units from a credit college or university.
• For Charter Elementary School Program Only
◦ Needs to meet additional requirements.
◦ The individual must possess a current Child Development Teacher permit, plus 2 years of Associate Teacher experience. Must always keep permit valid and updated.
◦ Knowledge of DRDP implementation.
Qualifications and Experience Requirements
• Strong commitment to the mission, policies, goals, and philosophy of Para Los Niños.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) with the ability to translate.
• English proficiency supporting professional-level verbal and written communication to children, parents and other staff members required.
• Computer literate with hands-on experience in MS Word, MS Excel, ZOOM, share drive and data management systems.
• Must be organized, flexible and detail oriented.
• Must have the ability consistently show good judgment and decision-making skills.
• Ability to work independently and as a team member.
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple and diverse priorities.
Physical Requirements
To perform this job the individual must be able to carry out all essential functions satisfactorily.
Reasonable accommodation may be provided to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.
• Approximately 50% of time is spent sitting, while frequently required to walk, stand, and bend.
• Must be able to speak and hear well.
• Good vision is imperative.
• Occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
• Employee will be required to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds without assistance.
Expectations for All Para Los Niños Staff
Candidates for employment at a Para Los Niños, regardless of position, will consistently demonstrate the following:
• Unwavering belief in and commitment to fulfill the mission of Para Los Niños.
• Deep commitment to the success of all PLN students and families.
• Commitment to excellence and high standards -- for self, students, and colleagues.
• Continuous learning by engaging in reflection, self-assessment, and individual professional development.
• Use of data to inform decisions and drive continuous improvement.
• Ability to thrive as a member of a collaborative team.
• Self-motivation and initiative with solutions-oriented disposition.
• Belief in and ability to develop respectful relationships with families and children informed by the students’ cultural and socioeconomic characteristics.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to effectively handle challenging situations.
• Comfort with basic Microsoft Office applications and a curiosity and propensity to push own adoption of new technology and approaches.
• Regular, punctual attendance and professional appearance.
Para Los Niños is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer
It is the established policy of Para Los Niños (PLN) to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees without discrimination with regard to race, religious belief (including dress or grooming practices), color, sex, sex stereotype, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions (including breast feeding), age, national origin (including possessing a driver’s license issued under Vehicle Code § 12801.9), ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identification and expression, transgender 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. PLN also prohibits 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.