PART TIME
POSITIONS
Berkeley: Cragmont Elementary School
Jason Lustig, Principal
Angela Gilder, After School Coordinator
Cragmont Elementary
is a K-5 public school. There are approximately 400 students
within the school. AmeriCorps Job Title & Description:
Member tutors in the morning using Reading Railroad (reading
program) and serves in the after-school program.
Location & Contact
Info:
830 Regal Road
Berkeley, CA 94708
P: (510) 644-8810 or (510) 644-4892
E: Angela_Gilder@berkeley.k12.ca.us
East Palo Alto: New Perspectives-East Palo Alto
Program Director: Stacy Nitta
New Perspectives assists students
with the productive management of their lives. Students
involved in the program are presented
with the necessary tools for affecting and maintaining positive
academic, social and family environments. We build lasting
partnerships with community services, school faculty and
students. New Perspectives is dedicated to creating positive
change in our students and their community. We do this by
providing quality, developmental services to the youth
New
Perspectives provides on campus, after school recreation
services at several school sites in the Ravenswood School
District. These services are provided to 5th – 8th
grade students with parental permission.
Services include:
sports, arts and crafts, environmental education, Lifeskills,
developmental lessons, drug and alcohol
prevention, team building and leadership activities. Additionally
there are field trips during program and monthly field
trips on weekends.
AmeriCorps Job Description:
AmeriCorps members work directly with the youth in the after-school
program.
Location & Contact Info:
1798B Bay Road
East Palo Alto, CA 94303
P: (650) 330-7452
E: snitta@bacr.org
W: www.bacr.org/2203_np_epa_after_school.htm
Oakland: Leadership
Excellence
Saleem Shakir, Director of Programs
Leadership Excellence was started in 1989 by a group of college
student activists at San Diego State University. The organization
was created to provide children and youth with meaningful ways
to improve their communities. The organization is committed
to developing positive leadership skills, creating social change
and improving the educational opportunities for youth in urban
communities. Its mission is to provide grassroots community
organizing and leadership skills to African American children
and youth ages 5 to 21 residing in urban communities. Leadership
Excellence provides a comprehensive sequence of leadership
development programs that train young people to identify social
and community problems and implement a plan of action that
addresses these problems.
AmeriCorps Job Description:
Freedom School Teachers: facilitate a class
of 10-12 students between the ages of 5-13 in leadership
training, strengthening academic skills, and support in community
improvement.
Camp Akili Counselors: facilitate group of
10-12 campers, African American youth ages 14-17, to educate
students to think more critically about contemporary issues
of inequality, and cultivate their abilities to identify problems
in their communities and solve them. Facilitation in math and
education workshops also included.
Location & Contact Info:
1924 Franklin Street, 2nd Floor Suite 201
Oakland, CA 94612
P: (510) 267-9770
E: saleem@leadershipexcellence.org
W: www.leadershipexcellence.org |
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San
Rafael: Bay Area Community Resources- New Perspectives
Marin
Program Director: Don Blasky
Our purpose is to support young people to make positive
decisions about their health, education, and employment.
Youth development activities are led by youth, foster
civic engagement, and promote community improvement.
More than 2,300 students participate in ongoing BACR
youth development activities each year.
BACR is the lead agency for four after-school programs
at elementary, middle, and high schools in the San
Rafael City Schools District. We serve primarily low
income students of color, most of whom are English
language learners. Our programs provide in-school tutoring
of elementary and middle school students, after-school
adult and peer mentoring and tutoring of high school
students, and comprehensive academic assistance and
enrichment programs for elementary and middle school
students.
AmeriCorps Job Description:
After-School Program Assistant:
• Supervise a group of approximately 15-20
students during homework time and provide academic
support as needed.
• Cultivate an environment where all children can study and learn in an
efficient and positive way.
• Plan, prepare for, and carry out various recreational activities as required.
• Help with handing out snack and supervising recess. Enforce all recess
rules and manage behavioral concerns.
Location & Contact Info:
171 Carlos Drive
San Rafael, CA 94903
P: (415) 444-5580 x 311
E: dblasky@bacr.org
W: www.bacr.org
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