Assistant Program Coordinator, Los Angeles, CA

Location: 10th Street Elementary School, Los Angeles, CA

Position Overview

Read to a Child’s Read Aloud Mentoring Program pairs a volunteer mentor with an elementary school student for a rewarding weekly read aloud experience either during the child’s lunch or other non-instructional time.

The Assistant Program Coordinator is responsible for working in conjunction with the Program Coordinator to ensure that volunteer mentors, students and school staff have a positive and meaningful experience.  Depending on the needs of the school, coordination of the Read Aloud Mentoring Program may be conducted in-person, virtually, or a combination thereof.

Specific Job Responsibilities Will Include All or Some of the Following (will vary by Region & School/Site):

• Ensure that the program starts smoothly, including solicitation of teacher referrals, student permission, re-matching or matching pairs, and other start-up tasks
• Communicate regularly with Program Coordinator and supervisor as appropriate
• Notify students, teachers and potentially parents/guardians of volunteer mentor cancellations or schedule changes
• Assist the Program Coordinator with mentor communications and updates
• Support volunteer mentors with book choice and student engagement.  This could include providing volunteers with book ideas or, if the program is on site (ie: not virtual), help maintain an organized and inviting book card for volunteers
• Monitor reading sessions to ensure smooth operation of program
• If coordinating on-site, ensure that state and school guidelines for hygiene and safety are followed carefully and that rooms are left clean and orderly
• Collect surveys and assessments from volunteer mentors, students and teachers, as applicable and as needed
• Help plan and implement year-end celebration (in person or adapted for virtual setting), as applicable
• Attend required Program Coordinator meetings
• Substitute for Program Coordinator as needed
• Facilitate other activities or tasks as requested
• Submit timesheets accurately and on time
• Participate in the Performance Evaluation and goal setting process

The current open Assistant Program Coordinator role is an on-site position working in

school directly with students. Successful candidates must be comfortable working in an

in-school environment and in keeping with all safety protocols required by the school.

Essential Job Duties For In-Person Positions:

• This person working in this position will be in a school setting. It involves constant movement throughout the building and designated session areas guiding students to their reading session. Depending on the school, this may require occasionally ascending/descending stairs. It also requires frequent positioning of books and/or program materials of various weights and sizes on a rolling book cart, as well as rolling the book cart to/from various locations within the school.

Key Qualifications:

• Commitment to Read to a Child’s mission, viability and growth
• Experience working with young children
• Enthusiastic about children’s books, willingness to become familiar with the Read to a Child book collection
• Communicates well in person, on the telephone & via email
• Preferred – Bilingual in English/Spanish
• Commitment to actively and continuously working toward achieving the organization’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion goals
• Highly organized, able to prioritize and multi-task — with flexibility and a positive attitude
• Professional, positive and self-directed
• Comfortable working with and hosting group video conference platforms
• Comfortable working with e-mail, Word, Excel, and some data entry
• Access to transportation

Schedule and Hours:
RAMP sessions run Wednesday through Friday. Hours will vary between approximately 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on these days during the school year from August/September to June. Also, some availability outside of these times for data entry, communications, and meetings as needed. An average of 6-8 total hours per week.

Hourly Rate:  $17.00/hour

Benefits:  Employee Leave, 401k, flexibility and countless non-monetary rewards

Desired Start: April 2024

Interested Applicants Contact Information

Please email Infola@readtoachild.org indicating which location you are interested in. Please include a resume and a cover letter explaining why you are a good fit for this position, as well as how the hours work for your schedule.