Floater/Safety Monitor at Summer Literacy Camp
About Wise Readers to Leaders
Wise Readers to Leaders is a growing nonprofit organization that offers a free, six-week summer literacy and enrichment camp for Kindergarten through 8th grade students from Title I LAUSD schools that aims to remediate the academic losses experienced during the pandemic and prevent the “summer slide”, or learning loss which typically occurs over summer months. Our staff and volunteers work to create a powerful, fun, and transformative summer for scholars from high-need communities by providing innovative and exciting literacy curriculum, engaging enrichment activities and experiential learning opportunities. We emphasize literacy while instilling a love of reading and a sense of self-confidence that bolsters academic success by offering our original literacy curriculum in the morning and “camp style” enrichment activities in the afternoon.
About the Position
We are looking for undergraduate and graduate students interested in education, social action, child psychology, and positive youth development to become a Floater/Safety Monitor for our summer program. A Floater/Safety Monitor is someone who will support safety and well-being in our program and fill-in wherever needed. The best candidates for the Floater/Safety Monitor position are extremely flexible, empathetic, passionate, joyful, organized, and willing to jump into anything. You should like to think on your feet, follow directions well, be dynamic with our scholars and volunteers, and be flexible with
whatever the day brings.
The main responsibilities of the Floater/Safety Monitor include, but are not limited to-
- Stepping in to assist in classrooms and covering for absent Literacy Leaders.
- Working to maintain team spirit and positive attitudes among staff and volunteers.
- Playing safe games at snack and lunch recess.
- Monitoring scholars while they play.
- Participating in swim enrichment as needed.
- Cleaning common area surfaces twice daily.
- Facilitating hand-washing breaks before and after snacks and meals
- Frequently communicating site updates and challenges with WRTL management, as well as continually assessing the site for areas of improvement throughout the summer.
- Reinforcing site-wide positive behavior system.
- Enthusiastically participate in the “Reading Rally” every morning.
- Providing sufficient coverage for staff to take breaks throughout the day.
- In partnership with WRTL management staff, assisting scholars who are experiencing minor injuries or symptoms and helping them get to the nurse as needed.
- Attending and participating in twice-a-week site debriefs.
- In partnership with Site Coordinator and Assistant Site Coordinator, organizing and
distributing supplies to classrooms. - Additional duties as assigned.
Qualifications
One year of college or previous experience as a WRTL volunteer and love working with
children; the ability to motivate others; the ability to think critically and problem solve; strong interpersonal, written and verbal skills; an energetic, positive and enthusiastic demeanor.
Recommended-
- Some proficiency in Spanish
- Willingness to participate in swim and/or water activities
Program Dates & Times
Our 2024 WRTL Summer Literacy Camp will run for six weeks from June 17th to July 26th, with June 19th and July 4th off as holidays. The work hours during the program will be 7:30pm-4:00pm. Additional paid training sessions are required prior to the start of camp, scheduled for June 8, 9, and 11-13, as well as additional, post-camp days from 7/29-8/1. You will be responsible for your own transportation. Many summer staff arrange carpools with each other at their sites.
Compensation - Commensurate with experience