Acorn Club Employee Villa Duchesne

Villa Duchesne is seeking a caring, energetic, and dependable part-time Acorn Club Employee to join our Lower School aftercare program. This position works up to 15 hours per week, with after-school hours generally scheduled Monday through Friday from 3:00 to 5:30 pm, providing a safe, engaging, and nurturing environment for students in grades JK3-5 after the academic day.

Our ideal candidate would be available each afternoon until 5:30 pm; however, we understand that flexibility is important. We welcome applicants who are available for some or all of the weekly schedule, as we are open to sharing coverage among multiple team members to create a schedule that works well for both our employees and our students.

Our Acorn Club program includes supervised outdoor play, Homework Club, and a variety of fun, age-appropriate games and enrichment activities that encourage creativity, collaboration, and positive social interactions. The ideal candidate enjoys working with children, is enthusiastic, patient, and committed to fostering a welcoming environment where every child feels known and valued.

All Faculty and Staff at Villa Duchesne must commit to educating by the values articulated in the Goals and Criteria for Sacred Heart Schools in the United States and Canada. Our Villa Duchesne Sacred Heart educators inspire our students every day with learning and community opportunities.

 

Villa Duchesne Sacred Heart educators:

1. Embody the attitudes of Christ’s heart: gratitude, generosity, compassion, and forgiveness. Educating is our vocation, and the ability to lead students to encounter Christ enables us to foster more loving relationships.
2. Believe in every student. We are invested in caring for the spiritual, intellectual, physical, and social-emotional well-being of each child.
3. Are experts in their subjects. We exhibit professional excellence and innovation in teaching. Through passion for our craft, we instill a love of learning within each child. We maintain high standards of research-based training and are committed to extensive professional development.
4. Foster trusting relationships to create a safe environment where learning and empathy are possible. Our trusting relationships with students enable them to discover new abilities, cultivate strengths, learn from mistakes, and develop and exercise resilience in meeting challenges.
5. Immerse students in global perspectives, compassionate action, and courageous hope. By inspiring curiosity and encouraging critical consciousness within our students, our students can realize their full potential as agents of transformation.