Position: Facilitator

Terms of Employment: 

• Your employment with Liberated Kids is at will. 

• Dates

• August 11 - May 15 

• First 4 months of employment for those new to Liberated Kids will be the “Deschooling & Orientation Period*.”

Hours: 

• 32-40 hours per week

• General work hours are 8:30 am - 4:30 pm, Monday thru Thursday. The actual hours will be agreed upon by employee and employer.

• For Full-Time 40-hour employees, 8 hours per week are flex-hours for planning, meeting, reflections, facilitator development, online offerings, etc. 

• All overtime hours need prior written approval (i.e. handwritten, text, email, etc.) from the Executive Director or the Board of Directors. 

Wages: 

• Dependent on Experience  - $22-$28 / hr 

Location: We plan to be at Arroyo Viejo Recreation Center in Oakland for 3 days per week, and 1 day at various locations. (subject to change)

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Be present. Observe kids be kids and provide help when kids ask you to help them. (Also, step in when there is a clear safety hazard or harm is being caused). Maximum support with minimal interference.

• Create and nurture respectful, trustful relationships with the kids, the other facilitator(s), and parents/caregivers (including communication with parents/caregivers outside of work hours). Focus on connecting with kids before correcting kids.

• Plan and facilitate offerings based on your interest, interest of the children, relevance to our community and/or recommendations of parents/caregivers.

• Model your own ongoing curiosity, learning, playfulness, intersectional justice-lens, critical thinking and respectful relationship-building. 

• Throughout the day, maintain communication with the other facilitators present verbally and via walkie-talkie.

• Support kids’ socio-emotional development through various ways depending on the situation and the child: listening, offering tools, mediating, offering suggestions, etc. 

• Document kids’ activities and learning to share with the community and for portfolio creation.

• Facilitate Checkpoint, Spawn and Change-up meetings (Agile Learning Tools)

• Know and understand the BIG agreement at Liberated Kids. Stay updated on any new agreements by checking the Community Mastery Board. 

• Be engaged in continual reflection and development as a facilitator. Be open to give and receive constructive feedback.

• Support setting up the space, and cleaning/organizing the space.

• Be comfortable in outdoor and indoor spaces. 

• Provide support and guidance to the high school interns and parent volunteer facilitators.

• Engage in weekly reflective processes with the other facilitators. 

• Occasionally facilitate parent/caregiver meetings. 

• Participate in regular meetings such as Visioning Team meetings (monthly), Community Meetings (monthly), and meetings with partner organizations, when applicable. 

Desired Qualities/Experience:

• Alignment with our Norms and Values

• Understanding of self-directed education and/or familiarity with Agile Learning Centers

• Commitment to lifelong learning, specifically pertaining to self-directed education and intersectional anti-oppression

• Ability to communicate effectively and consistently in person and via technology, and work collaboratively as part of a team

• Reliability, consistency, and flexibility

• Enthusiastic about building community with children and parents/caregivers, and building relationships that are genuine, respectful, curious and rooted in trust and partnership

• Creative, energetic, mindful, reflective, talented, justice-oriented, and grounded

• Experience working with children of differing needs

We strongly encourage BIPOC, QT, Spanish-speaking and neurospicy candidates to inquire.

If you are interested, please email: liberatedkidsoakland@gmail.com and complete our application as soon as possible. 

We encourage applications to be turned in ASAP.