Salary: $18.20 - $22.13 Hourly
Location : Modesto, CA
Job Type: Full Time
Job Number: 3651b
Department: Parks, Recreation, & Neighborhoods
Division: Adult and Child Programs - PT
Opening Date: 03/27/2026
Bargaining Unit: N/A
The Position Bring your passion for education, enrichment, and youth development to our team!
The After School Program Specialist plays a key role in creating safe, engaging, and inspiring learning environments for students beyond the school day. In this dynamic role, you'll plan and organize a variety of expanded learning opportunities - including academic intervention, homework support, enrichment activities, and supervised recreation - all designed to help students grow, discover new interests, and succeed.
If you're enthusiastic about supporting students, collaborating with staff, and building meaningful programs that make a difference, we'd love to meet you.
This is a part-time, at-will, non-benefited position. Hours are limited to less than 1,000 hours per year.APPLICATION PROCESS Applicants will be assessed on the application submitted. Due to the volume of applications received, resumes will not be screened for the purpose of determining who is the most qualified to compete in the testing process. It is the applicant's responsibility to fill out the "Education" and "Work Experience" sections of the application with complete information and adequate detail. Do not substitute any part of the application with the words "SEE RESUME."
Applicants who best meet minimum qualifications will be invited to the next phase of testing which will be a selection interview.
The City of Modesto is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering, cultivating and preserving a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion. A City application is required, including Supplemental Questionnaire.
Essential and Marginal Function Statements Essential and other important responsibilities may include, but are not limited to, the following:
Essential Functions: Maintain clear, effective and timely communication and collaborative working relationship with supervisory staff.
Supervise program participants.
Supervise and maintain an appropriate student to staff ratio.
Promote and ensure a safe and positive environment for all program participants.
Provide academic assistance to program participants.
Plan and implement site curriculum and recreational and enrichment activities.
Utilize positive guidance techniques and appropriate behavior support for program participants; adhere and enforce all rules consistently and equitably.
Monitor and report any observations or concerns regarding the needs and problems of participants to supervisory staff.
Assist in daily set-up and cleanup; maintain a clean, organized, and safe environment for participants.
Build and maintain positive working relationships with co-workers, other City and School District employees, and the public using principles of good customer service.
Observe and maintain a safe working environment in compliance with established safety programs and procedures.
Attend meetings and training sessions as required.
Marginal Functions:
Perform other related duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications Knowledge of: Practices and techniques for favorable public relations.
Practices and techniques to achieve positive group cooperation in expanded learning programs.
Positive behavior guidance techniques.
Practices to support participants' social-emotional development.
Instructional strategies and techniques for effective, age-appropriate academic and enrichment programming.
Light custodial maintenance techniques.
Ability to: Read and write at a level necessary for successful job performance, including the ability to follow and to interpret written instructions.
Perform basic arithmetic.
Think clearly, quickly and accurately in emergencies.
Develop favorable public relations and maintain an appearance that projects a professional and positive image.
Foster an environment of inclusivity, respect and welcome for all.
Maintain an environment that is physically and emotionally safe.
Establish and maintain effective professional relationships with those contacted in the course of work.
Work various locations as assigned.
Work various shifts including days, evenings, weekends and holidays as assigned.
Prepare reports and records as required.
Lift and carry heavy objects.
Run forward, backward and laterally.
Perform light custodial maintenance tasks.
Travel from worksite to worksite as needed.
Experience and Training Guidelines:
Any combination of experience and training that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:
Experience: Some volunteer or paid work experience with children is desirable.
Knowledge of subject areas taught in specific assignment, such as those in Transitional Kindergarten through Middle School, age-appropriate activities, or ability to learn subjects and activities quickly is desirable.
Training: High School diploma or GED equivalency, supported by forty-eight (48) units of higher education or successfully pass a local assessment of knowledge or skills that demonstrates the equivalent of the above requirements.
Required to attend, participate and complete all trainings as assigned. Including, but not limited to, Mandated Reporter training.
License or Certificate: Possession of the below certificates are required to be obtained within 30 days of appointment to be scheduled and must be maintained for continued employment.
- Adult and Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED Certificate
- Certifications must have an in-person, instructor-led skills session with hands and breaths training.
Additional Requirements: Must be a minimum of 18 years of age at time of application.
Possession of, or the ability to obtain, a valid Tuberculosis clearance by time of appointment.
If hired, you will be required to be fingerprinted at the time of appointment, in compliance with Section 10911-5 of the Education Code and Section 5164 of the Public Resources Code. In addition, it is the City's policy to not hire individuals convicted of any crime involving moral turpitude, including, but not limited to:
- An offense involving conduct requiring registration pursuant to Penal Code Section 290 (sex offender); an offense involving sexual misconduct with children; an offense involving prostitution (including solicitation).
- An offense involving conduct requiring registration pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 11590 (controlled substance offenders) or any felony offense involving drugs (including possession, sale, distribution, transporting or conspiracy).
- A felony offense involving the use of force and violence upon a person or another, or a misdemeanor offense for same within the last five (5) years.
Physical and Mental Requirements Mobility: frequent performance moderate manual labor; frequent sitting, walking or standing for long periods of time; occasional bending, twisting, kneeling or squatting.
Lifting: frequent lifting up to 25 pounds; occasional lifting up to 50 pounds.
Vision: constant use of overall vision.
Dexterity: frequent grasping, holding, and reaching.
Hearing/Talking: frequent hearing and talking in person.
Emotional/ Psychological: frequent coworker contact; occasional working alone.
Environmental: occasional exposure to loud noises and large groups of people.
WORKING CONDITIONS Conditions will vary depending on assignment. Work may also be performed in a typical outdoor environment on a year-round basis subject to street or field noise and year round weather conditions. Duties may include some recreation-related field noise. Work often occurs at remote locations. Positions may require some overtime and weekend work and travel is rare.
SICK LEAVE: Employees employed with the City of Modesto for six (6) full pay periods or more receive sick leave credit at the rate of twenty-four (24) hours or three (3) days per calendar year, per AB 1522.
PUBLIC AGENCY RETIREMENT SERVICES ALTERNATE RETIREMENT SYSTEM PLAN (PARS ARS): Total contribution of 7.5% - employee pays 3.75% of wages (pre-tax) and the City pays 3.75%.
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I understand that in order for my application to receive every consideration in the selection process, I must complete the following Supplemental Questions. I understand these responses must match the information I provide in the Work Experience and Education sections of my application. I certify that all information provided on this application and the Supplemental Questions is true to the best of my knowledge.
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Do you possess a high school diploma or GED equivalent?
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Are you 18 years of age or older?
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Indicate which of the following items you have completed or are able to possess within 60 days of appointment:
- Forty-eight (48) units of higher education
- Successfully passed a skills assessment such as a District Paraprofessional Exam or a No Child Left Behind Exam or other Paraprofessional Assessment
- Unable to possess option A or B
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Possession of a valid Adult and Pediatric First Aid/Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)/Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Certificate via an in-person, instructor-led skills session with hands and breaths training is required within 30 days of appointment and must remain valid for the duration of your employment.
- Yes
- No, but will be able to possess the required certification within 30 days of appointment
- No, and will be unable to possess the required certification within 30 days of appointment
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This position will work with children and may require you to act quickly in an emergency. This could range from responding to a medical emergency or handling urgent campus situations. Based on the physical requirements for responding to that kind of emergency, are you able to perform that function?
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This position is utilized at multiple City of Modesto schools and may require you to provide transportation from site to site. Can you fulfill this requirement?
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Indicate which of the following populations you have experience working or volunteering with.
- Pre-school
- Elementary Schools
- Junior High - Teens
- Adults
- Seniors
- None of the above
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What does your work availability look like?
- Open availability
- Unavailable 1 day out of the week
- Unavailable 2 days out of the week
- Unavailable 3 days or more out of the week
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Please indicate the hours you are available to work in a typical week. For example, Monday: 12PM-6PM, Tuesday: N/A, Wednesday: 4PM-6PM, etc.
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