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JOB DESCRIPTION: After School Matters Instructor – Junior Bicycling Ambassadors Program

LENGTH OF JOB: January 2010 through early May 2010

PURPOSE AND GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The Active Transportation Alliance manages a city-funded program called the After School Matters Junior Ambassadors. The After School Matters Junior Ambassador Program is after school instruction on bicycle mechanics and safety that takes place three days a week for sixteen weeks between February and June. After School Matters Instructors work in teams of one or two to teach the bicycling curriculum to 15-25 teenagers at three locations in Chicago. Once successfully completing the After School Matters Junior Ambassadors program, the teenage participants are able to apply to the Mayor Daley’s Junior Ambassadors program for possible summer employment.

REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT
The After School Matters Instructors will work in a team of two, reporting to the Junior Ambassador Program Coordinator. The After School Matters Instructor will also:
 Work 9-12 hours per week on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday afternoons.
 Work for ten weeks from February 2010 through May 2010,
 Be available for 20 hours during January 2010 for recruitment and mandatory meetings.
 Teach the designated Junior Bicycling Ambassador curriculum to 15-25 teenage After School Matters participants
 Travel directly to training site, by bicycle, walking, or public transit.
 Wear a bicycling helmet while bicycling and during some training opportunities.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The After School Matters Instructor will have these duties:
 Teach bicycle mechanics, maintenance, and repair to the 15-25 teenage After School Matters participants.
 Teach confidence, teamwork, and public speaking skills.
 Teach teenagers how to work with and present to children and adults.
 Teach Bicycling Ambassadors’ messages of bicycle safety and use of bicycles as a viable form of transportation.
 Maintain order and discipline in an unstructured learning environment.
 Manage After School Matters’ equipment at the host school teaching site.
 Maintain relationship with administration of host school location.

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS
The candidate should have the following qualifications.
 Can communicate well with teenagers of all abilities, cultural groups, economic statuses, sexual orientations, and disabilities.
 Writes and speaks in a friendly, concise, and accurate manner.
 Very experienced in bicycling in urban traffic.
 Owns a bicycle in good working condition, and an approved bicycling helmet.
 Proficient with Microsoft Office applications.
 Can get work done in an unstructured and informal environment, and with limited supervision.
 Works well in a team, and fosters team spirit.
 Takes direction well.
 Good at solving problems, thinking creatively, and self-motivation.
 Prompt and punctual.
 Pass a background check in order to work with children.

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS
We prefer candidates with these qualifications:
 Experience teaching teenagers.
 Experience teaching bicycle mechanics.
 Experience working as a bicycle mechanic with an emphasis on repairing urban bicycles.

This is a seasonal, hourly position. The pay rate is $19 to $25 an hour, based on teaching and/or mechanic experience.

APPLICATIONS
Candidates should write a cover letter and resume which includes (a) why they consider themselves suited for the job, and (b) a list of qualifications and/or relevant experience. Provide to:
Charlie Short
Bicycling Ambassador Coordinator
Mayor Daley’s Bicycling Ambassadors
30 North LaSalle, Suite 500
Chicago IL 60602
fax 312/742-2422
charlie.short@cityofchicago.org

All applications are due by Friday, November 13. We thank all applicants; we will contact only those selected for interviews.