After School Teacher

Position Overview

Hidaya Academy of Champaign-Urbana is seeking a responsible and dependable Afterschool Program Teacher/Staff member to supervise and engage elementary-aged students from school dismissal through parent pick-up. The ideal candidate creates a fun, safe, and structured environment where students complete homework, review Qur'an, pray, and take part in enrichment activities and stations until they are picked up.

Daily Schedule Staff arrive at 3:00 PM to set up before dismissal and stay until 5:45 PM to wrap up and lock up after the last student is picked up. If all students are picked up early, staff may wrap up, lock up, and leave early. A typical afternoon runs as follows: 3:15 - 3:30 PM→ Snack 3:30 - 3:45 PM → Restroom break 3:45-4:00 PM- 20 min Quiet reading time or homework time, older students will finish any homework, if there is no homework children will read books by themselves or to each other.

4:00-4:15PM: Quran Revision- ask for 1-2 Quran volunteers to revise Quran with students or Prayer time: Asr and/or Magrib, can pray with the community 4:15-5:30 PM: Stations including board games, art/ croaft, outdoor playtime, lego robotics.

Key Responsibilities

Supervise elementary students in a safe, welcoming environment from set-up through wrap-up each day. Follow the daily schedule, including snack, restroom breaks, quiet reading/homework time, Qur'an revision, prayer, and activity stations. Support Qur'an revision with students individually or in small groups, coordinating with volunteers as needed.

Facilitate and accompany students in Asr and/or Maghrib prayer. Assist students with homework and support quiet reading time for younger students. Plan and lead daily stations, including at least one craft each day, board games, Kahoot, active games, outdoor play (or musallah-area play in cold weather), and other enrichment activities.

Distribute snack and maintain accurate snack/supply inventory. Carry a walkie talkie and cell phone at all times while on duty for staff and emergency communication. Sign in each student at dismissal and ensure parents sign out their child at pick-up. Supervise pick-up at the school entrance and coordinate with parents via the private Hidaya afterschool WhatsApp group.

Send a daily or weekly recap of activities and any issues to administration; report emergencies to Ms. Alaa immediately. On low-attendance days, assist with planning and preparing activities/crafts for future sessions (see Low Attendance Policy below).

Qualifications

Must be reliable, responsible, and consistently punctual. Previous experience working with elementary-age children preferred, but not required. Comfortable assisting with basic Qur'an revision and leading/accompanying students in prayer. Patient, nurturing, and able to manage a group of young students across multiple activity stations.

Good communication skills with children, parents, and administration (including via WhatsApp). Ability to pass a background check, as required. Communication & Reporting Parents communicate with afterschool staff through a private Hidaya WhatsApp group, including coordinating pick-up. Staff provide administration with a daily or weekly recap of scheduled activities and any student issues.

Any student issues are managed directly by staff; all emergencies are reported to Ms. Alaa immediately.

Compensation

$16-$20 per hour, commensurate with experience. This is an hourly position.