Overview
New Gen is dedicated to empowering secondary-age youth by providing supportive, skill-building opportunities that prepare them for post-secondary educational opportunities, employment, and independence. The mission of the program is to help young people gain the tools, social networks, and competencies they need to thrive.
Through weekly curriculum sessions, hands-on experiences, guest speaker series, and community-based opportunities, participants will strengthen their literacy, numeracy, social-emotional, entrepreneurial, and life skills while also gaining exposure to employment and higher education pathways.
The Program Assistant supports the New Gen Coordinator, and two classroom teachers in supervising the daily programming plans and group activities as coordinated. The person in the role must embody Peter Paul’s values and share a passion for the mission by overseeing a high quality, safe experience for all students. All Peter Paul employees are expected to maintain high expectations for self, colleagues, students and families and must maintain a professional, ethical and responsible attitude to form a positive, supportive team atmosphere.
Primary Responsibilities
- Help supervise students throughout the daily arrival, departure, and dismissal routines as part of the New Gen summer program
- Promote workforce and independent living skills development in teens through enforcing skills learned via program provider instruction
- Assist in the implementation of New Gen’s succession planning programming via enforcement of student/classroom/parent expectations
- Commitment to total classroom engagement via the daily arrival, departure, and dismissal routines as part of the New Gen summer program
- Participate in staff meetings and professional development as scheduled
- Supervise students during scheduled external programming, sustaining site-sound-and supervision
- Perform additional duties as assigned
- Required use of clock-in/out system as well as other internal platforms that help to support daily functions of the New Gen program.
Qualifications
- High School Diploma or equivalent; or currently enrolled in college courses
- Experience working with school age students
- Strong classroom management and organization skills
- Excellent oral, verbal and written communication skills
- Understanding of and familiarity working in an urban setting
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in education (preferred)
- Experience working in the Virginia Standards of Learning
- Subject matter expertise in science, technology, engineering, art or math
Position Schedule
This is a part-time, hourly position that is expected to work starting June 15, 2026 through August 7, 2026. The Summer program hours of operation are between 8am-4pm Monday-Friday.
About Peter Paul RVA
Peter Paul RVA is an outreach and community center serving Richmond's East End.
Founded by John Coleman in1979, it is the oldest community-based agency continually serving East End children and families. Peter Paul serves students in grades 1-12 through its flagship academic Youth Program, giving children a safe, consistent, structured, and loving environment in which to thrive during out-of-school time. Family and community programming offered and
coordinated by Peter Paul bolsters student success.
A R E Y O U ?
Dedicated to empowering and enriching the lives of young people.
Driven by a culture that values unity, togetherness, and hope, and make a positive impact on the next generation.
Passionate about unlocking the potential of our youth.
T O G E T H E R , W E W I L L E D U C A T E T H E C H I L D , E N G A G E T H E F A M I L Y,
& E M P O W E R T H E C O M M U N I T Y.
