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Learning Center program Activity Leader

Part-time

The Salvation Army

Columbus, OHPart-time$17.5/hrSeen 4 days agoSeen in employer's feed 4 days ago

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Compensation
$17.5/hr
Location
Columbus, OH
Schedule
Part-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Learning Center Activity Leader facilitates academic and social-emotional learning for students in kindergarten through fifth grade. The role leads hands-on activities and creates a safe, nurturing, inclusive environment that supports student growth. Activity Leaders build positive relationships with students, families, and community partners. The schedule is 25 hours per week during the school year, with full-time availability for 10–12 weeks in summer.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

CommunicationRelationship BuildingSmall Group LeadershipSmall Group ManagementReliabilityEnergyWorking With ChildrenCPR and First AidMaintaining ODJFS StandardsPassing Background ChecksMaintaining Driving Privileges

Qualifications

High School Diploma or GEDMust Be 18+

Benefits

Paid Time Off

Full job description

Learning Center program Activity Leader

Job Locations US-OH-Columbus

Job ID

2026-15844

Category

Education, Training, and Library Occupations

Compensation Min

USD $17.50/Hr.

Compensation Max

USD $17.50/Yr.

Type

Regular Part-Time

Overview

Classification: Part-Time, Non-Exempt, 25 hours/week, 1:30 – 6:30 p.m. Monday-Friday, during the school year (about 36 weeks). Full-time availability for 10-12 weeks in the summer, M-F, 9:00-4:00.

Job Focus: This position is responsible for facilitating academic and social-emotional learning experiences for students in kindergarten through 5th grade. This includes leading a variety of engaging, hands-on activities such as project-based learning, cooking, gardening, physical education, art, and more. Activity Leaders create a safe, nurturing, and inclusive environment where all students are supported in their growth and development. They build strong, positive relationships with students, families, and community partners to help each child realize their unique path to success.

Salary: $17.50 per hour

Benefits:

  • Changing the lives of elementary school children

  • Paid Holidays, Accrued Vacation and Sick time

  • Most importantly – a job with a good purpose!

Qualifications

  • An understanding of and passion for The Salvation Army’s Mission

  • High School Diploma or GED required and must be at least 18 years of age

  • Experience working with children in educational or youth development settings, preferred

  • Strong communication and relationship-building skills.

  • Ability to lead and manage small groups of children aged 6 to 13 years old.

  • Passion for education, creativity, and community engagement

  • Must be reliable, energetic, and committed to helping all students succeed.

  • Current certification in CPR/first aid, preferred.

  • Ability to maintain ODJFS standards for employees and program operation including passing an FBI and BCI fingerprinted background check.

  • Ability to obtain and maintain driving privileges per Salvation Army insurance standards (if driving is a requirement)

In compliance with US Government regulations, The Salvation Army affirms that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.

Mission Statement: The Salvation Army, an international movement, is an evangelical part of the universal Christian church. Its message is based on the Bible. Its ministry is motivated by the love of God. Its mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination.

How this job compares

Set against the 626 open Education jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$17.5/hr
  • US median$22–25/hr216 hourly ranges

This rate, $17.50/hr, is 24% below the US median midpoint ($23/hr) — in the lowest quarter of Education hourly ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 18 open Education jobs in Ohio and 626 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
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Experience
Education postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 5 years (306 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a high school diploma; 406 of the 626 open Education jobs (65%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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