Group Leader (MS 206B)

Title: Group Leader

Reports To: Program Director, MS 206B

Location: 2280 Aqueduct Ave., Bronx, New York 10458

Hours: Up to 20 hours/Week; Non-exempt

Schedule: School Year / September - June / Monday - Friday, 2 pm to 6 pm

Salary: $18.00 - $19.00 / hour

Job Summary: The After School Group Leader is responsible for the overall safety, development, management, organization, and planning of their group. This includes integrated educational projects, recreation, arts and crafts, and group-building activities.

Major Duties:

• Overall supervision and management of the identified group of participants.

• Engage participants in after-school activities and role model appropriate behavior.

• Ensure the safety of participants at all times.

• As needed, engage in outreach activities to ensure attendance and participation.

• Provide support to activity instructors and other group leaders.

• Develop and facilitate a sequenced and thematic curriculum and other various activities including arts & crafts. Curriculum should promote creativity, self-expression, opportunity for mastery, and emotional growth and future focus/career exploration as well as professional growth.

• Integrate lessons enriched with literacy, history, and other related academic subjects when applicable.

• Develop positive relationships with participants, colleagues, and school/center personnel.

• Attends all staff meetings and staff development trainings sessions, as specified (including Saturday and evening trainings).

• Assist with monitoring and maintaining the rules of the program and upholding the afterschool model.

• Plan and prepare culminating events for participants to showcase their activities.

• Ensure participants are prepared and able to illustrate what they learned in culminating events.

• Assist with organizing parent/family culminating engagement events.

• Engage with parents and guardians as necessary in a professional manner.

• Discuss behavior problems, safety concerns and situations with supervisor as they emerge, and complete necessary documentation and paperwork.

• Mandated Reporter.

• Resolve conflict within your group while seeking assistance from other staff, supervisors and directors when necessary.

• Foster a positive youth development approach focusing on , strength’s-based environment, fostering a sense of belonging, independence, generosity, mastery safety, and community to participants.

• Supervise support staff assigned to your group (including but not limited to assistant group leader, interns, volunteers, etc.).

• Track and support participant’s development and growth areas. Engage and facilitate group conversations, tracking and supporting students’ participant’s academic success.

• Responsible for the safe arrival and dismissal of all program participants.

• Demonstrate effective classroom management skills.

• Inspect all facilities, equipment, and supplies and be sure all are locked away securely at the end of each day.

• Available to work during holidays and OST days (13-15 days).

• Maintain all required records for your group, including attendance..

• Maintain strict adherence to policies and procedures at all times.

• Participate in afterschool events and trips.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Must be at least 18 years old.

• High School/ GED Diploma and 1 year related experience in leading and participating in youth group development related activities required.

• Experience building a camp culture through chants, team building activities, and community building preferred.

• Can contribute a talent or experience in arts, music, crafts, etc. a plus.

• A commitment to working with youth from a variety of backgrounds, while providing high quality services.

• Must have a commitment to work from a strength-based, youth and family development and trauma-informed perspective.