Before and Aftercare - YMCA Group Supervisor

About the role

This position supports the work of the Y, a leading nonprofit committed to strengthening community through youth development, healthy living and social responsibility. Provides direction for the children in the classroom, and implements program curriculum. Provides a quality experience to children and parents that focuses on building achievement and belonging in youth and relationships among youth and within families.

Essential Functions

• Implements purposeful programming and curriculum within the established guidelines and is prepared in advance of each lesson/activity.
• Supervises the children, classroom, and all activities including ADA accommodations where appropriate. Follows all procedures and standards.
• Actively guides children in developmentally appropriate appropriate play and routines.
• Makes ongoing, systematic observations and evaluations of each child to provide feedback and create purposeful activities to meet the needs of the individual and group.
• Provides positive descriptive feedback to prevent and redirect challenging behaviors.
• Cultivates positive relationships, conducts parent conferences, and maintains effective communication with parents. Engages parents as volunteers and connects them to the YMCA.
• Maintains program site and equipment in accordance with program standards.
• Ensures a safe, healthy environment and is knowledgeable on effectively enacting safety/emergency procedures. Practices infection control procedures and proper hand washing.
• Maintains required program records.
• Accurately maintains required trainings to comply with licensing, program standards and YMCA policies.
• Attends and participates in family nights, program activities, staff meetings, and staff training as required.
• Effectively communicates with supervisor and co-workers to provide feedback for program improvement, concerns, etc.
• Reports suspected abuse in accordance with the PA Child Protective Services Law and YMCA policy.

Qualifications

• As per Department of Human Services, a Group Supervisor shall have attained one of the following qualifications:
• - A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in early childhood education, child development, special education, elementary education or the human services field.
• - A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university, including 30 credit hours in early childhood education, child development, special education, elementary education or the human services field and 1 year of documented experience with children.
• - An associate's degree from an accredited college or university in early childhood education, child development, special education, elementary education or the human services field and 2 years of documented experience with children.
• - An associate's degree from an accredited college or university, including 30 credit hours in early childhood education, child development, special education, elementary education or the human services field and 3 years of documented experience with children.
• And,
• - Obtain a State Police, Child Abuse, NSOR and FBI certifications in addition to a negative Mantoux TB test and a physical.
• - Obtain Mandated Reporter training certification.
• - Must have or obtain Pediatric First Aide/CPR and AED certification.
• - For PreK Counts Program, must hold a valid PA Teaching Certification.