Group Leader (MS 15)

Major Duties

• Overall supervision and management of identified group of participants.
• Engage participants in after school activities and role model appropriate behavior.
• Ensure 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).
• Aid in 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 completing necessary documentation and paperwork.
• 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.
• Serve as a supervisor for 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.

Qualifications

• Must be at least 18 years old.
• Must be at leat 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.
• A commitment to work from a strength-based, youth and family development and trauma-informed perspective.