Group Leader - P.S. 156 Laurelton (Queens NY)

Company Overview

The Child Center of NY strengthens children and families with skills, opportunities, and emotional support to build healthy, successful lives. Founded in 1953, The Child Center of NY has become a powerful community presence throughout the city. With 50 locations and 100 programs in NYC’s most under-served communities, our 1,000+ results-oriented professionals make a difference for more than 40,000 children and their families each year.

Position Summary

The Group Leader is responsible for providing a safe, fun, and enriching after-school experience for a consistent group of youth.  Group Leaders plan and facilitate engaging pro-social activity lessons and curricula to support the healthy development of youth in a variety of areas.

Essential Functions:

• Provide homework help, facilitate activities, and safely supervise children in programs outside of school day hours.
• Develop, with program leadership support, high-quality project-based lessons that are hands-on and engaging for students.
• Support the implementation of showcases, exhibits, etc. to share student work with families and other stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain positive and professional relationships with participants, families & school faculty.
• Take daily attendance.
• Implement positive behavior management systems, focusing on clear expectations for youth behavior; verbal acknowledgment; and systemic rewards for demonstrating desired behaviors.
• Assist activity specialists, tutors, and subcontractors to manage and document behavior and facilitate activity as needed.
• Maintain and organize activity supplies for your program delivery.
• Assist and maintain in data collection and upkeep of participants documents.
• Attend all necessary program meetings.
• Attend related professional development opportunities to build personal/professional skills.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities: None

Qualifications          

• High School Diploma or equivalency.
• Minimum 2 years direct experience working with children.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
• Ability to plan and carry out assignments independently.
• Ability to prioritize, adhere to timelines, communicate with stakeholders, and manage competing tasks.

Job Behavioral Expectations:

• Maintain regular consistent and professional attendance, punctuality, personal appearance, and adherence to relevant health & safety procedures.
• Safe and successful performance, including meeting productivity standards.
• Maintain established departmental policies and procedures.
• Displays effective communication skills.
• Maintain established departmental policies and procedures including maintain strict confidentiality and adherence to all HIPAA guidelines at all times.

Physical demands and work environment:

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical demands:

• The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.   

We Also Offer

• Generous Paid Time Off
• Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance
• 401k Pension and Employer Contribution
• Flexible Spending and Commuter Benefits Accounts
• Employer paid short-term & long-term disability, life and AD&D insurance
• Commuter Benefits
• Employee Assistance Program

The Child Center of NY is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status or any other category protected by Federal, State or local law.  EOE M/F/D/V

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