Job title
OST Group Supervisor / Group Leader
Reports to
OST Director
Location
Philadelphia, PA
Job purpose
The Group Supervisor / Group Leader will implement and lead all daily OST program activities in the after-school and summer programs for assigned age group.
This includes supervising, mentoring and engaging school age youth in all programmatic activities. Also responsible for the preparation and distribution of snacks / meals to students and facilitating clean-up duties.
Responsible for planning, developing and implementing creative recreational, social, educational, and cultural group activities and is also responsible for implementing specific Project Based Learning (PBL) activities daily.
Duties and responsibilities
- Leads and engages ALL assigned youth in daily recreational, social and educational activities.
- Assist the OST Director with the recruitment and registration process of children and youth.
- Ensures that the assigned group meets ratio standards.
- Assists children with the daily sign in / sign out procedure.
- Prepares and distributes snacks / meals to students daily.
- Provides individualized and group tutoring during the "Help with Homework" portion of after-school program.
- Responsible for working with the OST Director to create and implement Project Based Learning (PBL) activities and ensures that those activities fall in line with the PA Common Core Standards.
- Works with the OST Director to generate program schedules and activities.
- Works with the OST Director to ensure the program has proper materials and resources to conduct daily programming.
- Arrives to work on time, motivated and enthusiastic to work with assigned children.
- Accompanies and supervises children / youth on field trips.
- Agreement to participate and be made available for 12 hours of professional development every year during employment..
- Develop positive relationships with children, parents, colleagues, supervisors, administrators and, when applicable, the school day teachers of students in assigned group.
- Participate in staff meetings as established by OST Director.
- Performs other duties and tasks as assigned by the OST Director.
Qualifications
Knowledge of and orientation to agency mission and philosophy.
- Requires a minimum AA or BS in Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education (with at least 30 credit hours in Early Childhood Education), or Human Services
- At least 2 years of experience working with children
- MUST have updated (within the year) FBI, Child Abuse and Criminal Background Check
- Ability to develop and implement creative, age appropriate curriculum.
- Must be motivated to learn and grow in an educational environment; and be willing to continually increase knowledge in the field of Early Childhood Education.
- Ability to relate well to children, OST staff, teachers and parents.
- Demonstrated ability to serve as a positive role model
- Enthusiastic and passionate about working with children
Working conditions
Part-time with benefits, 20 hours per week
Physical requirements
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tool or controls;
reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift or move office products and supplies, up to 25 lbs.
Direct reports
May, at the discretion of the Director, supervise consultants / specialists, youth workers and volunteers
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