Assistant School Age Group Leader
About The Position
SEEKING: We are seeking a full time Assistant School Age Group Leader for our Monument Square Early Childhood and School Age Center located in North Adams. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: The Monument Square Early Childhood and School Age Center provides care for infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children in a renovated elementary school in North Adams. The Center is licensed by the Department of Early Education and Care for 82 children. BASIC FUNCTION: Responsible for assisting with planning and executing an active, nurturing, and stimulating school age program in line with the philosophy and goals of Child Care of the Berkshires.
Requirements
- Must be willing to become EEC Group Leader qualified; at a minimum, 9 months of previous experience working with school age children, 3 months which must be in a licensed school age program.
- Ability to implement nurturing, stimulating, and developmentally appropriate curriculum activities.
- Ability to supervise children through good vision and hearing capabilities.
- Ability to establish rapport with persons of different ethnic, cultural, and economic backgrounds.
- Ability to deal tactfully and respectfully with parents, staff and persons in the community.
- Ability to report for work on time and demonstrate regular attendance.
- Able to provide documentation of good physical and mental health, free from communicable diseases.
- Ability to handle calmly stressful and emergency situations.
- Ability to accept constructive feedback and direction and to implement changes as needed for continued professional growth.
- Ability to process, analyze and integrate information and make appropriate decisions concerning program policies and procedures; must demonstrate good decision-making skills.
- Must be able to pass a background record check successfully.
- Must have good physical health to meet demands of teaching: ability to walk, stand, sit, stoop, and lift and carry children weighing up to 50 lbs as needed; ability to move quickly, maintain visual contact with broad area, and get up and down from the floor, and engage in a variety of physical activities with the children. Must be mature and have good mental health in order to meet the mental demands of working with children.
Nice To Haves
- Prefer degree in early childhood education or related field or advanced training and relevant experience.
Benefits
- Benefits include medical, vision and dental insurance, sick and vacation time, as well as paid holidays, paid closure days and retirement plan and child care reimbursement.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
1-10 employees
