Kidzone Group Leader

KCK•Kansas City, KS

About The Position

The Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools (KCKPS) is a nationally recognized urban school district that serves approximately 22,000 students and 60+ different languages are spoken in the homes of our students. KCKPS is home to Sumner Academy, the #6 highest rated High School in the Nation and #1 High School in Kansas according to the US News rankings. With Head Start/preschools, 28 elementary schools, 7 middle schools, and 5 college and career academies/high schools, we are the fifth largest district in the state of Kansas and our student population is approximately 56% Hispanic, 24% African American, 9% White, and 6% Asian. To serve our students, the district employs approximately 4,000 employees including more than 1,800 teachers. JOB GOAL: Under the direction of the Program Director, the Kidzone Group Leader will perform academic instruction, youth development activities, fine arts, and recreation activities, including programming and other administrative responsibilities within the contract function/services. The Group Leader will be the designated person in charge of the site when the Program Director is out of the program area. The Group Leader will be responsible for planning, delivering, and following up with daily programming activities. The Group Leader will be required to plan and coordinate the daily work assignments for students.

Requirements

Minimum of 12 semester hours of training in child development or related area and 6 months teaching experience in a licensed center
Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
Ability to interact in a positive manner with USD 500 families, students, and staff
Basic accounting and reporting
Strong organizational skills
Must meet Kansas Department of Health and Environment requirements for Group Leader position
A minimum of one year working with students in a school-aged or child-care setting
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Ability to read and analyze and interpret general professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
Ability to write reports, general curriculum and learning theories, correspondence, and protocols.
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of administrators, staff, parents, students, and the general public.
Ability to apply knowledge of current research and theory to instructional program; ability to plan and implement lessons based on division and school objectives and the needs and abilities of students.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, peers, parents and community; ability to speak clear and concisely in written or oral communication.

Nice To Haves

Certified teacher preferred (not required)
Bachelor’s degree in a related academic discipline preferred (not required)

Responsibilities

Implement assigned programs daily
Ensure that the programs are operating with quality
Guide and assist children to participate in all areas
Be a positive role model
Submit all required reports as needed on time
Promote and stimulate high daily attendance in the program
Complete at least 16 clock hours of in-service training annually
Must attend site based staff meetings
Must sign in and sign out on individual time sheets daily and follow site based daily schedules
Must follow the site based disciplinary procedures which are in accordance with the USD 500 Code of Conduct
Submit daily, weekly, or monthly lesson plans on time
Submit follow-up and evaluation reports on time
Assist with planning, implementation, and follow-up of special events for programming
Other duties as assigned by the Program Director
Maintains communication with school personnel, and parents/guardians to enhance cooperative action which will meet the educational needs of students.
Utilizes existing technology effectively in the performance of duties.