LEAPS Senior Group Leader

Good Shepherd Services•Bronx, NY

23h•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Group Leader provides program leadership by supporting the Director and Assistant Director and serving as a role model for other staff. The role oversees the supervision, development, management, and planning of the assigned group, and implements activities and transitions safely and in alignment with the afterschool model. The Senior Group Leader also coaches less experienced Group Leaders and facilitates training. The position is based at LEAPS @ MS 363 and Creston Campus in the Bronx. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., for up to 18 hours per week. The role is non-exempt and pays $21.50–$22.50 per hour.

Requirements

Must be at least 18 years of age.
High school diploma or high school equivalent required.
At least two years of experience working as a Group Leader.

Responsibilities

Plan and facilitate developmentally appropriate activities incorporating project-based, integrated, and social-emotional learning.
Conduct regular conversations with group participants using social group work techniques.
Collaborate with staff assigned to the group and support activity instructors and other Group Leaders.
Model appropriate behavior in accordance with Good Shepherd’s mission, vision, and values.
Conduct participant and family outreach to support attendance and participation.
Use appropriate behavior-management techniques and discuss emerging behavior problems with a supervisor.
Resolve group conflicts using group work techniques and seek support from staff, supervisors, or directors when needed.
Apply youth and family development and trauma-informed approaches.
Create and implement activities that help participants develop belonging, mastery, independence, and generosity.
Complete required documentation and maintain participant and staff records.
Administer participant surveys on time in collaboration with PEP.
Write and submit sequenced lesson plans within designated time frames and use sequenced curricula based on students’ interests.
Maintain effective classroom management and a safe, engaging classroom environment.
Assist with planning, organizing, and hosting parent-engagement, community, and program-wide events.
Prepare participants to demonstrate their learning at culminating events.
Build positive relationships with participants, parents, colleagues, and school personnel.
Inspect facilities, equipment, and supplies and ensure they are securely stored at the end of each day.
Attend staff meetings and professional development trainings.
Follow policies and procedures.
Participate in afterschool events and trips.
Learn to use the model to plan programs, supervise, and train others.
As needed, assist with DYCD data entry, participant-file maintenance, program events and orientations, School Food and Nutrition rosters and attendance, lesson-plan collection and review, staff meetings and trainings, staff coaching, program observations, onboarding and selecting new staff, trip planning, yearly programming workscopes, and supporting the Assistant Program Director.
Perform other duties as assigned.