Attending all mandatory staff meetings and in-service hours
Facilitate program activities, supervise routines, and encourage youth participation
Remain actively engaged with youth throughout the program with a focus on building relationships and being a positive role model in the areas of interpersonal communication, sportsmanship, healthy eating and physical activity
Demonstrating the ability to set and maintain limits for children using positive reinforcements
Support and guide youth in conflict to find positive solutions and work out differences and disagreement with respect to all involved
Maintaining good public relations with parents and host building administrators and staff
Create a welcoming environment by ensuring everyone that enters the program receives a warm welcome and children and parents are greeted by name
Communicating any issue or concerns to the Site Director in a timely manner
Following all reporting procedures for reporting suspected child abuse including notification to your Site Director and/or area supervisor immediately
Maintain open communication with your supervisor regarding training needs, any interest in opportunities to advance, clarification of responsibilities or policies and/or feedback on performance
Child Abuse Prevention - Responsible for adhering to boundary policies, attends required training, follows procedures for high-risk activities and supervision, reports suspicious behaviors and policy violations, and complies with mandated reporting.
Engage and actively participate in annual campaign, including but not limited to solicitation of donations and participation and support of campaign fundraisers
All other duties as assigned
GENERAL FUNCTION: Under the supervision of the Program Director and/or Coordinator, the Group Leaders work under a Site Lead and provide direct service to participants in Child Care licensed school age programs. The primary role of a Group Leader is to serve as a role model for youth, providing positive interaction and engagement throughout the program supervising and leading activities with an assigned group of children.
