Group Leader, Arts Education After School Program

Scope of Work

The Group Leader is responsible for creating positive learning experiences for children and youth that are grounded in the arts. The Group Leader develops curriculum, ensures the safety and wellbeing of all children, and contributes to the effective operation of the program site.

The schedule of work is 1 - 5pm, Mondays - Fridays, following the PGCPS school schedule.

Primary Responsibilities

• Develops the daily lesson plans, monthly activity calendars, enrichment activities, and events
• Supports in preparation and serving of snacks to children
• Ensures that all materials needed for the daily activities are accessible and replenished as needed
• Supports with daily site set up, replenishment, and break down of program materials and furniture
• Demonstrates a positive and professional attitude, with other staff, children, and parents
• Must be willing to make reasonable accommodation to meet children’s individual
• Implements scheduled daily activities with groups of children at the site in accordance with the lesson plans
• Provide supervision and direction for children assigned to the site and works to maintain their safety
• Maintains group attendance sheets and submit to the Site Management
• Documents incidents and/or accidents that occur while children are in the group and report to Site Management
• Attends all scheduled and mandatory meetings and training events as well as special events and activities
• Performs other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

• A High School Diploma, GED or equivalent
• Minimum of one-year childcare experience
• Emotional maturity and flexibility
• Excellent verbal and written communications skill
• Reliability and dependability
• Exemplary professional and personal integrity
• Must be physically able to participate in all activities planned for children

Physical Demands and Work Environment

Physical demands:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee must be mobile in a school, playground and various field trip environments and able to use standard office equipment
• Must be willing and able to travel to site location(s) where children are served
• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds

Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English required; bilingual proficiency in Spanish is preferred.