Job Title: Group Leader
Location: New York, NY or Bronx, NY
FLSA Status: Part Time, Non-Exempt
Classification: Administrative Support Worker
Department: Alianza
Reports to: Program Director & Program Supervisor
Supervisory Responsibilities: Yes ☐ No ☒
Salary: $20 per hour
Summary: The Group Leader is responsible for helping participants complete homework and provide academic support and guidance.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
· Arrive on time, ready to work, and report to the Program Director or Program Supervisor.
· Track daily attendance of participants.
· Complete monthly progress forms such as homework logs, ang behavior logs.
· Notify Program Director of changes in participants’ behavior.
· Provide academic support and guidance, including homework help.
· Group Leaders will create lesson plans for participants such as but not limited to Arts and Crafts, Dance, STEM, Physical activities and SEL.
· Attend weekly meetings with the Program Director or Assistant Director.
· Attend Agency Program special events and professional development days.
· Engage in program and community events.
· Ensure the cleanliness and presentation of all program spaces is a MUST.
This is a part-time position. Work hours are generally 4 hours per day, 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM, Monday-Friday. In person position unless city mandate for virtual work.
The demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
· Ability and patience to work with children and young people, particularly in group settings.
· Supervising classroom management always.
· Travel when taking field trips/escorting youth, using public transportation, traverse city streets, ascend/descend stairs, and be exposed to outside weather conditions.
· HS Diploma or Equivalency; working towards or possessing AA or BA degree a plus.
· At least one (1) year experience working in childcare programming.
· Must be at least 18 years old.
· Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
Catholic Charities and Catholic Charities Community Services is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristics protected by law.
Our Vision
Catholic Charities helps solve the problems of New Yorkers in need - non-Catholics and Catholics alike. The neglected child, the homeless family, and the hungry senior are among those for whom we provide help and create hope. We rebuild lives and touch almost every human need promptly, locally, day in and day out, always with compassion and dignity. We help your neighbors as you would like to be helped if your family were in need.
Our Mission
The Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of New York seeks to uphold the dignity of each person as made in the image of God by serving the basic needs of the poor, troubled, frail and oppressed of all religions. We collaborate with parishes, as well as non-Catholic and Catholic partners, to build a compassionate and just society. Through a network of administered, sponsored and affiliated agencies, Catholic Charities delivers, coordinates, and advocates for quality human services and programs touching almost every human need.
