Kid Care - Group Leader

The Group Leader maintains a supportive, positive atmosphere that welcomes and respects all individuals, promotes the potential of all, and provides a quality experience to the community. The group leader is responsible for supporting a licensed school-age childcare program at an assigned location. They serve as a supportive team member, a positive role model for youth, and an enthusiastic participant in large and small group activities.  The Before School Program runs 6:45a - 8:45a and the After School Program runs 3:00p - 6:00p.

Welcome to Andover Recreation Kid Care. Our school age childcare program has been organized to provide supervision for children in kindergarten through fifth grade. Andover Recreation Kid Care is a school age childcare program licensed by the State of Massachusetts. Andover Recreation Kid Care does not discriminate in providing services to children and their families on the basis of race, religion, cultural heritage, political beliefs, national origin, disability, marital status, or sexual orientation. The Andover Recreation Department administers the program.

1. Facilitate a program to meet state licensing requirements and Kid Care standards for quality school age childcare programs 
2. Work with others to establish a physically and psychologically safe environment and atmosphere for youth and staff 
3. Lead participants in fun, developmentally engaging environment & activities via appropriate techniques
4. Build positive relationships with youth in program, engage and monitors at all times 
5. Support youth management to include attendance and headcounts 
6. With Site Director support, manage behaviors and implement behavior plans for participants as necessary 
7. Actively engage in program to include facilitating and participating in activities, administering snack, effective set up and site break down 
8. Respond to incidents and emergencies, medical related and otherwise, following appropriate procedures and training 
9. Build and maintain effective relationships with parents/guardians 

• Acts as a role model within and outside the department 
• Performs duties as workload necessitates
• Maintains a positive and respectful attitude
• Communicates regularly with supervisor about workplace concerns
• Demonstrates flexible and efficient time management and ability to prioritize workload
• Is held accountable for completion of assigned goals as measured by the number of people served, cause driven measures, service satisfaction scores, operating results, and supervisor evaluation of assigned duties 
• Ability to work with diverse population, including but not limited to, all races, ethnicities, ages, genders and gender identities, sexual orientations and diverse abilities
• Attend and actively participate in all meetings as assigned

• Meet State Licensing requirements of an Assistant Group Leader:
  1. At least 18 years of age and meet one of the following sets of requirements: 
     • Have a Bachelor's Degree or an Associate's Degree; and have three months of experience working with school age children; or 
     • Have a high school diploma or equivalent; and have six months of experience working with school age children including three months of supervised experience at a school age child care program; or
     • Have nine months of experience with school age children including three months of supervised experience at a school age child care program. 
• Ability to communicate effectively in both written and verbal form 
• Possess strong organizational and group management skills 
• Previous experience with diverse populations 
• Ability to develop positive, authentic relationships with people from different backgrounds 
• Commitment to inclusion and compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) 

Work Environment & Physical Demands:

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 
• Possess the ability to plan, lead, and participate in assigned program area. 
• Perform the duties of this job, include frequent standing; walking; sitting; using hands to grasp, or feel objects, tools or controls; reaching with hands and arms; climbing stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk and hear. 
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. 
• Vision requirements for this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. 
• Working extended hours may be required as needed. 
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.

The Town of Andover is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Women, minorities, veterans, members of the LGBTQ community, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. The Town is committed to advancing its workforce culture of antiracism, diversity, equity, and inclusion.  

Salary : $18 - $22