Before and After School Counselor

Friedberg JCC; Oceanside (NY); On-site; USD 21,000 - 29,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Training

Flexible hours

Multiple locations

Job summary

The Barry and Florence Friedberg Jewish Community Center is seeking passionate, hardworking counselors for our elementary before school and after school programs in New York. You will build positive relationships with children ages 4-11 and deliver an enrichment-based experience across sessions.

Responsibilities include ensuring health and safety, developing weekly lesson plans, collaborating with a team, supporting activities, and communicating with supervisors.

Qualifications

• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• 1+ year of childcare experience in a professional setting (Preferred)
• First Aid (Preferred)
• CPR (Preferred)

Responsibilities

• Ensure health and safety of children while supervised in accordance with JCC guidelines and COVID-19 prevention
• Develop and implement weekly lesson plans aligned with themes to support child growth
• Collaborate with a strong, mission-driven team
• Assist and support activities led by others
• Frequent communication with supervisor
• Attend bi-weekly/monthly paid staff meetings and trainings

Skills

Childcare experience

First Aid

CPR

Job description

Monday-Friday

7:00am-9:00am (Before School Program)
2:45pm-6:00pm (After School Program)

Qualifications

• Must be at least 18 years of age (Required)
• 1+ year of childcare experience in a professional setting (Preferred)
• First Aid (Preferred)
• CPR (Preferred)

Description:

The Friedberg JCC is seeking passionate, hardworking, and outgoing counselors to work in our amazing elementary before school/after school programs. As a counselor, you will be responsible for building and maintaining positive relationships with children ages 4-11, all while providing an enrichment-based experience throughout the session. Duties include but are not limited to:

• Ensuring the health and safety of all children are being well supervised during program in accordance with the JCC guidelines/procedures and COVID-19 prevention
• Develop and implement weekly lesson plans that act jointly with themes given to nurture the knowledge and growth of each child
• Work collaboratively on a strong team that is mission focused and goal oriented
• Assist and support with activities lead by others
• Frequent communication with supervisor
• Attend bi-weekly/monthly paid staff meetings and trainings

Desired Competencies:

• Classroom/Behavior Management Skills
• Demonstrated ability to plan and lead activities for school age children
• Proven attention to detail, time management and problem solving skills
• Commitment to the highest professional and ethical standard
• Possess cultural sensitivity and awareness of children and community
• Employees will be required to bend, crouch, jog, move and meet the needs of school age children.
• Employees will be required to wear a mask at the discretion of school and district

Locations

• Baldwin: 2 different locations (AM and PM)
• Bellmore: 1 location (AM and PM)
• Long Beach: 4 different locations (AM and PM)
• Island Park: 1 location (PM only)
• West Hempstead (2 locations)
• Paid Training
• Flexible hours to meet your needs

Job Type: Part-time

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Experience:

• Childcare: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• First Aid Certification (Preferred)
• CPR Certification (Preferred)

Work Location: Multiple locations