Group Leader - Farragut Cornerstone

Brooklyn Community Services; New York (NY); On-site; USD 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Brooklyn Community Services in Brooklyn, NY is seeking a Group Leader for the Cornerstone Farragut program. The role reports to the Cornerstone Program Director and Assistant Director, and works on-site at 137 Belmont Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11212.

FT 35 hours per week – school year, weekdays and weekends 2:00pm-10:00pm; summer hours 3:00pm-11:00pm. The group leader will supervise activities for children, youth, adults and seniors and ensure health and safety protocols are followed.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma required; some college education preferred.
• Background in sports, music, drama, dance, photography, crafts, sewing, or the arts is a plus.
• Must enjoy working with children and pass a background check.

Responsibilities

• Work with Site Director and Assistant Director to provide activities for children, youth, adults and seniors.
• Supervise and manage running a classroom with support from an activity specialist.
• Follow all DOH, DYCD, DOE and BCS health and safety protocols.
• Develop school learning curricula and activities for children ages K-5.
• Plan activities and prepare materials for the daily schedule with the activity specialist.
• Supervise groups during activities, snack, recreation and field trips; extend to evening/weekend for applicable sites.
• Take daily attendance and enter it into the DYCD database.
• Develop and plan community events for children, parents and community.
• Oversee drop-off and pick-up per health and safety rules.
• Outreach to parents and community about programs and events.
• Attend training and comply with safety protocols; perform other duties as needed.

Skills

Must enjoy working with children

Education

High School Diploma

Some college education

Job description

Position: Group Leader Cornerstone - Farragut

Reports to: Cornerstone Program Director and Assistant Director

Work Location: 137 Belmont Ave, Brooklyn, NY, 11212

Salary Range: $35,000-$35,000

Hours/Schedule: FT 35 hours per week – School year program - Weekdays and Weekends Hours 2:00pm - 10:00pm; Summer program hours Weekdays and Weekends 3:00pm - 11:00pm;

All services and activities are In-Person and based at Site Location;

Must have the ability to work on weekends and evenings

Brooklyn Community Services is one of Brooklyn’s first and largest non-sectarian social services agencies. Serving more than 20,000 individuals annually, BCS is committed to a broad and diverse range of services including prevention of foster care placement; crisis intervention; early childhood and after school education; and vocational training, job placement, and clinical services to adults with physical and developmental disabilities, and histories of mental illness.

Cornerstone, Learning Lab and Beacon Programs provide academic, art and recreational opportunities to children, teens and adults in NYCHA community centers and DOE schools. BCS Cornerstone and Beacon Programs are located in Brownsville, Fort Greene, Coney Island and Sunset Park.

Group Leaders work collaboratively with Site Director and Assistant Director to provide activities for children, youth, adults and seniors; provide supervision of, and are responsible for the running a classroom (s) with the assistance of an activity specialist.

Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively with Site Director and Assistant Director to provide activities for children, youth, adults and seniors;
• Supervision and responsibility of running a classroom (s) with the assistance of an activity specialist;
• Knowledge and compliance of all DOH, DYCD, DOE and BCS health and safety protocols;
• Development of all school learning curriculum and activities for children ages K-5;
• Coordinate planning and preparation of activities and materials for daily schedule in conjunction with activity specialist;
• Responsible for supervision to groups of children during classroom activities, snack time, recreation and field trips. Provide effective supervision and activities to middle/high school participants during evening and weekend hours if applicable to site;
• Responsible for taking daily attendance and entering attendance into DYCD database;
• Development and planning community events for children, parents and community;
• Oversee and monitor authorized parental/guardian drop off and pick up of children following all health and safety protocols;
• Outreach to parents and community to promote the program, activities and upcoming events;
• Attend and comply with training requirements, including all healthy and safety protocols;
• Other responsibilities as needed and requested by site director;

Qualifications Required

• High School Diploma required. Some college education preferred.
• Background in sports, music, drama, dance, photography, crafts, sewing, or the arts is a plus.
• Must enjoy working with children and be able to pass a background check.

BCS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities.