School Age Group Leader

Description

Join Our Team!

Child Care of the Berkshires is seeking a compassionate, dedicated, and enthusiastic School Age Group Leader to join our team at the Magic Seasons Center in Adams, MA. If you are passionate about helping young children learn, grow, and thrive in a nurturing environment, we encourage you to apply.

About Magic Seasons

Magic Seasons Early Childhood Center serves 47 toddlers, preschoolers, and school-age children in a warm, supportive learning environment. Licensed by the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care (EEC), our comprehensive program provides:

• High-quality early childhood education
• Enrichment activities
• Breakfast, lunch, and a daily snack
• Transportation services
• Family case management
• Mental health consultation
• Developmental assessment services

We are committed to supporting the whole child and partnering with families to ensure every child has a strong foundation for lifelong learning. 

Requirements

General expectations 

• Supervising and engaging groups of school-age children 
• Planning and leading age-appropriate activities, games, and enrichment opportunities 
• Creating a welcoming, inclusive, and positive environment 
• Supporting children’s social-emotional growth and positive behavior 
• Maintaining health, safety, and licensing standards 
• Communicating professionally with families and team members 
• Assisting with daily program routines, transitions, and snacks
  

General Qualifications 

1. Must be EEC Group Leader qualified; at a minimum, 9 months of previous experience working with school age children. 

2. Prefer degree in early childhood education or related field or advanced training and relevant experience.

3. Ability to implement nurturing, stimulating, and developmentally appropriate curriculum activities.

4. Ability to supervise children through good vision and hearing capabilities.

5. Ability to establish rapport with persons of different ethnic, cultural, and economic backgrounds.

6. Ability to deal tactfully and respectfully with parents, staff and persons in the community.

7. Ability to report for work on time and demonstrate regular attendance

8. Able to provide documentation of good physical and mental health, freedom from communicable diseases and evidence of up to date immunizations.

11. Ability to accept constructive feedback and direction and to implement changes as needed for continued professional growth.

12. Ability to process, analyze and integrate information and make appropriate decisions concerning program policies and procedures; must demonstrate good decision making skills.

Physical Requirement

Must have good physical health to meet demands of teaching: ability to walk, stand, sit, stoop, and lift and carry children weighing up to 50 lbs for extended periods of time as needed; ability to move quickly, maintain visual contact with broad area, and get up and down from the floor, and engage in a variety of physical activities with the children. Must be mature and have good mental health in order to meet the mental demands of working with children.

Work Environment

Employees work in a classroom setting, and the noise level is sometimes high. Employees are regularly required to sit, walk, stand, talk or hear, both in person and by telephone; use hands repeatedly to finger, handle and operate standard office equipment; reach with both hands and lift up to 50 pounds.

Work schedule and hours

Our centers are open from 7:00am until 5:00pm, Monday through Friday. Schedule will be based on an 8 hour opening or closing shift for full time employees. 

Salary Range 

Starting at $19.33 to $24.70 per hour commensurate with education and experience.  Full time benefits include medical, vision and dental insurance, sick and vacation time, as well as paid holidays, paid closure days and retirement plan, and child care reimbursement.  Some evening work may be needed to attend training sessions.