Assistant Group Leader - Scituate
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South Shore YMCA
Scituate, MA, US
Summary
The Assistant Group Leader helps implement classroom curriculum, provides homework assistance, and supports a safe, engaging environment for school-age children. They also assist in program management, facility maintenance, and building positive relationships with families and staff.
Job Description
South Shore YMCA has an opening for a Before and After School Assistant Group Leader. This position helps implement classroom curriculum, provides homework assistance, and supports a safe, healthy, engaging, and nurturing Afterschool environment. This opening serves the Scituate program locations. Days are full of hands-on engagement, from morning activities to after-school homework help, gross motor play, and arts and crafts.
Your Role Will Include:
- Program Management: Assist in planning and executing programs meeting EEC/HEPA/QRIS/CACFP standards and children's needs; help accommodate children with disabilities per EEC and ADA.
- Staff Engagement: Assist in supervising program participants per EEC/QRIS standards; communicate staff-related requirements to your supervisor.
- Membership Engagement: Build family relationships, assist with inquiries, and help recruit new families.
- Facility Management: Help keep program facilities and equipment safe, clean, and well maintained.
- Volunteer Development: Assist in engaging volunteers.
- Community Involvement: Support YMCA fundraising activities and community partnerships.
Qualifications:
- Must be at least 16 years of age.
- Experience with school-age children and EEC regulations preferred.
- Reliable transportation required, comfortable and able to work across more than one location as needed.
- Must pass background check: EEC background check including fingerprinting.
- Knowledge of EEC regulations.
- Strong relationship-building skills with staff, children, families, and volunteers; positive, professional approach to family needs.
- EEC Professional Development requirements; PQ Registry current, reflecting all PD hours, trainings, and college-level coursework.
- Must pass and maintain EEC CORI/SORI background checks (employer reimbursed).
Salary and Benefits:
- $17.00-$19.00 per hour.
- Sick time accrual: 1 hour per 30 hours worked.
- Complimentary individual YMCA membership.
- 25% discount on childcare; 50% discount on camp.
- Benefits require 40+ hours/week (per hiring spreadsheet).
Locations & Shift Times:
- Part-time, AM, PM or Split shift.
- Before School 6:45 - 9:00 AM; After School 2:45 - 6:00 PM, Monday-Friday. Grades K-5.
- Scituate: Wampatuck Elementary, Jenkins Elementary.
The South Shore YMCA is a nonprofit association committed to strengthening our community by nurturing the potential of kids, promoting healthy living and fostering a sense of social responsibility. Throughout the South Shore community, the SSYMCA engages more than 65,000 members and participants, nearly two-thirds of whom are children and teens, in over 100 different programs. The Y strives to serve our entire community and provides financial assistance to ensure every child, family and individual has the opportunity to learn, grow and thrive through South Shore YMCA membership, programs and services.
Company size
501-1,000 employees
Industry
Non-profit Organizations
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Quincy, Massachusetts
The South Shore YMCA is a nonprofit association committed to strengthening our community by nurturing the potential of kids, promoting healthy living and fostering a sense of social responsibility. Throughout the South Shore community, the SSYMCA engages more than 65,000 members and participants, nearly two-thirds of whom are children and teens, in over 100 different programs. The Y strives to serve our entire community and provides financial assistance to ensure every child, family and individual has the opportunity to learn, grow and thrive through South Shore YMCA membership, programs and services.
Company size
501-1,000 employees
Industry
Non-profit Organizations
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Quincy, Massachusetts
