After School Team Leader 2024-2025 School Year - Multiple Locations
Job Type Part-time Description Just for Kids, awarded Employer of the Year by Buffalo State and the University at Buffalo, is looking for enthusiastic, creative, and motivated staff who have a passion for working with today's youth and whose everyday priorities align with Just for Kids core values: to provide an engaging, enriching, and safe out of school experience. Company Information Just for Kids is a community-centered non-profit organization that offers before and after school and summer programming in the Amherst, Cheektowaga Central, Cheektowaga Sloan, Cleveland Hill (Cheektowaga), Grand Island, Sweet Home, and Williamsville Central School Districts. We also offer programming at The Park School of Buffalo, Saints Peter and Paul School in Hamburg, St. Benedict School in Amherst, St. Mary's School in Swormville, and Nardin Academy in Buffalo. Position Summary Team Leaders work directly with groups of students creating and implementing appropriate and engaging activities for the Just for Kids Before and After School Program participants in a safe, supervised, structured environment.
- Support planning and implementation of age-appropriate daily activities.
- Maintain general housekeeping of all program areas including program spaces and storage areas.
- Provide direct competent supervision of children at all times, while maintaining ratios.
- Communicate activity plans, group needs, and incidents/injuries to Program Manager.
- Daily communication with participating families, staff and school personnel.
- Help maintain a positive work environment.
- Competitive hourly rate
- Performance, Attendance, and Referral Bonuses
- Paid Sick Time
- Stellar Dental Discount Plan
- Tuition Discount through Just for Kids School-Age Discount Program
- 401(k) Plan
- Buffalo Business First - Best Places to Work Finalist - (2015, 2019, 2023)
- Network for Youth Success - Quality Leadership Award (2022)
- Child Care Provider of the Year, Child Care Resource Network (2015)
- Employer of the Year - Buffalo State (2012) + University at Buffalo (2015)
- UB Nonprofit Internship Site of the Year (2015)
- Must be 18 years of age or older.
- Education and/or experience per NYS OCFS regulations.
- Before employees are eligible to start working, they must be cleared through NYS OCFS. This includes the completion of background checks and fingerprinting.
- Regular and predictable attendance.
- Minimum of 1 year experience working in a Childcare related field.