School Leader

School Age Group Leader - Child Care of the Berkshires, Inc.

- Adams

PO Box 172
210 State Street
NORTH ADAMS, MA 01247

Child Care of the Berkshires is a large not‑for‑profit early care and family support agency, operating a variety of programs throughout Berkshire County, including child care centers, a network of family child care homes, home‑visiting programs, parent‑child playgroups, parent education and skill‑building programs. Its mission is to promote and strengthen families through the provision of high‑quality child care services to families whose parents are working or in training, or for any number of reasons, cannot adequately care for the children as well as other types of social and educational services which directly affect families and their well‑being.

Child Care of the Berkshires employs approximately 75 staff persons and has an operating budget of approximately $5 million. Child Care of the Berkshires is an Equal Opportunity, affirmative action employer, with a longstanding commitment to increasing the diversity of the employee community.

Additional Business Name: Magic Seasons Center

Job Title: School Age Group Leader

Salary Range: $18.00 - $19.76 per hour

Location: Adams

Job Type: Full Time

Category: Education/Training, Child Care

Education: Some high school coursework

Work Experience: 2+ years

Skills/Certifications/Licenses: EEC Certification – Preference:
Preferred

Responsible for planning and executing an active, nurturing, and stimulating school‑age program in line with the philosophy and goals of Child Care of the Berkshires. The Magic Seasons Center provides care for toddlers, preschoolers, and school‑age children in a renovated elementary school in Adams. The Center is licensed by the Department of Early Education and Care.

Minimum Qualifications

• Must be EEC Group Leader qualified; at least 9 months of previous experience working with school‑age children, including 3 months in a licensed school‑age program.
• Prefer degree in early childhood education or related field or advanced training and relevant experience.
• Ability to implement nurturing, stimulating, and developmentally appropriate curriculum activities.
• Ability to supervise children with good vision and hearing capabilities.
• Ability to establish rapport with people of different ethnic, cultural, and economic backgrounds.
• Ability to deal tactfully and respectfully with parents, staff and community members.
• Ability to report for work on time and demonstrate regular attendance.
• Provide documentation of good physical and mental health, freedom from communicable diseases and up‑to‑date immunizations.
• Ability to walk, stand, sit, stoop, lift, and carry children weighing up to 50 lbs.; engage in a variety of physical activities with the children.
• Ability to handle calmly stressful and emergency situations.
• Ability to accept constructive feedback and direction and to implement changes as needed for continued professional growth.
• Ability to process, analyze, and integrate information and make appropriate decisions concerning program policies and procedures; demonstrate good decision‑making skills.

Physical Requirement

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

Work Environment

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

Work Schedule and Hours

This is a 40‑hour per week, year‑round non‑exempt position. The center is open Monday through Friday, with schedule based on an 8‑hour opening or closing shift.