Group Supervisor

Reports to

Assistant Director

Mt. Nazareth Learning Center

Fulltime position – 40 hours a week.

Holy Family Institute (HFI) is a 125‑year‑old Catholic organization with an impeccable history of serving children and families in the Pittsburgh Region. We are one of Pittsburgh’s largest social service organizations operating 15 programs in two counties. We are an independent organization guided by Catholic Social Teachings and serving people of all faiths and backgrounds.

The Group Supervisor facilitates the operation of a safe, stimulating and developmentally appropriate environment for the children in their care. The Group Supervisor greets and communicates with the parents of the children in their classroom; prepares lessons for the children according to the PA Learning standards and the goals of the Creative Curriculum; instructs and cares for children; keeps ratio and interacts in an appropriate and professional manner with the children and colleagues.

The group supervisor will work with Assistant Group Supervisors and Child Care Aides as a guide to them in the field.

• Promotes the Mission and Philosophy of Holy Family Institute
• Promotes professional image of the agency through interpersonal interactions and appearance.
• Provides basic nutrition and hygiene services for children.
• Prepares and/or serves breakfast, lunch and snacks; cleans after meals.
• Supervises meals and self‑help skills to facilitate the healthy habits of all camp students.
• Supervises walks, indoor/outdoor creative play, and organized group games to help develop fine and gross motor skills, cooperation and pro‑social skills.
• Plan and implement lessons according to the Creative curriculum for their assigned age group
• Assesses children and completes all formal observations and conducts parent/teacher conferences.
• Complete all requisite paperwork, i.e., attendance sheets.
• Performs additional tasks as defined by leadership.
• Attends assigned childcare related meetings.
• Participate in all required agencies and regulatory training within expected time frame.
• Works collaboratively with staff, children, families, service providers, and others.
• Promptly reports civil or criminal convictions, charges, arrests, investigations, or adjudications that may arise since staff member’s last background investigation. This includes but is not limited to sexual abuse in a prison, jail, holding facility, community confinement facility, juvenile facility, other institution (as defined in 42 U.S.C. 1997), or care provider facility; conviction of engaging or attempting to engage in sexual activity facilitated by force, overt or implied threats of force, or coercion, or if the victim did not consent or was unable to consent or refuse;
  
  or who was civilly or administratively adjudicated to have engaged in such activity.

• A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in early childhood education, child development, special education, elementary education or the human services field or a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university, including 30 credit hours in early childhood education, child development, special education, elementary education or the human services field and 1 year of experience with children or an associate’s degree from an accredited college or university in early childhood education, child development, special education, elementary education or the human services field and 2 years of experience with children or an associate’s degree from an accredited college or university, including 30 credit hours in early childhood education, child development, special education, elementary education or the human services field and 3 years of experience with children required.
• Basic knowledge of child cognitive, social and skills development methods and techniques.
• Ability to understand and follow specific instructions and procedures.
• Child supervision skills: including the ability to be constantly alert and anticipate and prevent trouble, deal effectively with disruptive children, and provide fair but firm discipline.
• Ability to…