Summer Group Leader, Youth Program
Full Time • Lynn
Benefits:
- Paid time off
- Training & development
Position Overview:
Summer Group Leaders are responsible for leading a group of children in a dynamic, culturally responsive summer program serving immigrant and refugee youth. Group Leaders create a structured, supportive, and engaging environment where students can build academic skills, strengthen English language development, and feel a strong sense of belonging. This role requires leadership, flexibility, and a commitment to supporting youth from diverse backgrounds.
Key Responsibilities:
Summer Group Leaders are responsible for leading a group of children in a dynamic, culturally responsive summer program serving immigrant and refugee youth. Group Leaders create a structured, supportive, and engaging environment where students can build academic skills, strengthen English language development, and feel a strong sense of belonging. This role requires leadership, flexibility, and a commitment to supporting youth from diverse backgrounds.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead daily activities for a consistent group of students (e.g., K–2, 3–5, or middle/high school), including academic enrichment, literacy, arts, recreation, and social-emotional learning
- Create a safe, welcoming, and inclusive classroom environment that affirms students’ cultures, identities, and experiences
- Support English language learners through clear communication, visual supports, and interactive activities
- Establish and maintain clear expectations, routines, and positive behavior management strategies
- Supervise students at all times, including during transitions, meals, outdoor activities and field trips
- Collaborate with teen staff to delegate tasks, model leadership, and support their development
- Communicate regularly with program leadership regarding student needs, concerns, and successes
- Track attendance and participate in any required documentation or reporting
- Participate in all staff trainings, meetings, and planning sessions
- Maintain organized, clean, and prepared classroom spaces
Qualifications:
- Experience working with children or youth (camp, school, afterschool, or community-based settings)
- Strong classroom management and group facilitation skills
- Ability to work effectively with students from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds
- Reliable, organized, and able to take initiative
- Strong communication and teamwork skills
- High school diploma or equivalent
Preferred (but not required):
- Background in education, social work, or a related field
- Experience working with English language learners or newcomer students
- Bilingual or multilingual skills
Expectations:
- Consistent, reliable attendance and punctuality
- Active engagement and leadership throughout the program day
- Clear, proactive communication with supervisors and team members
- Commitment to creating an inclusive, respectful, and youth-centered environment
- Flexibility and problem-solving in a fast-paced setting
Compensation: $20.00 per hour
Our Mission
The mission of the New American Association of Massachusetts (NAAM) is to assist newly arriving refugees and immigrants with integration into American society, to promote economic stability , to build bridges with the larger community, and to foster the maintenance of refugees’ and immigrants’ cultural identities.
In support of this mission, NAAM pursues the following goals:
In support of this mission, NAAM pursues the following goals:
- To educate newcomers about American society and culture;
- To promote civic participation and engagement with the larger community;
- To provide much-needed social services, advocacy, and economic development assistance, and to facilitate access to mainstream social services;
- To provide avenues for learning, cultural expression and cultural outreach.
NAAM conducts an ESL school which will develop a site-specific curriculum and provide skilled instructors to coordinate and implement this program. At the present time, NAAM is working closely with other agencies as part of the New American Center (NAC) to provide social services and economic development opportunities.
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