Summer Supervisor Jobs in Decatur, GA (NOW HIRING)

HIRING FOR THE 2026-2027 SCHOOL YEAR STARTING ON AUGUST 4TH

OVERVIEW OF THE POSITION:

The position is responsible for providing a safe, caring, and enriching environment for the children enrolled in the St. Benedict’s Preschool Infant – 4’s Extended Day program or the summer camp program.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Ensure a warm, caring, and stimulating environment for children enrolled in the before/after school program in an effort to create a positive and enriching before/after school experience. 
• Provide engaging interactions with children at all times. 
• Keep the head count of children at all times inside the classroom and at the playground making sure the children are safe at all times. 
• Assist children with daily care activities (i.e. washing children’s hands, diapering, pottying, meals, etc.).
• In the infant room, associates are responsible for ensuring the infant’s individualized schedules are adhered to and are responsible for bottle feeding the infants and putting them down for naps during the before and after school program.
• Develop a positive relationship with each child and promote the development of self-esteem and self-discipline.
• Maintain a respectful environment with children, parents, and staff at school at all times. 
• Supervise and engage with children on playground areas. 
• Follow cleaning and sanitation procedures. 
• Administer first aid (Band-Aid, ice packs, etc.) and document accidents.
• Arrive in classroom at least 5 minutes before scheduled start time. 
• For school year employee, attend certain school functions as required by the administration (ie. Open House, staff meetings, trainings, etc.).
• Support the school with words and actions on and off campus. 
• Maintain confidentiality in school matters and in regard to students, their families, and coworkers.  
• Demonstrate patience when interacting with children, parents, and coworkers.  
• Understand an infant, toddler, and preschooler’s social/emotional, cognitive, physical, and spiritual developmental needs. 
• Document and report any moderate and major behavioral incidents and/or injuries to Director of Preschool or Assistant Director of Preschool using Accident and Incident reports. Please allow only Director of Preschool Auxiliary Programs or Preschool Director to communicate with parents on incidents.
• For school year employees, daily communication with parents through Kambu, making sure daily routines and special notes are properly documented in the Tadpoles app.
• Consistently monitor and supervise children under the care of the Extended Day or Summer Camp programs, maintaining “line of sight” with any children located both inside and outside of designated areas.
• Work with colleagues or designated lead in conducting all student activities (arts and crafts projects, indoor/outdoor games, teacher directed games, etc). Participate in creating and leading various student activities.
• Actively participate in daily sign-in/out processes and dismissal/carpool procedures. 
• Assist in maintaining a clean environment which includes janitorial duties necessary to maintain the cleanliness of the school facility inside and outside of designated areas. 
• Adhere to the policies as stated in the St. Benedict’s Employee Handbook, Preschool Infant - 2s Employee Handbook, Extended Day policies and procedures, and policies outlined in subsequent St. Benedict’s training and meetings.
• Maintain confidentiality of student and school matters.
• Model appropriate behavior in speech and actions
• Model professional and ethical standards and practices consistent with school policies when dealing with students, parents, peers in both speech and actions.
• Be evaluated throughout the year through informal and formal observation.
• Participate in training and professional development; goal setting with supervisor
• Show support and high esteem for School at all times.
• Attend and participate in staff meetings and other assigned meetings and activities according to school policy.
• Comply with conditions as stated in employee agreement and handbook.
• Commitment to St. Benedict’s Episcopal School's mission and values.
• Performs other duties as assigned by Director of Preschool or Assistant Director of Preschool.

QUALIFICATIONS:  

• High School degree or GED equivalent preferred
• Previous childcare experience required.
• First Aid and CPR certification, preferred.  Training will be required through St. Benedict’s if not certification exists.  
• Ability to effectively communicate with children age three months through age 3. 
• Ability to implement age appropriate, enriching activities.
• The ability to help create a harmonious environment by working well on a small team and with other staff. 
• Excellent listening, strong problem-solving, interpersonal, verbal/written communication skills.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Ability to work with individuals from diverse backgrounds
• Communicate effectively and respectfully both orally and in writing.
• Reliable and dependable.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule to meet program staffing and planning needs.
• Exercise mature judgment and sound decision making and practice extreme professionalism.
• Must work well individually and as part of a small team; ability to interact collaboratively with parents, students and administration.
• Passionate about working with and inspiring students.
• Superior time management skills and the ability to consistently meet deadlines and be flexible
• Learn, follow, and enforce St. Benedict’s guidelines related to internal policies. 
• Adhere to legal requirements and regulations maintaining confidentiality and   

 utilizing discretion.

Physical Requirements: 

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

• Employee should be comfortable with prolonged sitting and standing. 
• Employee should be able to lift and hold up to 50 lbs. 
• Employee should be able to squat to a child’s height and maintain eye contact at a child’s level. 
• Employee should be able to bend and reach from floor to waist several times throughout the day. 
• Employee should be able to crawl around on the floor and interact with children in their space. 
• Employee should be able to do lifting and walking as needed. 
• Ability to sit or stand continuously for up to 5 hours.
• Employee should be able to go outside with the children, welcome parents at the gate (Morning drop-off and Afternoon pick-up) in various types of weather (heat, cold and rain). 
• The employee is continuously involved with supervising and interacting with students including, but not limited to, transitioning from location to location, drop off and pickup responsibilities, and lunch. 

Work Environment: 

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to outside weather conditions. 
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.