Seasonal Summer Youth Development Professional

Job Description

Job Description

Position Type: Part-Time Hourly, 32+ hours a week

**This position at part time hours is a seasonal position only. However, interested employees may be eligible to stay on for our after-school program in the Fall as Youth Development Professionals.**

Compensation: Hourly rate $18.35/hr

Benefits : Free Club membership for eligible dependents; paid sick time; health, vision, dental, short and long term disability, life insurance

Reports To: Youth Program Director

Hours: Monday through Friday, 5 hour + shifts

Purpose of Position:

The Boys and Girls Club of Flagstaff is looking for seasonal Youth Development Professionals at our youth summer camp! We rely on the dedication of caring employees to provide a safe, nurturing environment for kids to learn and grow.

Under the direct supervision of the Youth Program Director, you will lead program areas and provide young people with a fun, safe place to foster academic success, good character and leadership, and healthy lifestyles. We are looking for someone who is upbeat, likes working with teens, and is ready to participate in all of our activities. In this role, you will:

Prepare Youth for Success

Create an environment that facilitates the achievement of Youth Development Outcomes by:

Promoting and stimulating participation in assigned programs

Assisting youth with goal setting and skills development

Providing guidance and role modeling to youth

Providing mentorship for youth (you are not a teacher, but you are also not a friend) properly supervising youth in your care

Develop & Implement Programs

Enable BGCF to provide quality, developmentally appropriate programs by:

Conducting daily outcome-oriented programs for youth

Monitoring and evaluating assigned programs, services and activities to ensure safety of members, quality in programs and appearance of the branch at all times

Preparing weekly progress reports, administer surveys, track progress and make continuous program improvement to assigned programs

Provide direct supervisor with regular updates regarding program activities, including a weekly progress report

Provide Secondary Site Support

Work with your team as a cohesive unit to support the success of the organization by:

Maintaining standards of child safety and promoting active youth participation in programs

Working with youth and youth staff, as needed

Commitment to professional development by completing all assigned trainings

Assisting in regular facility maintenance, including but not limited to, cleaning, tidying, organizing, and moving of Club property

Transporting youth and teens from schools to Club site, as needed

Checking in youth and teens as they arrive to Club site, as needed

Answering phone calls and greeting visitors, as needed

Assisting parents (examples: taking payments, handing out bills, answering questions, promoting services, assisting with drop-off and pick-up, etc), as needed

Required Qualifications:

Must be at least 18 years of age and have valid identification.

Must have previous experience working with youth and be willing to occasionally work with all age groups.

Must have access to reliable transportation

Must be able to commit to working the entire duration of summer camp.

Desired Qualifications:

CPR and First Aid Certifications

Secondary Education Credits

Background in teen program planning

Customer service skills for interacting with community partners and parents

Ability to organize program areas Ability to problem solve

Physical Demands:

The physical demands and work environment characteristics 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.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to walk and stand for extended periods of time. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds. The employee is required to drive a vehicle for extended periods of time. Specific vision abilities required by this job include depth perception. The employee is required to sit for periods of time to perform functions on the computer. The employee is required to participate and facilitate each program area, but just supervise.

Work Environment:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, moving mechanical parts, and extreme cold. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to high.

Disclaimer:

The information presented indicates the general nature and level of work expected of employees in this classification. It is not designed to contain, or to be interpreted as, a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, qualifications and objectives required of employees assigned to this job. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.

It is the policy of the Boys & Girls Club of Flagstaff to provide equal opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual preference, age or disability.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $17.40 per hour