Assistant Youth Mentor - Before/After School Enrichment

About the role

The Greater Philadelphia YMCA is seeking an experienced professional passionate about nurturing great minds and connecting with the community. This position is available for the 2026-2027 school year and offers a competitive salary range of $16.00-$16.50 per hour.

Responsibilities

• Finding new and engaging ways to help kids learn, while maintaining control of environments that build children’s self-esteem
• Implementing curriculum for the program; ensuring child-centered and developmentally appropriate learning experiences, including potentially overseeing classroom staff
• Providing quality and appropriate adult/child interactions through engagement, positive and encouraging feedback, and asking open-ended questions
• Utilizing positive reinforcement techniques for redirection as a form of behavior management
• Being patient and kind with parents/guardians, communicating effectively and in a timely manner
• Accurately maintaining daily attendance records, emergency contact binders, and allergy reports, as well as compliant paperwork within timesheets, incident reports, weekly reports, and child observation reports
• Ensuring centers are maintained with quality learning materials, organized accordingly in labeled containers associated with appropriate learning centers
• Attending team-planning meetings monthly or more as needed

Requirements

• A high school diploma or equivalent, or enrollment in 2+ years of child development coursework
• 2+ years verified child care experience
• Prior experience working with children (professional, volunteer, or familial)
• Passionate about working with children in a fun, diverse environment
• Ability to pass all relevant clearances and keep up to date on trainings including but not limited to 6 hours of child care related trainings annually

Qualifications

• Passing all relevant clearances and keeping up to date on trainings including but not limited to 6 hours of child care related trainings annually

Skills

• Positive reinforcement techniques for behavior management
• Effective communication with parents/guardians
• Quality adult/child interactions
• Curriculum implementation and child-centered learning experiences
• Attendance record maintenance
• Emergency contact management
• Allergy report documentation
• Team planning meeting attendance

Benefits

• Free YMCA membership - access to all branches
• Sweet discounts on child care and summer camp programs

Pay

$16.00-$16.50 per hour

Schedule

Flexible work schedule

Benefits

• Free YMCA membership
• Sweet discounts on child care and summer camp programs

What You Can Expect

• Support from an amazing team
• Opportunities to learn & grow at the YMCA
• Being a part of a non-profit organization that works to make the community stronger

If you're interested, get the ball rolling with our quick, 3-minute online application. The Greater Philadelphia YMCA is an equal opportunity employer.