Beardsley KidsCare Youth Development Professional Lead - AM

Job Summary

The Youth Development Professional Lead plays a key role in creating a safe, engaging, and supportive environment for youth ages 5–12 participating in KidsCare programming. This position leads the day-to-day implementation of site programming while supporting staff, maintaining program quality, and ensuring a positive experience for youth and families.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, coordination, and implementation of daily KidsCare programming to ensure activities are engaging, structured, developmentally appropriate, and aligned with organizational goals.
• Develop and manage daily schedules and routines that create balanced, safe, and fun experiences for youth.
• Provide day-to-day guidance, support, and coaching to Youth Development Professionals to ensure consistent implementation of KidsCare standards and youth development practices.
• Support staff coverage, transitions, and daily program operations to ensure a positive member experience.
• Maintain a safe, positive, and inclusive environment by ensuring youth are actively supervised and staff maintain proper visibility and engagement.
• Enforce behavioral expectations and model positive behavior, respect, and responsibility.
• Respond promptly and appropriately to behavioral concerns, safety incidents, injuries, or emergencies, following organizational policies and procedures.
• Ensure program spaces remain organized, clean, and hazard-free.
• Utilize Youth Development Strategies to promote members’ sense of belonging, competence, usefulness, and influence.
• Foster meaningful relationships with youth, families, school staff, and team members to create a welcoming and supportive environment.
• Serve as a positive role model, reinforcing the organization’s culture of trust, character, and inclusion.
• Encourage participation and engagement in programs that support youth development and positive outcomes.
• Support attendance tracking, reporting, supply management, staff scheduling, and other site-level administrative tasks as assigned.
• Collect program fees and process payments in accordance with organizational procedures and financial expectations.
• Maintain regular communication with parents, guardians, school staff, and leadership to support youth success and address site needs.
• Participate in required meetings, trainings, and professional development opportunities.

Required Qualifications

• A high school diploma or GED is required.
• Must be at least 18 years old.
• Bilingual is preferred.
• Demonstrated competence working with youth ages 5-12.
• Minimum one year experience in a role overseeing school-aged children in a group supervision setting.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Team player with high energy and strong interpersonal skills.
• Self-starter, drive, high level of expectations and performance for self and others.
• Ability to move continuously throughout program areas (walking figure-8 patterns, bending, kneeling, reaching) for extended periods of time.
• Must be able to visually and audibly monitor children in variety of settings (indoor and outdoor).
• Ability to maintain composure and make quick, sound decisions in emergency or behavioral situations.

Pay Range

$15.25 - $16.75 per hour