Enrichment Instructor - Duncan

About the Role

Implements high‑quality enrichment curriculum and programming to participants in alignment with the YMCA’s mission and values. Provides a quality experience to children and parents that focuses on youth development. Helps ensure a welcoming, inclusive, and supportive learning environment that promotes personal growth, creativity, and confidence among participants.

Essential Functions

• Plans, prepares, and delivers enrichment lessons or activities.
• Creates a safe, welcoming, and inclusive learning environment for all participants.
• Adapts instruction to meet diverse learning needs, abilities, and backgrounds.
• Responsible for setup and cleanup of program areas before and after class.
• Supervises children under the direct guidance of site leadership.
• Fosters a safe environment, both indoors and outdoors.
• Ensures program areas are clean, organized, and prepared for activities.
• Tracks attendance, maintains accurate records, and submits required reports as directed.
• Models positive behavior and YMCA core values of caring, honesty, respect, responsibility, and faith.
• Maintains professional and friendly communication with children, families, and fellow staff.
• Supports program evaluation efforts by providing feedback and recommending improvements.
• Follows all YMCA policies and program standards including safety, child abuse prevention, and incident reporting; addresses and reports concerns immediately.
• Participates in center‑related events, meetings, and staff trainings as required.
• Performs all other duties as assigned or in support of the role.

YMCA Culture & Cause Expectations

Our mission and core values are brought to life by our culture. As a cause‑driven leader you are expected to be:

• Welcoming – accept neighbors eagerly, warmly, hospitably, and as equal participants.
• Nurturing – care for, support, and help develop through encouragement.
• Hopeful – maintain an optimistic or positive view of future outcomes.
• Determined – devote full strength and concentrated attention to the cause.
• Genuine – be honest and open in relationships with others.

YMCA Competencies (Leader)

• Mission Advancement: Accepts and demonstrates the Y’s values; demonstrates a desire to serve others and fulfill community needs; recruits volunteers and builds effective, supportive working relationships; supports fund‑raising.
• Collaboration: Works effectively with people of different backgrounds, abilities, opinions, and perceptions; builds rapport; seeks first to understand others’ points of view; remains calm in challenging situations; listens for understanding; communicates effectively in writing and speech; takes initiative to assist in developing others.
• Operational Effectiveness: Makes sound judgments and transfers learning across situations; embraces new approaches; establishes goals, clarifies tasks, plans work, and actively participates in meetings; follows budgeting policies and reports financial irregularities; strives to meet or exceed goals and deliver a high‑value experience for members.
• Personal Growth: Pursues self‑development that enhances job performance; demonstrates openness to change and seeks opportunities in the change process; accurately assesses personal feelings, strengths, and limitations; possesses functional and technical knowledge and skills required to perform well; uses best practices and stays up‑to‑date with technology.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED preferred.
• Minimum age of 18 years.
• Experience or expertise in an enrichment area; certification may be required.
• Previous experience working with children or in youth programs preferred.
• Ability to communicate effectively (written and oral) with children and adults.
• Ability to plan, organize, and implement age‑appropriate program activities.
• Desire to work with children and families and ability to relate to them in a positive, patient, sensitive, and non‑judgmental manner.
• Ability to connect with people of diverse backgrounds.
• CPR, First Aid, AED certifications and Child Abuse prevention trainings.
• Language Skills: Ability to read, interpret, retain, and teach documents such as safety rules, operating/maintenance instructions, and educational manuals; write routine reports and correspondence; speak effectively before groups and in one‑on‑one situations.
• Mathematical Skills: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Reasoning Ability: Apply common sense, understanding, and sound mature judgment to carry out instructions; solve problems involving several concrete variables; maintain confidentiality; be sensitive and alert to the needs, feelings, and safety of others; ensure children’s safety and maintain YMCA and state standards.

Physical Demands

The employee is regularly required to stand, walk, talk, and hear; frequently uses hands to handle objects, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; frequently reaches with hands and arms; frequently moves and/or lifts up to 50 lb and may move up to 100 lb (e.g., furniture, supplies, equipment, children). Adequate vision and hearing are needed to safely monitor the environment and children, distinguish distress signals, and project voice in normal and loud situations.

Hours

Flexible scheduling; available to work operational hours of the YMCA, which may include day, evening, weekends, and/or holidays, based on center needs.

Requirements

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