Kid Zone Attendant

About the Role

Organizes children in a variety of activities in a wholesome, safe, and fun environment on site during morning and evening hours. Provides positive growth and development opportunities for children, effective communication with parents, and an overall enjoyable experience for each child.

Schedule

Part-time hourly position with potential split shifts. Kid Zone hours are:

• 7:30 AM – 12:00 PM, Monday – Friday
• 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM, Monday – Friday
• 8:00 AM – 1:00 PM, Saturdays

Responsibilities

• Helps plan program activities and supervises and actively implements plans in a safe, loving environment for children.
• Actively organizes and leads games, sports, crafts, and other age-appropriate group activities.
• Encourages active participation of all children in program activities.
• Directly supervises children in the program at all times.
• Facilitates appropriate group behavior in all program settings.
• Manages discipline problems within the program by using redirection and time-outs, then written reports as needed.
• Supports the emotional and social development of children in the program.
• Remains available for parent comments, questions, and concerns.
• Maintains a professional attitude when dealing with children, parents, and visitors.
• Maintains a safe, litter-free facility and grounds, including daily vacuuming, mopping, sweeping, picking up trash, and wiping down and putting away toys as needed.
• Enforces safety standards, procedures, and guidelines.
• Remains constantly on the alert for activities affecting the health and safety of children.
• Helps ensure parents understand and abide by program rules.
• Requires sign-in and sign-out for all children and checks group attendance throughout program hours.
• Adheres to YMCA dress code, wearing staff shirt and name tag at all times when working.
• Enforces YMCA rules and policies in a polite and positive manner.
• Attends staff meetings and training sessions as required.
• In case of an accident or injury, fills out an accident report form completely and returns it to supervisor.
• Performs other duties or special projects as assigned.
• Keeps all certifications current.
• Maintains an up-to-date time card and reports in writing any issues to supervisor immediately.
• Reports any problems to immediate supervisor.
• Demonstrates a strong commitment to the Christian mission of the YMCA and its values of caring, honesty, respect, and responsibility.
• Demonstrates a strong personal commitment to a lifestyle that promotes healthy spirit, mind, and body, serving as a role model for members, participants, and children.

Requirements

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Must be at least 18 years old and have prior experience working with children.
• Current CPR, First Aid, and oxygen certification.
• Must attend YMCA Staff Orientation, child abuse prevention training, and other in-house child care training as determined by supervisor.

Skills

• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to effectively present information verbally in one-on-one situations.
• Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's.
• Ability to perform basic mathematical operations using units of American money, weight measurement, volume, and distance.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.