Youth Development Professional

About the role

To nurture healthy relationships with children, parents, faculty, and co-workers. Educate and develop children's social & emotional intelligence, create positive experiences, and establish a physically & emotionally safe environment. Nurture harmony and relationships at your school site.

Responsibilities

• Play and positively interact with the children throughout the program
• Engage with children
• Conduct physical activities: i.e., soccer, basketball, playground games
• Conflict resolution between children, staff members, and parents
• Learn emotional support and assist club members
• Strengthen your skills of social & emotional intelligence for yourself and children
• Ability to stand outside for at least 30 minutes supervising recess (rain or shine)
• Learn and improve interpersonal skills, communication, and child development knowledge
• Be your best positive self at work
• Teach and lead activities/lessons
• Coordinate with your Site Director/Coordinator on the activity and lesson schedule
• Request supplies needed for your lessons
• Meet requirements and expectations
• Attend and actively participate in staff site weekly, monthly & quarterly meetings
• Administer member surveys

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent

Skills

• Conflict resolution
• Social & emotional intelligence
• Interpersonal skills
• Communication
• Child development knowledge

Pay

$15–17/hour

Schedule

• Part-time
• Afterschool to 6:00 pm
• Start times are 2:30 pm Tuesday through Friday
• Program hours could be an estimated 12 hours per week, depending on site location

Training

• Program Start Training: TBD by Site Director/Coordinator
• Weekly: 30–60 minute staff site meetings scheduled immediately after the program
• Monthly: Scheduled monthly training
• Quarterly: TBD
• Occasional Saturdays during the school year for conference attendance