Ys Kids Lead Counselor

POSITION SUMMARY

Under the direction of the SACC Coordinator, the Y’s Kids Lead Counselor provides a quality experience to children and parents that focus on the YMCA core values of caring, honesty, respect, and responsibility.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Provide leadership and motivation in the planning and carrying out of all activities. This includes promoting the integration of the weekly themes into activities.
• Communicate information from coordinator to counselors and to parents as needed.
• Delegate jobs to counselors to ensure all required duties and responsibilities are carried out whenever needed. (Examples – cleaning up, giving out medications, etc.)
• Ensure all job segments set forth by each counselor’s job description are followed on a daily basis.
• Monitor all discipline beyond the time-outs. Communicate and consult with the Coordinator on discipline matters. Attend discipline meetings as necessary.
• Be a proper role model to the counselors in working with the children and their parents.
• Carry your group’s emergency packets to every location. Daily checking of bags to make sure all required supplies are in them.
• Monitor attendance on a daily basis and keep counselor/camp ratio at or below State standards.
• Provide exceptional customer service by greeting all participants, maintaining a clean and safe facility and demonstrating professional conduct at all times.
• Responds to challenges with possible solutions in a timely manner.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Minimum of 1 year of college in education or related experience.
• Have a working knowledge of elementary school aged children, their developmental stages, and must plan activities according to the capabilities and interest.
• Able to work in a team setting, value education and have a working knowledge of leisure time activities in the areas of recreational youth sports, arts, and crafts.
• Able to relate to children and parents and must stay within the YMCA safety guidelines and regulations.
• Certifications: CPR/FA, within 30 days of hire

WORK ENVIRONMENT & PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Must regularly lift and/or move up to fifty (50) pounds, and occasionally move up to seventy-five (75) pounds in the form of supplies or equipment.
• Able to sit, stand and bend to perform appropriate tasks.
• Must be able to move at an appropriate pace to respond to emergencies.
• Follow all safety requirements of the Salina Family YMCA.
• May be required to stand for extended periods of time.
• Work in different temperature environments.

EFFECTS ON END RESULTS

The Y’s Kids Lead Counselor position should affect the overall quality and reputation of the Salina Family YMCA, with a good quality program children will be more likely to return and be positive about themselves. This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive but to give a basic structure of the duties; the employee may be requested to perform other reasonable related duties as assigned by the supervisor. Job descriptions and assignments may be modified when deemed appropriate by management.

PAY RANGE

$14.00 - $15.50 per hour

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