Activity Leader- After School

City of Whitewater • Whitewater, WI

18h • Onsite

About The Position

This position involves supervising, planning, and facilitating an After School program for children aged 7-12. The role requires creating a safe and enjoyable environment, leading various activities, and communicating with parents. The Activity Leader is responsible for the well-being of the children, ensuring rules are followed, and maintaining program areas.

Requirements

• High school graduate/GED
• Ability to analyze data and information using established criteria, in order to determine consequences and to identify and select alternatives.
• Ability to compare, count, differentiate, measure, copy, record and transcribe data and information.
• Ability to classify, compute, tabulate, and categorize data.
• Ability to communicate orally and in writing with participants, City personnel, Department personnel and City residents.
• Ability to calculate percentages, fractions, decimals, volumes, ratios, present values, and spatial relationships.
• Ability to interpret basic descriptive statistical reports.
• Ability to exercise the judgment, decisiveness and creativity required in situations involving the evaluation of information against sensory and/or judgmental criteria.
• Prior experience working with children, adults, families, and individuals with disabilities.
• Ability to operate equipment required to perform essential job functions, including: phone system; desktop computer; and copy machine.
• Proficiency in modern office practices and procedures and Microsoft Office.
• Ability to effectively meet and deal with the public.
• Ability to work effectively in cooperation with fellow employees.
• Ability to work in and maintain an environment that deals with sensitive and confidential information.
• Frequently required to sit and talk or hear.
• Occasionally required to walk; use hands to finger, handle, or operate objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, ability to adjust focus, and the ability to sustain prolonged visual concentration.
• Ability to coordinate eyes, hands, feet and limbs in performing slightly skilled movements such as typing and to operate various pieces of office equipment.
• Ability to recognize and identify degrees of similarities and differences between characteristics of colors, shapes and textures associated with job-related objects, materials and tasks.
• Employee must exert light physical effort in sedentary to light work, occasionally involving lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, crouching, crawling, kneeling, stooping and or moving up to 50 pounds.

Nice To Haves

• Previous experience working with children desired.

Responsibilities

• Plans, leads and participates in recreational arts and crafts, skill development activities and indoor and outdoor games.
• Provides a safe and enjoyable environment for children.
• Assists with days and other special events.
• Reports anything unusual or out of the ordinary immediately to the supervisor.
• Teaches human relations skills such as sharing, good sportsmanship and getting along with others.
• Monitors that rules and regulations are followed by campers.
• Responsible for the physical well-being of children participating in the programs.
• Monitors safety and health and administers first aid for minor injuries, when necessary.
• Communicates with parents to inform them of children’s accomplishments and behavior.
• Maintains clean and orderly play areas and supply storage areas.
• Distributes lunches/snacks as appropriate.
• Aids in the supervision of drop-off and pick-up according to group schedule.
• Creates informational posters and fliers, decorations for classrooms used for programs.
• Chaperones field trips.
• Receives, reviews, prepares and/or submits a variety of reports such as attendance and misbehavior reports, accident reports, schedules of events, time sheets, etc.
• Uses a variety of art supplies, sporting and fitness equipment and audio-visual equipment in performance of daily tasks.
• Assists other counselors with maintaining discipline during each activity.
• Leads group from one activity to another in an orderly manner.
• Interacts and communicates with various groups and individuals such as Parks and Recreation personnel, City maintenance workers, children, parents and the public.
• Arrives on time for work.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• The City of Whitewater is an Equal Employment Opportunity.
• In compliance with the American with Disabilities Act, the City will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodations with the employer.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED