Assistant Afterschool Group Leader

West Suburban YMCA•Newton, MA

9h•Onsite

About The Position

The WSYMCA is looking for Assistant Youth Group Leaders to join their team. This role offers flexible scheduling and valuable childcare experience, making a direct impact on the community. The Assistant Youth Group Leader assists the Youth Group Leaders in direct supervision of a group of children in a state-licensed out-of-school time program operating full-day programs. The position focuses on providing a quality experience to children and parents consistent with YMCA core values: honesty, respect, responsibility, and caring. The culture emphasizes strengthening communities with purpose and intentionality, being welcoming, genuine, hopeful, nurturing, and determined.

Requirements

Previous experience working with children preferred.
Ability to assist in providing direct care to school-age children while reinforcing health and safety guidelines.
Ability to assist in supporting children with their distance learning assignments being done remotely at the YMCA.
Ability to assist in guiding structured Clubs and enrichment activities.
Committing to support and further our anti-racist work as an organization. Learning about our initiatives and the continuous work and being able to vocalize with members if needed.
Child CPR, First Aid, AED certifications and training within 30 days of hire date.
EEC training/registration prior to hire date.
Ability to relate effectively to diverse groups of people from all social and economic segments of the community.

Responsibilities

Assists in supervision of a group of children.
Assists in implementation of program activities that are culturally relevant, developmentally appropriate, and consistent with YMCA values.
Supports academic learning being done remotely by students (in pandemic time if applicable).
Adheres to YMCA and state (Early Education & Care, EEC) standards including safety and cleanliness.
Attends staff meetings and training.
Active support of our DEIB statement and putting into practice our commitment to equity, diversity, belonging and inclusion. Continue to think about strategies to support diversity goals of the organization.
Follows YMCA and EEC policies and procedures, including those related to medical and disciplinary situations, child abuse prevention and emergencies.
Maintains positive relations with parents and other staff. Models' relationship-building skills in all interactions.
When able to, works at special events (i.e., Snow Day Program, Holiday Programs) and vacation week programs, if needed.
Respond appropriately to emergencies and situations requiring first aid and/or CPR.
All other duties as assigned.