Child and Youth Program Assistant (School Age/ Youth)

Pacific Air Forces • Elmendorf AFB, AK

7d • Onsite

About The Position

This Nonappropriated Fund position serves in a School Age Center or Youth Center on JBER. The Child and Youth Program Assistant is accountable for the whereabouts and safety of children and youth and provides care, supervision, oversight, and accountability for program participants. The position may be available at entry, intermediate, or target level, and may be scheduled as regular part-time or flexible, depending on facility needs.

Duties vary by level. All levels assist with age-appropriate activities, supervise indoor and outdoor activities and events, arrange and serve snacks or meals, and follow applicable policies and regulations. The position may require transporting children in government vehicles. Target-level assistants coordinate and conduct activities, support children and youth with special requirements, lead planned and spontaneous activities, brief staff, management, and parents, and inventory supplies and equipment. Intermediate-level assistants help plan, coordinate, and conduct activities, implement daily schedules and activity plans, brief staff, management, and parents, and inventory supplies and equipment. Entry-level assistants help deliver planned activities using prepared curriculum, identify needed supplies and equipment, and attend to children’s physical needs as applicable.

Applicants must be at least 18 years old and have a high school diploma or GED. The role requires completion of pre-employment checks and a Child Care Tier 1 background investigation, a favorable pre-employment physical, current immunizations including annual influenza vaccination, and completion of assigned training, including Food Handlers certification. Employees must communicate effectively in English, orally and in writing.

Requirements

• Must be at least 18 years old.
• Must have a high school diploma or GED equivalent and provide proof.
• Must complete pre-employment checks under Air Force and DoD policy and a Child Care Tier 1 background investigation.
• Must meet the position’s physical lifting requirement and complete a favorable pre-employment physical.
• Must obtain, maintain, and provide evidence of current immunizations, including annual influenza vaccination, and be free of communicable diseases.
• Must complete assigned training within the specified time after hire or assignment, including Food Handlers certification.
• Must communicate effectively in English, orally and in writing.
• Target level: 18 months of experience working in a childcare or youth program, plus the applicable DoD-approved training and credential or education qualifications stated in the posting. Qualifications include specified child development or youth development credentials; an associate degree with 24 relevant credit hours; or a bachelor’s degree or at least 120 semester hours with 24 relevant credit hours in specified fields.
• Intermediate level: Six months of experience equivalent to CY-01 Entry Level working in a group program for children or youth, completion of three AF modules or equivalent, and AF Orientation Training Program.
• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
• Must satisfy employment verification (E-Verify) and direct deposit requirements.
• Must provide a REAL ID or an authorized combination of identity documents to facilitate installation access.

Responsibilities

• Provide care, supervision, oversight, and accountability for children and youth, including ensuring their safety and whereabouts.
• Assist in preparing age-appropriate activities and supervise participants during indoor and outdoor activities, field trips, outings, and special events.
• Arrange and serve snacks and meals.
• Perform work in accordance with applicable policies and regulations.
• Transport children in government vehicles when required.
• At target level, coordinate and conduct activities for children and youth ages 6 weeks to 18 years; create an inviting environment that promotes positive interactions; implement program options for participants with special requirements; and demonstrate, instruct, lead, and facilitate planned and spontaneous activities.
• At target and intermediate levels, brief staff, management, and parents on activities and conduct inventories of equipment and supplies.
• At intermediate level, assist with planning, coordinating, and conducting activities and implement daily schedules and activity plans appropriate to participants’ ages and developmental stages.
• At entry level, assist with planned activities using prepared curriculum and materials, generate lists of needed supplies and equipment, and attend to children’s physical needs as applicable.

Benefits

• Health and life insurance
• Awards
• Leave
• Retirement
• 401(k)
• Overtime pay
• Workers’ compensation
• Shift differential
• Sunday premium pay
• Holiday pay
• Childcare fee discount: 100% for the first child enrolled in a full-time or regular part-time DAF Child Development Program; 37% for each subsequent child
• Recruitment incentive of up to $2,000 may be authorized

What This Job Offers

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