Program Lead - Child Activity Center (5221)

YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles • Torrance, CA

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About The Position

The Child Activity Center Leader provides a fun, safe, and nurturing environment for children while their parents use the YMCA facility. The role supervises children, organizes games and activities, reads stories, maintains records, and ensures children’s safety at all times. The position also supports member engagement, facility cleanliness, safety compliance, and promotion of YMCA programs.

Requirements

• Experience working with children.
• Strong character values.
• Communication skills.
• Emotional maturity.
• Ability to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodations, including physical, visual, and auditory abilities.
• Ability to lift 30–35 pounds.

Responsibilities

• Greet children and parents warmly and create a welcoming, nurturing environment.
• Plan and monitor enriching, creative, age-appropriate activities; interact with and encourage children to participate.
• Maintain a safe and child-friendly environment, including keeping toys clean and stored safely and removing broken toys.
• Support children’s behavior through positive redirection and constructive discipline using natural and logical consequences.
• Clean, disinfect, organize, and straighten the Child Activity Center during non-peak hours; perform related filing and organizing duties.
• Prepare bulletin board displays using educational themes and materials.
• Supervise children closely at all times and encourage positive social interaction.
• Respond to member and parent questions or concerns, resolve issues, and follow through to completion.
• Understand, discuss, and promote YMCA programs and inform members about programs relevant to their needs and interests.
• Follow and enforce sign-in and sign-out procedures, safety rules, and YMCA policies for supervision, mandated reporting, and risk management.
• Continuously scan the Child Watch Center and inspect the area for damaged or unsafe equipment; report potential hazards to a supervisor.
• Attend required staff meetings and trainings.
• Demonstrate YMCA core values and the Six Pillars of Character in interactions with members, guests, volunteers, and colleagues.
• Develop and demonstrate competencies in mission advancement, collaboration, operational effectiveness, and personal growth.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed