Recreation Aide, Youth Center
About The Position
The Recreation Aide plans and carries out recreational activities for youth participating in the program’s evening and weekend recreation component. The role supervises program participants, supports their safety and well-being, and promotes positive youth development. The Recreation Aide follows site-specific memoranda and the program staff manual, reports behaviors and incidents that affect service quality or participant and staff safety, and assists with activities as needed by program administration. The position is part-time and located at 1474 Gates Avenue in Brooklyn, New York.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED.
- Ability to meet set deadlines.
- Strong communication and organization skills.
- Genuine love for working with children and desire to serve as a mentor.
Nice To Haves
- Bilingual English/Spanish skills.
Responsibilities
- Plan and execute recreational activities for youth enrolled in the evening and weekend recreational component.
- Supervise all program participants.
- Ensure participants sign in on daily attendance sheets.
- Follow site-specific memoranda and the program staff manual proactively, prioritizing quality services and the safety and care of children.
- Notify supervisors of behaviors that impede quality services or the safety of participants and staff, including incidents involving physical injury or emotional or social harm.
- Use positive youth development, behavior management, and discipline techniques that foster social, emotional, and cognitive growth and build self-esteem and responsibility.
- Build positive relationships with and among participants and act as a role model.
- Assist with program activities as deemed necessary by program administration.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
