Specialty & Enrichment Instructor

YMCA of Central Texas•Round Rock, TX

8d•Onsite

About The Position

The CHASCO Family YMCA is seeking a creative, energetic, and dependable individual to join our team as a Specialty & Enrichment Instructor. This position will help plan and lead fun, engaging enrichment programs for children and families. Our current need is for someone who can lead cooking classes, but we are also looking for someone who can help us grow our enrichment programming. Programs may include cooking and baking, arts and crafts, painting, LEGO/building activities, STEM, seasonal programs, and other youth and family enrichment opportunities. The ideal candidate is creative, organized, dependable, comfortable leading groups of children, and able to help develop and implement new program ideas. This is a part-time position with weekday evening availability needed. Additional hours may be available for special events, one-day programs, holiday programming, and other enrichment opportunities. During the summer, additional Monday-Friday daytime hours may be available to help plan and lead enrichment activities for summer camp programming. If you enjoy working with children, creating fun hands-on activities, and helping build programs that families will enjoy, we would love to hear from you!

Requirements

Must be at least 17 years of age; 18 or older preferred
High School Diploma or GED preferred
Minimum of 12 months of related specialty experience for Specialty Instructor I or 24 months for Specialty Instructor II
Experience working with children and leading group activities
Ability to plan, organize, and implement age-appropriate lessons and activities
Creative and comfortable helping develop new program ideas
Strong communication, organization, and classroom management skills
Ability to actively supervise groups of children and maintain a safe program environment
Ability to understand, follow, and consistently enforce YMCA policies, safety procedures, and program expectations
Must obtain CPR and First Aid certification within the first 30 days of employment
Must successfully complete required background screening, including criminal history and any other pre-employment requirements established by the YMCA

Nice To Haves

Experience with cooking, baking, arts and crafts, painting, LEGO/building activities, STEM, sewing, or other enrichment programming preferred

Responsibilities

Plans, organizes, and leads engaging, age-appropriate specialty and enrichment classes and activities
Develops and implements lesson plans and activities for assigned programs
Leads cooking and baking classes and may lead other enrichment programs based on experience, interests, and program needs
Helps develop new enrichment classes, activities, and program ideas
Provides active supervision of children and maintains a fun, safe, and welcoming learning environment
Prepares program areas, materials, ingredients, supplies, and equipment before each class
Ensures classes are set up, begin, and end on time
Maintains an organized system of program supplies and inventory and communicates supply needs to leadership
Follows YMCA safety policies, program procedures, and check-in/check-out expectations
Maintains appropriate classroom management while encouraging participation, creativity, and confidence
Builds positive relationships and communicates effectively with children, parents, members, participants, and staff
Maintains program areas, supplies, and equipment in a clean, safe, and orderly manner
Completes and maintains required program records and documentation
Assists with special events, one-day programs, holiday programs, and other youth and family enrichment programming as needed
May assist with planning and leading enrichment activities for summer camp programming
Works collaboratively with leadership to identify opportunities to grow and improve enrichment programming
Performs other duties as assigned