Stay and Play Associate - Abingdon (Ward)

The Y in Central Maryland•Abingdon, MD

15h•$16 - $16•Onsite

About The Position

The Stay and Play Associate is responsible for delivering excellent services to all members, guests, and program participants. The primary function of the Stay and Play Associate will be to highly engage with members, guests, and program participants, including supervising children whose parents/guardians are participating in activities in the Y family center, protecting children, and maintaining a safe environment. The Y in Central Maryland is a charitable, mission-driven organization that works for individual and community well-being for all, for a better us. We are committed to fostering a positive work environment and strive to be an anti-racist organization, expecting all associates to treat others with respect, kindness, and dignity at all times.

Requirements

Ability to relate effectively to diverse groups of people from all social and economic segments of the community
Ability to be effective communicator especially with children
Proficient computer skills
Current CPR/AED/O2/First Aid certification (or within 30 days of hire)
Completion of new associate training (including Child Abuse Prevention) before scheduled to work
An offer of employment is contingent upon receipt of satisfactory results to meet minimum requirements for the position. They may include a background check, drug test, driver’s license record, CPS, and/or Criminal Background check.
Additional driver’s license check, CPS, Criminal Background check, alcohol and/or drug testing may be required to be processed in the future in order to meet and maintain the minimum requirements of this position.
All Y associates agree to abide by The Code of Conduct with Youth that sets clear expectations for associates and volunteers to ensure a safe and respectful environment for young people. It emphasizes treating youth with respect and fairness, avoiding inappropriate physical or verbal interactions, and adhering to established standards of affection. The policy strictly prohibits any form of abuse, bullying, or harassment and mandates the reporting of suspected mistreatment. Additionally, associates and volunteers must complete training on child abuse prevention and comply with legal reporting requirements to safeguard youth.

Nice To Haves

Weekday & Weekend Morning Availability Preferred
Prefer youth and/or youth programming experience

Responsibilities

Reports to work in uniform a minimum of ten minutes prior to assigned shift in order to receive communications and instructions from supervisor or associate.
Provide excellent services to members, guest, and program participants in the Y center, on the phone, and through email exchange
Through engagement, build meaningful relationships with members, guest, and program participants with positive and solution driven interaction
Providing a safe, engaging, and nurturing environment which fosters the social, emotional, physical, cognitive, and creative development of each child in our care
Effective and appropriate communicate with children and parents/guardian
Highly engagement with children by guiding children to activities, using their name, and monitor their actions during their usage of the center
Maintain clean and disinfected environment for children’s safety
Maintain all proper paperwork including sign in/out process, behavior reports, “boo boo” reports, incident report, etc.
Must have understanding of the age and stages of youth development, and work with children
Adhere/enforce to all policies, guidelines, rules, and best practices as outlined by the Y in Central Maryland with positive interaction - Ability to respond to safety and emergency situations.
Leader in handling conflict, concerns, member frustrations, and unusual center situations
Informing proper leaders of operating challenges and/or conflicts during operating hours (either with members and/or associates)
Focus on quality experiences and engagement within programs, services, and activities
Promotes a professional image and maintains a clean and safe environment at all times.
Ability to work with diverse population, all ages, genders, and sexual orientations
Attend and actively participate in all meetings as assigned
Incorporate the four character values of the YMCA: Caring, Honesty, Respect, and Responsibility and adhere to the YCM Code of Conduct
Communicate the Y mission and objectives to the community.
Assist in all other areas as assigned.