Youth Development Professional

Boys and Girls Club of the Northern Plains•Milbank, SD

4d•$17 - $17•Onsite

About The Position

The Youth Development Professional serves as a positive role model who supports, leads, and encourages young people. The role builds lasting relationships, encourages positive behavior, and designs activities that promote participants’ overall welfare. The position also offers opportunities to develop knowledge of social work, behavioral studies, and management skills. The organization emphasizes personal relationships as a means of changing behavior and relies on its youth workers to support that mission. This part-time, non-exempt position is based in Milbank, South Dakota, and reports to Full-Time Staff. The role requires working four days a week, during the Club’s school-year and summer operating hours, and at the Club during the summer. Employees must attend specified staff and team meetings and collaborate with their supervisor on performance goals. The position is safety-sensitive and involves observing, interacting, and communicating with youth and others to help maintain a safe environment.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Commitment to working four days a week.
Commitment to creating a class schedule for the upcoming semester that meets the Boys & Girls Club’s scheduling needs, if applicable.
Commitment to working at the Club during the summer.
Ability to work within the Club’s school-year operating hours.
Ability to work within the Club’s summer operating hours.
Ability to understand, implement, and demonstrate behavior management principles and other youth treatment modalities in accordance with Club training and its values of fun, supportive relationships, recognition, opportunities and expectations, and safety.
Mental and physical capacity to observe, interact, and communicate with youth, staff, and volunteers to help ensure safety and provide guidance and reflection.
Ability to stand or sit for long periods throughout a shift.
Ability to operate general office equipment, including a PC, telephone, and copier.

Responsibilities

Enforce rules, model positive behavior, and serve as a friend and mentor to young people.
Oversee daily operations of recreation areas, including maintaining safety equipment, cleaning facilities, displaying appropriate signage, and operating a computer as needed.
Organize and facilitate recreational activities, including games, physical fitness events, arts and crafts, and daily musical instruction.
Encourage participation and healthy relationships by greeting and introducing new members, promoting group activities, and ensuring fair treatment.
Assess group dynamics and collaborate with leadership personnel to develop activities that support relationship building, positive social interaction, and self-confidence.
Complete required paperwork, incident reports, progress evaluations, and activity assessments.
Promote collaboration and leadership through teamwork activities and by encouraging participants to take responsibility.
Ensure program activities follow the Club’s policies and procedures.
Maintain the safety and security of youth in the facility.
Attend all monthly all-staff meetings, biweekly one-on-one meetings, and team meetings.
Assist the supervisor in creating and accomplishing trimester performance plan goals by the end of each trimester.
Provide the supervisor with daily feedback about the day and ways to improve programs and the space.
Implement the 5 Key Elements for Positive Youth Development.
Exhibit the Club Values of excellence, impact-driven work, teamwork, and good character.
Perform other duties as assigned.