Youth Development Professional
About The Position
The Youth Development Professional plans, implements, supervises, and evaluates activities within the Club. The role creates an environment that supports youth development outcomes, encourages participation and regular attendance, and provides youth with mentoring, guidance, and positive role modeling. The professional facilitates members’ leadership development, artistic skills, physical activity engagement, academic progress, and emotional and social development. The position involves delivering and evaluating safe, high-quality programs and activities; preparing lesson plans and attendance records; taking part in training, staff development, and staff meetings; and maintaining regular communication with Club staff, members, and the supervisor. Daily cleaning and closing of the program area are required. Staff are expected to model healthy behavior, support an inclusive environment, participate in ongoing professional development, and help ensure the Club remains safe from abuse.
Requirements
- Must be at least 18 years of age.
- High school diploma or GED.
- At least one year of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience.
- Experience working with children and knowledge of youth development.
- Ability to create interactive and educational activities.
- Strong organization and time-management skills, with the ability to set priorities.
- Strong work ethic, positive attitude, high energy, and adaptability.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills and attention to detail.
- Ability to motivate youth and manage behavior problems.
- Ability to plan and implement quality programs for youth.
- Ability to organize and supervise members in a safe environment.
- Must pass pre-employment background checks.
- Ability to stand, walk, and sit.
- Ability to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
- Required vision abilities include close, distance, color, peripheral, and depth perception.
- Ability to maintain constant alertness in a safety-sensitive culture.
- Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication.
Nice To Haves
- Certifications and credentials in the respective skill-based activity are highly preferred.
- CPR and First Aid certifications are preferred.
Responsibilities
- Create an environment that facilitates the achievement of youth development outcomes.
- Encourage youth engagement, participation, and consistent attendance in activities.
- Build rapport with youth and provide mentoring, guidance, role modeling, and direction for leadership development, artistic skills, physical activity engagement, and academic progress.
- Implement and administer programs, services, and activities.
- Monitor and evaluate programs, services, and activities to support member safety, program quality, and Club appearance.
- Engage members in activities and provide a safe environment.
- Support members’ emotional and social development and encourage understanding of others and positive self-concepts.
- Plan and facilitate purposeful, engaging activities and group projects.
- Submit regular lesson plans and attendance sheets and complete other administrative duties.
- Participate in training, staff development activities, and Club staff meetings.
- Maintain close, daily contact with Club staff, members, and the supervisor to exchange information, discuss issues, explain guidelines and instructions, instruct, collaborate, and advise or counsel.
- Clean and close the program area daily.
- Model healthy behavior while working with members.
- Support diversity, equity, and inclusion for members and colleagues and help maintain a child-friendly environment.
- Help ensure an environment free of sexual, physical, mental, or emotional abuse.
- Assist at other BGCGKC locations and with other Club job functions as needed.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
