Youth Development Specialist
YMCA•Bristol Township, PA
•Onsite
About The Position
We are looking for an Youth Development Specialist to join our team at the Y! We spend our days positively impacting the community around us and are looking for someone who can collaborate with others across the association.
Requirements
- 18+ years of age
- 2+ years of experience working in child care - does not have to be professional
- Possess leadership skills or experience
- Able to perform life saving skills in First Aid/CPR/AED/Emergency Oxygen (training provided)
Responsibilities
- Maintaining a fun, safe, and clean environment for children to play and learn
- Offers assistance to co-workers; frees hands to help others
- Asks the children questions and builds on that information during subsequent visits
- Greets parents with a smile; learns their names whenever possible; asks parents open-ended questions and builds on that information during subsequent visits
- Consistently greets parents at pick-up with positive feedback about their children, even if the ensuing negative feedback is necessary; ends the conversation with an affirmation
- Interacts with co-workers and members respectfully
- Vigilantly monitor the children and their environment
- Prevention of risk, bullying, and misbehavior
- Communicates with the team on duty to prioritize the current tasks at hand
- Follows all opening/closing procedures - without direction from the Lead - when working during opening/closing shifts
- Reads weekly Hot Sheets and responds to Coordinator when prompted; seeks clarification to any Hot Sheet items
- Attends required organizational and departmental meetings
- Demonstrates a willingness to further understand child development concepts and/or behavior management skills through materials provided by Supervisor
- Provide a high-level of instruction for youth gymnastics programs
- Leading fun, safe, and educational gymnastics classes
- Strong leadership and mentorship for assistant/junior coaches
- Building strong relationships with members and guests of all ages and skill levels
- Confident spotting of advanced tumbling and apparatus skills
- Assisting in program coordination and long-term planning
- Assist in training and building a quality coaching staff to carry out the program mission
- Assisting directors in developing new gymnastics-centered fitness programs
Benefits
- Free YMCA membership - access to all branches!
- Sweet discounts on child care and summer camp programs
- Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, and Life Insurances
- Generous Paid Time Off + 6 paid holidays throughout the year
- Supplemental insurance benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
