Youth Worker (Before/After Care)

About the position

The Youth Worker provides a safe and supportive environment to at risk youth by building relationships with them, offering activities that promote the 40 development assets and providing opportunities to learn and grow. Ensures safety of youth participants. Our work is important and vital to children and families in the community, and we are seeking caring individuals to join our Bauer family to help us continue to empower children and their families to thrive.

Responsibilities

• Provide active supervision to ensure child safety
• Maintain a clean, safe and inspiring environment for the children
• Assist children with homework assignments
• Assist with meal preparations and snacks
• Plan and conduct developmentally appropriate youth activities to promote social, emotional intellectual and physical growth of youth
• Promote parent involvement
• Perform general office duties: phone calls, emails, filing, etc.
• Plan and lead field trips in the community
• Must be willing to drive

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Must have a valid Indiana driver's license, willing to drive and the ability to meet the minimum requirements of the insurance carrier at all times
• 1-2 years of previous experience working with children preferred
• Ability to effectively work with children
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
• Basic math skills
• Problem-solving skills

Nice-to-haves

• Ability to fluently communicate in Spanish is a plus

Benefits

• Health Insurance
• Dental
• Vision
• Matching 401K
• Short-Term Disability
• Long-Term Disability
• Employer Health Savings Contributions
• Teladoc
• Free Mental Health Coverage
• 10 Paid Holidays
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Bereavement
• Referral Bonus
• Annual Wellness Programs
• Reflective Supervision
• Community Involvement
• Paid Snow Days
• Hiring & Retention Bonus
• Early Childhood Education Scholarship
• Paid Professional Development
• Cell Phone Reimbursement
• Mileage Reimbursement