Youth Development Professional Sports & Fitness

Youth Development Program Coordinator

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Carson offers our young people a safe environment where they can have fun and be themselves around dedicated adult mentors who respect and listen to them. Outcome-based programs empower youth to become lifelong learners.

Plans, implements, supervises and evaluates activities provided within a specific program area, such as Academics, Special Education, Social Recreation, Arts & Crafts and Physical Education. The primary focus will be to enhance mentorship programs that focus on Sports & Fitness, Social Emotional Learning, Academic Support and on time matriculation. YDP is responsible for coordinating and implementing sports, fitness, games, and recreation activities.

Prepare Youth for Success

• Promote and stimulate program participation.
• Register new members and participate in their Club orientation process.
• Enhance member recruitment and increase average daily attendance
• Effectively implement and administer Physical Education programs, services and activities for drop-in members and visitors.
• Ensure the development of appropriate sports programs and healthy lifestyles curriculum plans.
• Oversees traditional sports including soccer, volleyball, basketball, and more
• Provide guidance and role modeling to members.

Program Development and Implementation

• Effectively implement and administer programs, services and activities for drop-in members and visitors.
• Provide daily homework and tutoring assistance for members.
• Maintain and keep files of attendance.
• Support Coordinator in recruitment and retention efforts.
• Plan and implement activities/events to increase parent/stakeholder engagement.
• Collect all required documentation to operate programs.
• Collect and maintain members' report cards as they are distributed from schools.
• Take inventory and order supplies as needed.
• Address concerns, questions, issues of parents and or teachers.
• Advise Director or Coordinator of any program needs, concerns, and problems: i.e. additional staffing, volunteers, and staff evaluations.
• Prepare weekly and monthly schedules of activities.
• Create all learning center bulletin boards, display of member activities and other department objectives.
• Promote and recruit members by contacting local schools and parents.
• Keep written, updated logs of members' observations and progress.
• Assure that programs operate at optimum capacity and meet member's needs.
• Monitor and evaluate programs, services and activities to ensure safety of members, quality in programs and appearance of the unit at all times.
• Prepare periodic activity reports.

Supervision

• Maintain members order and discipline by managing members' behavior; reinforces rules of the club and all the recreational areas.
• Maintain a clean room/environment by sweeping, disinfecting, and organizing at the end of the day.
• Help develop injury prevention methods, evaluates injuries.
• Ensure a productive work environment by participating in regular unit and organization staff meetings.

Additional Responsibilities

• May participate in special programs and/or events.
• May be required to drive Club van and obtain Class B license.
• May be required to help in other program areas.
• Assume other duties as assigned.

Relationships

• Internal:
  Maintains close, daily contact with Club staff (professional and volunteer), Club members, and supervisor to receive/provide information, discuss issues, explain guidelines/ instructions; instruct; and advise/counsel.
• External:
  Maintains contact with external community groups, schools, members' parents and others to assist in resolving problems.

Required Skills

• High School diploma or GED.
• Experience in working with children.
• Knowledge of youth development.
• Good level of responsibility, reliability, and punctuality.
• Ability to provide guidance, assistance, and/or interpretation to others on how to apply procedures and standards to specific classes.
• Ability to utilize a wide variety of reference, descriptive data and information.
• Ability to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagrammatic form. Involves semi-routine standardized work with some latitude for independent judgment concerning choices of action.
• Ability to motivate youth…