Before School Youth Development Professional

Boys & Girls Clubs of Carson’s Mission

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, Social Recreation, and Physical Education. The YDP provides programming for members to stay active and build valuable life skills through play. YDP trains members in different levels of movement oriented activities with the development of physical skills including movement, coordination and strength.

Morning Program is available at our Elementary school at Carson and Middle School at Los Angeles.

6:30am-8:00am Monday to Friday

The position is also ideal for someone who is interested to pick up other shifts after morning program such as:
Recess Coach Program 9:00am-2:00pm, and After School Program 2:00pm-6:00pm if interested.

• Promote and stimulate program participation.
• Register new members and participate in their Club orientation process.
• Enhance member recruitment and increase ADA
• Provide guidance and role modeling to members.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

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.

• 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…