Substitute Youth Development Professional

Description

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 Academic Success, Character and Citizenship, and Healthy Lifestyles. The primary focus will be to provide programming.

Position covers shifts at different locations located in Carson and surrounding cities.

Position: Youth Development Professional Substitute for After School Sites

Pay: $20.00 Hourly

Schedule: Mon/Weds/Thus/Fri 2:00pm-6:00pm, Tues 1:00pm-6:00pm

Hours: 0-up to 21 hours a week, depending on coverage needed

Days Monday to Friday

Locations: School sites located at Carson and South LA

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

• Be on-call and available to report to the program at least 1 hour before the assigned shift.
• Be prepared to fill in for the primary Youth Development Professional and manage the assigned class in their absence.
• Create lesson plans if no sub plan is provided.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

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.

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…