Out of School Time Youth Specialist Lead

Out-of-School Time Lead Staff

FLSA Status:
Non-Exempt

Job Type: Part-Time

Reports to:

Site Coordinator/Director

Primarily hiring for Piedmont and Laura Mac Arthur Elementary Schools.

Part-Time Benefits:

• Retirement accounts (You can contribute at any time, but the Y will contribute 12% after two years of service with 1,000 hours in each of the two years)
• Paid time off (Accrue 1 hour of paid time off for every 30 hours worked)
• Complimentary nationwide 2 adult family membership to the Y
• Discounts on programs, summer camps, YMCA Camp Miller
• Team member referral program
• Employee engagement and appreciation activities
• Employee assistance program
• Growth and development opportunities
• Leadership certification and related training offered and encouraged

The Lead Staff is responsible for assisting the coordinator in facilitating a high-quality out-of-school time program and ensuring goals are being achieved. Along with supporting a safe and engaging learning environment for youth in the program.

Our mission and core values are brought to life by our culture. In the Y, we strive to live our cause of strengthening communities with purpose and intentionality every day. We are welcoming: we are open to all. We are a place where you can belong and become. We are genuine: we value you and embrace your individuality. We are hopeful: we believe in you and your potential to become a catalyst in the world.

We are nurturing: we support you in your journey to develop your full potential. We are determined: above all else, we are on a relentless quest to make our community stronger beginning with you.

• Assist with program design, preparation, and implementation
• Lead a group of youth during program time
• Help with risk management and youth behaviors by following the program behavior rubric.
• Assist with communication and relationship building with the school and families
• Be reliable and responsible
• Attend staff meetings and trainings as required
• Provide support in administrative tasks, which includes activity planning, incident reporting, and program organization
• Assist with data entry and evaluation requirements
• Assist with tracking of snacks and attendance
• Fosters an inclusive environment appreciative of differences in the workplace
• Meaningfully participate in and lead efforts to support the Y's commitment to equity and diversity
• Overseeing site management in absence of Coordinator/Director
• Other duties as assigned

• Values:
  Accept and demonstrate the Y's values
• Community:
  Desire to serve others and fulfill community needs
• Inclusion:
  Work effectively with people of different backgrounds, abilities, opinions, and perceptions
• Relationships:
  Build rapport and relate well with others
• Developing Others:
  Take the initiative to assist in developing others
• Decision-Making:
  Make sound judgments, and transfer learning from one situation to another
• Change Capacity:
  Demonstrate an openness to change, and seek opportunities in the change process

• Supervision of staff in absence of Site Coordinator

This position operates in area schools and community centers and serves elementary aged youth. Other work environments include off-site field trips during summer or all-day programming, and supervising children outdoors in different types of weather.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Ability to communicate and work with groups participating (age and skill levels) and provide necessary instruction to program participants.
• Ability to observe participant behavior, assess its appropriateness, enforce appropriate safety regulations and emergency procedures, and apply appropriate behavior-management techniques.
• Visual and auditory ability to identify and respond to environmental and other hazards of the site and facilities and participants and staff behavior
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
• Physical ability to…