Before and After School Care Instructor

Before and After School Care Instructor I

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Be an influencer! Have an impact on a child's life, plus gain valuable life experience. Develop skills such as leadership, management, creativity, instructional and coaching while making a difference. Apply today for the Before and Aftercare Instructor position and help us transform Lake County.

This position supports the work of the Y, a leading nonprofit committed to strengthening community through youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility. The Before and After School Care Instructor I creates meaningful and lasting relationships with participants, is a role model to children, an ally to parents, and a partner with teachers through planned and engaging activities. Play, be silly and laugh but most importantly, guide the youth of the programs into becoming great people.

• Plans and implements engaging program activities that are culturally relevant, developmentally appropriate and consistent with YMCA values.
• Nurtures children through purposeful programming dedicated to providing opportunities for achievement and belonging, including homework assistance.
• Adheres to program standards including safety and cleanliness standards.
• Ensure all children are signed in and out with time of drop off and pick up.
• Check identification of all persons picking up children and are on the pick-up list.
• Uphold and teach the four core values of Honesty, Caring, Respect and Responsibility.
• Maintains positive relationships and effective communication with parents.
• Makes ongoing, systematic observations and evaluations of each child.
• Maintains required program records including attendance and disciplinary actions.
• Attends and participates in program activities, staff meetings, and staff training.
• Play a role in securing gifts for the annual campaign.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Minimum age 16, 18 for licensed schools.
• Some childcare experience preferred.
• Must have 12 continuing education units annually.
• Required training completed within designated time of start:
  Duty to Report, keeping your YMCA Safe, Meet Sam, Social Media Safety, and 13 Baseline Trainings.
• Certifications required within 30 days of hire: CPR/AED & First Aid and New Employee Orientation.
• Ability to relate and communicate effectively to diverse groups of people from all social and economic segments of the community.
• Ability to respond to safety and emergency situations.

The National YMCA Mission:
To put Christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind, and body for all.

• Mission Advancement:
  Accepts and demonstrates the Y's values, demonstrates a desire to serve others and fulfill community needs, recruits volunteers and builds effective, supportive working relationships with them, supports fund-raising.
• Collaboration:
  
  Works effectively with people of different backgrounds, abilities, opinions, and perceptions, builds rapport and relates well to others, seeks first to understand the other person's point of view and remains calm in challenging situations, listens for understanding and meaning, speaks and writes effectively, takes initiative to assist in developing others.
• Operational Effectiveness:
  Makes sound judgments, and transfers learning from one situation to another, embraces new approaches and discovers ideas to create a better member experience, establishes goals, clarifies tasks, plans work, and actively participates in meetings, follows budgeting policies, procedures, and reports all financial irregularities immediately, strives to meet or exceed goals and deliver a high-value experience for members.
• Personal Growth:
  Pursues self-development that enhances job performance, demonstrates an openness to change and seeks opportunities in the change process, accurately assesses personal feelings, strengths, and limitations and how they impact relationships, has the functional and technical knowledge and skills required to perform well, uses best practices and demonstrates up-to-date knowledge and skills in technology.

• Visual, auditory, and verbal ability to communicate effectively.
• Must have high level of alertness, concentration, and initiative.
• Ability to lift 50 lbs. and stand, walk, or sit for extended periods of time; occasionally stoop/bend.
• Maintain a neat and professional appearance at all times.
• Potential extreme heat during peak summer months.