After-School Site Lead - Shape Young Minds, Flexible Hours

YMCA; Redford Charter Township (MI); On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free Family Membership

Flexible Scheduling

Family-friendly Work Environment

Employee Assistance Program

Retirement Plan

Job summary

Farmington Family YMCA is hiring a Before and After School Care Site Lead to supervise, plan, and implement activities for groups of children at assigned sites. You will contribute to social, emotional, physical, spiritual, and cognitive development and collaborate with school staff and YMCA teams.

Role emphasizes developing weekly lesson plans, coordinating with supervisors, maintaining safe environments, and communicating with families through newsletters and calls.

Qualifications

• 2 years of experience in a childcare setting is preferred, not required.
• Credit hours in Elementary Education, Recreation, or Early Childhood (over 19+ years of age)
• Some experience supervising children is preferred, but not required

Responsibilities

• Attends to the needs of participating children at all times, while ensuring a safe and nurturing environment through overall management of the assigned site
• Communicates with parents in monthly newsletters, phone calls, and face-to-face contact
• Develop and implement lesson plans of weekly activities that meet requirements set by the Supervisor that involve themed-based activities, CATCH programming, STEM, literacy, character development, and leadership and diversity initiatives
• Set up and clean up physical learning environments and prepare necessary materials and supplies, ensuring all equipment and supplies meet maintenance and storage standards
• Establishes and maintains relationships with assigned school and YMCA staff and program participants through attendance of staff meetings, open houses, and PTA meetings
• Serves prepared healthy snacks to children and maintains required paperwork
• Has an understanding of all emergency site procedures and record drills
• Performs other assigned duties as directed by Supervisor

Skills

Child supervision

Activity planning

Outdoor activities

Communication with parents

Education

Credit hours in Elementary Education, Recreation, or Early Childhood

Job description

Farmington Family YMCA is hiring a Before and After School Care Site Lead to supervise, plan, and implement activities for groups of children at assigned sites. You will contribute to social, emotional, physical, spiritual, and cognitive development and collaborate with school staff and YMCA teams.

Role emphasizes developing weekly lesson plans, coordinating with supervisors, maintaining safe environments, and communicating with families through newsletters and calls.