CYP Child and Youth Program Assistant (Multilevel)

China Lake Golf Course; Coronado (CA); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

China Lake Golf Course is seeking a CY Program Assistant to support DoD CY programs for children and youth at the Coronado installation. The role includes developing schedules, implementing activities, and ensuring safety and nutrition practices.

The position covers indoor/outdoor environments, supervision, parent and staff communication, assessment, and compliance with DoD and national accreditation standards. Requires adherence to program policies and timely reporting.

Responsibilities

• Develops schedules and activity plans that meet the observed needs of individual children and youth.
• Implements activities and events addressing physical, social, emotional, and cognitive needs.
• Prepares program options for children with special requirements and cares for those with special needs as directed.
• Demonstrates, instructs, leads, and facilitates planned and spontaneous program activities.
• Role models developmentally appropriate practice and classroom/activity area management techniques.
• Promotes safety, fitness, health, and nutrition practices.
• Helps arrange for and/or serve appropriate snacks or meals where applicable.
• Sets up indoor/outdoor activity areas and materials to accommodate daily schedules.
• Inventories equipment and replenishes damaged or depleted supplies.
• Maintains program environments and displays; secures supplies and facilities.
• Establishes a positive program environment and interacts effectively with children, youth, and adults.
• Provides care and supervision in compliance with DoD policies and local installation requirements.
• Monitors safety and whereabouts of participants and ensures departures with authorized persons.
• Communicates with parents and staff with daily feedback and during conferences.
• Observes and documents developmental progression and participates in program evaluation.

Job description

Duties

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The duties and responsibilities of the CY Program Assistant have been grouped into categories, including curriculum, indoor and outdoor environment, interactions and relationships, supervision of children and youth, parent and employee communication, assessment, compliance, and additional responsibilities. Each is described below.

Curriculum

• Develops schedules and activity plans. This may include reviewing and providing input into schedules and activity plans developed by the entry level and intermediate level Educational Aids (CY Program Assistants), CY-1702-I. Ensures that program plans and activities incorporate the observed needs of individual children and youth.
• Implements activities and special events that meet the physical, social, emotional, and cognitive needs of children and youth. Incorporates special instructions provided by parents such as special dietary needs, physical needs, or other information that may affect the child or youth's experience in the program.
• Prepares and implements program options for children and youth with special requirements. Cares for children and youth with special needs as directed by the supervisor.
• Demonstrates, instructs, leads, and facilitates planned and spontaneous program activities.
• Role models developmentally appropriate practice and classroom or activity area management techniques.
• Promotes and models safety, fitness, health, and nutrition practices.
• Helps arrange for and/or serve appropriate snacks or meals where applicable.

Indoor and Outdoor Environment

• Helps prepare, arrange and maintain indoor and outdoor activity areas and materials to accommodate daily schedules.
• Sets up displays and bulletin boards.
• Inventories equipment on a recurring basis and recommends replenishing damaged, missing, and depleted supplies.
• Secures supplies, equipment, and facilities.

Interactions and Relationships

• Establishes a program environment that sustains participant interest and promotes positive interactions with other children, youth and adults.
• Interacts with children and youth using approved child guidance and youth development techniques.

Supervision of Children and Youth

• Provides care and supervision, oversight, and accountability for program participants in compliance with the Department of Defense (DoD), NAF Component, and local installation policies, guidance, and standards.
• Maintains control of and accounts for whereabouts and safety of children and youth.
• Supervises children and youth during daily schedule of indoor and outdoor activities and on field trips, outings, and special events.
• Ensures children and youth (as applicable) depart with authorized person according to written parental instructions.
• Observes program participants for signs that may indicate illness, abuse, or neglect and reports as directed. Incumbent is a mandatory reporter to Family Advocacy and Child Protective Services as prescribed by local policy in the case of suspected incidences of child abuse and neglect.

Parent and Employee Communication

• Interacts professionally with employees, parents, and local installation command personnel.
• Provides parents with daily verbal or written feedback about their child/youth or program activities.
• Participates in conferences with parents and employees.

Assessment

• Observes children and youth and documents developmental progression and/or concerns. Uses the information in planning.
• Participates in program evaluation using designated instruments such as programmatic rating scales, risk assessment tools (as required), self-inspection materials, and national accreditation tools.

Compliance

• Assists in achieving and maintaining DoD certification and national accreditation or equivalent.
• Ensures compliance with law, policies, and regulations applicable to DoD CY programs Notifies supervisor of health, fire, and safety compliance concerns.

Additional Responsibilities

• Collects, maintains, and reports program participation data.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.