Kids Zone Guide I: Nurture & Play (Evenings/Weekends)

Crossroads-Ymca-; Crown Point (IN); On-site; USD 11,000 - 16,000; Full time

Job summary

The Crossroads YMCA is seeking a Kids Zone Guide I to provide safe, nurturing care for children in the KidsZone while engaging families and building supportive relationships with members. The role offers a starting pay of $10.00 per hour with room to grow based on experience and family-friendly scheduling.

Responsibilities include supervising children aged 6 weeks to 12 years, implementing activity plans, and maintaining accurate records. Flexibility for evenings and weekends is essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum age 15 required.
• Must be flexible to work evenings and weekends.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to relate and communicate effectively to diverse groups of people from all social and economic segments of the community.
• Must have a passion for working with young children.

Responsibilities

• Nurtures children through purposeful play to provide care and belonging while developing relationships with members and their children.
• Implements curriculum and activity plans within the established guidelines.
• Supervises and participates in activities with all children ranging from ages as young as 6 weeks up to 12 years old.
• Makes ongoing, systematic observations and evaluations of each child.
• Maintains positive relationships and effective communication with parents.
• Maintains required program records and equipment needs.
• Improvise quickly and appropriately when faced with unexpected circumstances, to better meet the needs of members and their children.
• Bottle feed and diaper change of infants/toddlers.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Job description

The Crossroads YMCA is seeking a Kids Zone Guide I to provide safe, nurturing care for children in the KidsZone while engaging families and building supportive relationships with members. The role offers a starting pay of $10.00 per hour with room to grow based on experience and family-friendly scheduling.

Responsibilities include supervising children aged 6 weeks to 12 years, implementing activity plans, and maintaining accurate records. Flexibility for evenings and weekends is essential.