Preschool Lead (Part Time)

DeKalb Health; Everett (WA); On-site; USD 29,000 - 33,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Free training and paid training

Free YMCA family membership

Flexible schedules

Sick Pay

403a Retirement plan

Job summary

The YMCA of Snohomish County is seeking a Half Day Preschool program leader for the Mill Creek YMCA. You will provide direction for the program and staff, implementing your curriculum in a safe, inclusive environment.

You will plan daily lessons, supervise up to 15 children, and maintain communication with parents while keeping essential program records. This role requires DCYF qualifications and a commitment to inclusive, developmentally appropriate care.

Qualifications

• DCYF qualifications and ECE coursework within 5 years of hire.
• Documentation of DCYF certification and training, including TB test and MMR immunity.
• Portable background check requirements.
• Fluency in a second language preferred.
• Early Achievers knowledge preferred.

Responsibilities

• Plan and implement daily lesson and activity plans.
• Supervise up to 15 children and activities within the program area.
• Maintain a daily schedule and respond to individual needs in a positive climate.
• Observe, schedule and complete evaluations for each child.
• Maintain communication with parents and program records.

Skills

ECE knowledge

Bilingual preferred

Child development

Education

High school diploma

ECE certificates

Job description

• Location 3120 McDougall Avenue,Suite 100,Everett, WA, 98201,United States
• Base Pay $20.88 - $24.00 / Hour
• Employee Type Non-Exempt Part Time
• Required Degree High school

Contact information

Description

The YMCA of Snohomish County provides jobs and careers with a cause. Every day, the Y makes a lasting impression in our communities through youth development, healthy living and social responsibility. Our unique work environment constantly changes to adapt to the needs of our communities. We are a non-profit, in the people business. This means that we help members meet a fitness or ability goal, see that children thrive in our child care programs, encourage family togetherness, and give youth an opportunity to learn life skills through water safety, sports, and teen programming.

Our Commitment to Inclusion:
The Y is made up of people of all ages and from every walk of life, working side by side to strengthen communities. Together we work to ensure that everyone, regardless of ability, age, cultural background, ethnicity, faith, gender, gender identity, ideology, income, national origin, race or sexual orientation, has the opportunity to reach their full potential with dignity. Our core values are caring, honesty, respect and responsibility—they guide everything we do.

We look forward to having you on our YMCA team!
*The YMCA is an Equal Opportunity Employer that celebrates diversity at all levels of our organization!

Position Summary:

This position supports and leads the Half Day Preschool located at the Mill Creek YMCA.

Provide direction for the program and staff, and implement program curriculum in a safe, enjoyable, positive and inclusive environment.

Job Duties/Responsibilities:

• Plan and Implement daily lesson and activity plans
• Supervise all children and activities within program area, often independently
• Manage a classroom of up to 15 children including maintain a daily schedule, responding to individual needs and creating a positive climate.
• Regularly observes, schedules and completes evaluations for each child
• Maintain communication with parents
• Maintain materials, equipment, and program facility
• Maintain required program records
• Diapering and toilet training including assisting children in changing out of soiled clothing.
• Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• Meet educational and experience qualifications established by Department of Child Youth and Families (DCYF). Including ECE college certificates / coursework within 5 years of position or as designated by the DCYF
• Provide documentation of all certification and training requirements established by DCYF, including position prerequisites, current negative TB test, MMR vaccination or proof of immunity, and portable background check
• Plan, organize, and implement high quality developmentally appropriate programming
• Fluency in second language preferred
• Early Achievers knowledge preferred

Y Culture:

• Build relationships with a diverse membership base in culturally responsive ways, connect members with one another and to the YMCA
• Exhibit Caring, Honesty, Respect and Responsibility
• Complete required training and certifications within established guidelines
• Arrive on time ready for shift, clock in/out within timekeeping system

Embrace Team Leader Core Competencies:

Mission Advancement:

• Models and teaches the Y’s values
• Ensures a high level of service with a commitment to improving lives
• Provides volunteers with orientation, training, development, and recognition
• Cultivates relationships to support fundraising
• Champions inclusion activities, strategies, and initiatives
• Builds relationships to create small communities
• Empathetically listens and communicates for understanding when negotiating and dealing with conflict
• Effectively tailors communications to the appropriate audience
• Provides staff with feedback, coaching, guidance and support

Operational Effectiveness:

• Provides others with frameworks for making decisions
• Conducts prototypes to support the launching of programs and activities
• Develops plans and manages best practices through engagement of team
• Effectively creates and manages budgets
• Holds staff accountable for high-quality results using a formal process to measure progress

Personal Growth:

• Shares new insights
• Facilitates change; models adaptability and an awareness of the impact of change
• Utilizes non-threatening methods to address sensitive issues and inappropriate behavior or performance
• 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

Physical and Mental Demands:

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

Physical Demands:

As directed, lead and participate in a range of activities in indoor/outdoor settings. Sufficient strength, agility and mobility to perform essential functions of position and to safely supervise program activities. Staff may be required to move weights of approximately 50 pounds. While performing the duties of this job, employees are regularly required to sit, walk and stand; talk or hear, both in person and by telephone; use hands repetitively to handle, feel or operate standard office equipment; reach with hands and arms; and lift up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and the ability to adjust focus.

Mental Demands:

While performing the duties of this job, employees are regularly required to use written and oral communication skills; read and interpret data, information and documents; analyze and solve non-routine and complex problems; may use math and mathematical reasoning; observe and interpret situations; learn and apply new information or skills; perform highly detailed work on multiple, concurrent tasks; work under intensive deadlines with frequent interruptions; and interact with members, staff, volunteers, and others encountered in the course of work, some of whom may be dissatisfied individuals.

Working Conditions:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Typically interaction with others is busy, constant and occasionally interruptive. Work may be demanding at times. May require ability to work irregular hours. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Job descriptions represent a general outline of job duties, functions and qualifications. They are not intended to be comprehensive in nature. In addition, jobs evolve over time and therefore their description may not reflect the precise nature of the position at a given point in time.

Requirements

Availablity must match program days/hours to include Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 9:15-12:45

Summary

Our benefits areAMAZING!

• FREE training offered for all positions and get paid while you train for your job!
• Flexible work schedules and a family-friendly environment.
• FREEYMCA family membership for all staff.
• 20% off programs and services for all staff (and their dependents).
• Sick Pay accrued at rate of one hour for every 40 hours worked.
• Tax-Deferred retirement account & Roth retirement account available to all employees.
• 403a Retirement investing account paid at 12% annual compensation after 2 years of service (minimum 1,000 hours worked in each year).
• FREE Employee Assistance Program.
• Cheery, dynamic, cause-driven work environment, like no other!
• We promote from within often. Enjoy your career at our Y!

Little to no experience required for most positions—let us train you!

The full range of the pay grade for this position is $20.88-$34.32.