Stay and Play Associate - Parkville

Ymca Of Central Maryland, Inc.; Carney (MD); Sur place; USD 17 000 - 22 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Ymca Of Central Maryland, Inc. seeks a Stay and Play Associate to provide engaging, safe care for children while parents participate in activities. The role emphasizes supervising children, maintaining a safe environment, and positive interactions with families in the Y Family Center.

The position requires flexibility in scheduling, CPR/AED/First Aid, and completion of new associate training, with a focus on protecting children and fostering development within a supportive team.

Qualifications

• Relate effectively to diverse groups from all backgrounds
• Communicate effectively with children and parents/guardians
• Experience with youth programming preferred
• Proficient computer skills
• Current CPR/AED/First Aid certification (or within 30 days)
• Flexible schedule including days, nights and weekends
• Complete new associate training (including Child Abuse Prevention) before start

Responsabilités

• Deliver high-quality services to members, guests and participants in the Y center, by phone or email
• Engage with children and families to create a safe, nurturing environment
• Supervise and guide children during activities and center use
• Maintain a clean, disinfected environment and proper sign-in/out paperwork
• Adhere to YMCA policies and code of conduct and promote safety
• Support in meetings and communicate operational challenges to leadership

Connaissances

Diversity engagement

Child communication

Youth programming

Computer skills

CPR/AED/First Aid

Flexible scheduling

New associate training

Description du poste

POSITION SUMMARY:

Under the supervision of the Youth and Family Services Program Director, or other assigned associate, Stay and Play Associateis responsible for delivering excellent services to all members, guest, and program participants. The primary function of the Stay and Play Associatewill be to highly engage with members, guest, and program participants including supervising children whose parents/guardian are participating in activities in the Y family center, protecting children, and maintaining a safe environment.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Reports to work in uniform a minimum of ten minutes prior to assigned shift in order to receive communications and instructions from supervisor or associate.
• Provide excellent services to members, guest, and program participants in the Y center, on the phone, and through email exchange
• Through engagement, build meaningful relationships with members, guest, and program participants with positive and solution driven interaction
• Providing a safe, engaging, and nurturing environment which fosters the social, emotional, physical, cognitive, and creative development of each child in our care
• Effective and appropriate communicate with children and parents/guardian
• Highly engagement with children by guiding children to activities, using their name, and monitor their actions during their usage of the center
• Maintain clean and disinfected environment for children’s safety
• Maintain all proper paperwork including sign in/out process, behavior reports, “boo boo” reports, incident report, etc.
• Must have understanding of the age and stages of youth development, and work with children
• Adhere/enforce to all policies, guidelines, rules, and best practices as outlined by the Y in Central Maryland with positive interaction
• Leader in handling conflict, concerns, member frustrations, and unusual center situations
• Informing proper leaders of operating challenges and/or conflicts during operating hours (either with members and/or associates)
• Focus on quality experiences and engagement within programs, services, and activities
• Promotes a professional image and maintains a clean and safe environment at all times.
• Ability to work with diverse population, all ages, genders, and sexual orientations
• Attend and actively participate in all meetings as assigned
• Incorporate the four character values of the YMCA: Caring, Honesty, Respect, and Responsibility and adhere to the YCM Code of Conduct
• Communicate the Y mission and objectives to the community.
• Assist in all other areas as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Ability to relate effectively to diverse groups of people from all social and economic segments of the community
• Ability to be effective communicator especially with children
• Prefer youth and/or youth programming experience
• Proficient computer skills
• Current CPR/AED/O2/First Aid certification (or within 30 days of hire)
• Flexible Schedule, days, nights and weekends
• Completion of new associate training (including Child Abuse Prevention) before scheduled to work

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

1. Will be required to walk, stand, kneel, stoop, push, and lift up to 50 pounds.
2. While performing duties the employee may occasionally work in the outside weather conditions, and is exposed to wet, cold and /or humid conditions.
3. Continuous operations requiring attention to detail and multi-tasking.
4. Will be exposed to cleaning supplies.
5. Must be able to stand or sit for long periods of time.
6. Must be physically able to successfully complete required certifications.

An offer of employment is contingent upon receipt of satisfactory results to meet minimum requirements for the position. They may include a background check, drug test, driver’s license record, CPS, and/or Criminal Background check.

Additional driver’s license check, CPS, Criminal Background check, alcohol and/or drug testing may be required to be processed in the future in order to meet and maintain the minimum requirements of this position.