Youth Development Professional Middle School

Boys & Girls Clubs of Carson; California (MO); Hybrid; USD 28,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Job summary

Boys & Girls Clubs of Carson seeks a dedicated program staff member to deliver after-school and youth development activities, including homework help, tutoring, and enrichment in Education and Arts. You will promote participation, register new members, provide guidance, and model positive behavior for youth.

Responsibilities include implementing programs, maintaining attendance records, preparing schedules, ordering supplies, addressing parent questions, coordinating with the Director, and

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED required.
• Experience working with children preferred.
• Knowledge of youth development concepts.
• Strong sense of responsibility, reliability, and punctuality.
• Ability to guide, assist and interpret procedures.
• Ability to use diverse reference materials and information.
• Ability to follow written or verbal instructions.
• Ability to motivate youth and manage behavior problems.
• Ability to interact professionally with the public.
• Ability to plan and implement quality youth programs.
• Ability to organize and supervise youth in a safe setting.
• CPR and First Aid certifications and TB clearance required.

Responsibilities

• Promote and stimulate program participation.
• Register new members and participate in orientation.
• Provide guidance and role modeling to members.
• Effectively implement programs and activities for drop-in members.
• Provide daily homework and tutoring assistance.
• Maintain attendance records and required documentation.
• Collect and maintain members' report cards.
• Take inventory and order supplies as needed.
• Address concerns from parents and teachers.
• Advise Director on program needs and staffing.
• Prepare schedules and bulletin boards.
• Promote and recruit members via schools and parents.
• Maintain logs of observations and progress.
• Ensure programs operate safely and meet member needs.

Skills

High School diploma or GED

Experience with children

Youth development knowledge

Responsibility and reliability

Guidance and role modeling

Instruction following ability

Verbal/written communication

Motivate youth; manage behavior

Public interaction

Plan and implement quality programs

Organize and supervise youth safely

CPR and First Aid certification

Education

High School diploma or GED

Job description

Description

Boys & Girls Clubs of Carson’s Mission: The Boys & Girls Clubs of Carson offers our young people a safe environment where they can have fun and be themselves around dedicated adult mentors who respect and listen to them. Outcome-based programs empower youth to become lifelong learners.

PRIMARY FUNCTION: Plans, implements, supervises and evaluates activities provided within a specific program area, such as Education, Special Education, Social Recreation, Arts & Crafts and Physical Education. The primary focus will be to provide programming.

KEY ROLES (Essential Job Responsibilities): Prepare Youth for Success

• Promote and stimulate program participation.
• Register new members and participate in their Club orientation process.
• Provide guidance and role modeling to members.

Program Development and Implementation

• Effectively implement and administer programs, services and activities for drop‑in members and visitors.
• Provide daily homework and tutoring assistance for members.
• Maintain and keep files of attendance.
• Collect all required documentation to operate programs.
• Collect and maintain members’ report cards as they are distributed from schools.
• Take inventory and order supplies as needed.
• Address concerns, questions, issues of parents and or teachers.
• Advise Director or Coordinator of any program needs, concerns, and problems: i.e. additional staffing, volunteers, and staff evaluations.
• Prepare weekly and monthly schedules of activities.
• Create all learning center bulletin boards, display of member activities and other department objectives.
• Promote and recruit members by contacting local schools and parents.
• Keep written, updated logs of members’ observations and progress.
• Assure that programs operate at optimum capacity and meet member’s needs.
• Monitor and evaluate programs, services and activities to ensure safety of members, quality in programs and appearance of the unit at all times.
• Prepare periodic activity reports.

Supervision

• Maintain members order and discipline by managing members’ behavior; reinforces
• rules of the club and all the recreational areas.
• Maintain a clean room/environment by sweeping, disinfecting, and organizing at the end of the day.
• Help develop injury prevention methods, evaluates injuries.
• Ensure a productive work environment by participating in regular unit and organization staff meetings.

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• May participate in special programs and/or events.
• May be required to drive Club van and obtain Class B license.
• May be required to help in other program areas.
• Assume other duties as assigned.

RELATIONSHIPS: Internal: Maintains close, daily contact with Club staff (professional and volunteer), Club members, and supervisor to receive/provide information, discuss issues, explain guidelines/ instructions; instruct; and advise/counsel.

External: Maintains contact with external community groups, schools, members' parents and others to assist in resolving problems.

Requirements

REQUIRED SKILLS:

• High School diploma or GED.
• Experience in working with children.
• Knowledge of youth development.
• Good level of responsibility, reliability, and punctuality.
• Ability to provide guidance, assistance, and/or interpretation to others on how to apply procedures and standards to specific classes.
• Ability to utilize a wide variety of reference, descriptive data and information.
• Ability to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagrammatic form. Involves semi-routine standardized work with some latitude for independent judgment concerning choices of action.
• Ability to motivate youth and manage behavior problems.
• Ability to deal with the general public.
• Ability to plan and implement quality programs for youth.
• Ability to organize and supervise members in a safe environment.
• Mandatory CPR and First Aid Certifications and TB clearance.

ENVIRONMENT AND WORKING CONDITIONS Tasks are regularly performed with moderate exposure to environmental conditions such as dirt, dust, pollen, odors, wetness, humidity, rain, fumes, and temperature and noise extremes.

PHYSICAL AND MENTAL REQUIREMENTS Tasks involve the ability to exert physical effort, typically involving some combination of standing for long periods of time, stooping, kneeling, crouching and crawling, and which may involve some lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects up to 50 pounds.

DISCLAIMER The information presented indicates the general nature and level of work expected of employees in this classification. It is not designed to contain, nor to be interpreted as, a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, qualifications and objectives required of employees assigned to this job.