Youth Program Assistant

Greater Peoria Family YMCA

Peoria (IL)

On-site

USD 22,041 - 31,684

Part time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Free Membership

Discounted Programming

CPR/First Aid Training

8% Retirement for Vested Employees

Paid Leave For All

Training and Advancement

Job summary

The Greater Peoria YMCA invites applications for the Youth Program Assistant at multiple school sites. The role focuses on leadership at program sites, fostering positive relationships, confidence, and respect among diverse participants, with character development as the core mission.

The position requires engagement with students, staff, and parents; duties include implementing lesson plans, maintaining safety, and delivering program activities while upholding YMCA values and standards.

Qualifications

Must be 18 years or older.
Valid driver’s license with acceptable driving record.
High school diploma or currently pursuing.
Strong communication skills, both written and oral, including public speaking.

Responsibilities

Lead program sites and uphold YMCA values.
Create activities that are fun, therapeutic, and educational.
Implement lesson plans and maintain group control.
Maintain a friendly attitude and ensure safety at all times.
Report accidents, injuries, and discipline procedures in writing.
Attend staff meetings and obtain CPR/First Aid within 90 days.

Skills

Public speaking

Communication

Leadership

Interpersonal skills

Education

High school diploma

Job description

Overview

The role of the Youth Program Assistant is to provide leadership at the program sites, as well as ensure an environment that enhances and promotes interpersonal relationships, confidence, self-esteem, values, mutual respect and understanding of various ethnic cultures and socio-economic backgrounds. Character development is the chief mission of the Greater Peoria YMCA and the Youth Program Assistant should exhibit a commitment to this goal in all YMCA operations.

This position is available at multiple school sites including: Norwood Primary, Dr. C.T. Vivian Primary, Hines Primary, Elmwood Elementary, Concordia Lutheran School.

Responsibilities

It is the responsibility of the Youth Program Assistant to perform all the duties always remembering that he/she is a representative of the Greater Peoria Family YMCA and its values.
Assisting in creating a sufficient variety of experiences that will allow participants to exercise their own creativity and imagination.
Assisting in creating activities that are fun as well as therapeutic, educational, and which upgrade participants skill and ability levels.
Assisting in carrying out lesson plans in their entirety.
Must keep a friendly attitude toward children and fellow staff.
Maintain control of the group at all times.
To know and enforce all program rules and regulations, and to share these with your group on a daily basis.
Must leave facilities cleaner than they were when you arrived.
Teach and show respect for all equipment and return it to its proper location.
Carry out assignments deemed necessary for the overall quality of the Before and After School and School’s Out Programs.
Assist in the implementation of all program activities.
To report any serious problems that develop with a child.
To report in written form all accidents, injuries and discipline procedures.
Perform other related duties as assigned.
Work School’s Out days as assigned.
Attend staff meetings as scheduled.
Obtain and maintain current CPR for child and infant and First Aid Certificate.
All other duties as assigned to make programs run smoothly or to assist the YMCA in other programs/projects.

Qualifications

Must be 18 years or older
Valid driver’s license with an acceptable driving record and the ability to safely operate a minibus.
The person holding this position must have a high school diploma or be in the process of acquiring one.
Must bring to this position the ability to relate to all child participants, parents, and school age staff.
Must possess strong language skills both written and oral. Must be adept at public speaking. Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from staff, administration, children, parents, regulatory agencies or members of the business community. Ability to write reports and records that conform to prescribed style and format. Ability to effectively present information to staff, members, parents, administration, public groups, and Board of Directors.
Ability to interpret and convey daily billing procedures to staff and parents. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions and solve problems. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of instructions and deal with several abstract and concrete variables. Ability to reason with others, handle their hostility and develop solutions to problems.
Current CPR and First Aid within 90 days.

WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

Ability to walk, stand, and sit (including on the floor) for long periods of time.
Exposure to communicable diseases and bodily fluids.
Must be able to lift and/or assist children up to 50 pounds in weight.
Must be able to lift and carry food and supplies weighing up to 20 pounds.
Ability to stand or sit while maintaining alertness for several hours at a time.
Position may require bending, leaning, kneeling, and walking.
Ability to speak concisely and effectively communicate.
Visual and auditory ability to respond to critical situations and physical ability to act swiftly in an emergency.

Benefits