Job Details
Job Location: Clark County Family YMCA - Jeffersonville, IN 47130
Position Type: Part Time
Education Level: High School
Salary Range: $18.00 - $18.00 Hourly
Job Shift: Morning/Afternoon
Job Category: Before and After School Child Care
Overview
As the nation's leading nonprofit organization committed to strengthening communities through youth development, healthy living and social responsibility, the Y offers more than just a job. We offer you a chance to make a lasting difference in your community.
Group Leader Responsibilities
As a key member of our child care team, the Group Leader is responsible for creating a safe, fun and positive atmosphere that promotes member engagement in accordance with YMCA policies and procedures.
Essential Functions
- Uphold the mission of the YMCA, and demonstrate behaviors that reflect a determined, nurturing, genuine, hopeful, and welcoming nature.
- Possess the willingness of 100% COMMITMENT in actively engaging with school-age children both indoors and outdoors and have FUN!
- May be asked to train on Mini Bus Driving
- Lead group activities and assist with homework
- Maintains positive relationships with the members, participants and other staff
- Knows, understands, and consistently applies all safety rules
- Attends all trainings and staff meetings as assigned.
- Completes required abuse risk management training. Adheres to policies and procedures in managing high-risk activities and appropriate boundaries of supervision. Reports suspicious or inappropriate behaviors and policy violations to supervisor. Follows mandated abuse reporting requirements to authorities.
- Complete free CPR within the first 90 days of hire.
- Pass Drug tests
- Complete Fingerprint background check
Schedule
Monday-Friday 6:30am-9:30am and 3:00pm-6pm
Qualifications
POSITION REQUIREMENTS:
- PASSION FOR WORKING WITH SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN!!
- Minimum age - 18 years old
- Team player with personal commitment to YMCA Mission, Philosophy & Character Development Values.
- Previous child care or group work experience preferred.
- Must be enrolled in High School or possess a High School Diploma or an equivalent.
Work Environment
- Lifting up to 50lbs
- Climbing, sitting, standing, pushing, walking, kneeling, and stooping.
- Exposure to outdoor elements for certain portions of the day.
- Noise level- High
- Ability to communicate verbally, including projecting your voice across a distance in normal & loud situations.