Job description
The Greater Burlington YMCA provides a diverse organization of people of all ages joined together by a shared commitment to nurturing the potential of youth, healthy living and fostering a sense of social responsibility. As a Y employee, you’ll be inspired to make a difference each day in a position that matters. With a strong mission and core values, we offer a cause you can participate in.
The Fletcher afterschool program is located at the Fletcher Elementary School. As an Afterschool Program Staff you will be a key part of a team of educators who work directly with school age children (5- 12 years of age) Monday through Friday 2:00-6:00. Afterschool Program Staff often transfer over to our summer camp programs which are run full day through the summer.
Essential Functions
The Fletcher afterschool program is located at the Fletcher Elementary School. As an Afterschool Program Staff you will be a key part of a team of educators who work directly with school age children (5- 12 years of age) Monday through Friday 2:00-6:00. Afterschool Program Staff often transfer over to our summer camp programs which are run full day through the summer.
Essential Functions
- Maintain visual and auditory supervision of school age participants at all times.
- Participates actively in all aspects and activities of the program including swim and gym.
- Be an active participant in ongoing staff and professional development meetings and provide innovative ideas to the program.
- Assist in planning, supervising, organizing, and execution of school age programs.
- Execute programming as support to the Site Director in an effective, relatable and meaningful way.
- Assist in maintaining an organized and clean space.
- Responsible for the safety of all participants enrolled in the program, including attendance, ongoing head counts of participants and executing emergency procedures, as required or needed.
- Report concerns to the Site Director (before speaking to parents or guardians).
- Complete and maintain all necessary professional development requirements of the position.
- Communicate with a respectful and positive attitude with staff, parents or guardians, participants.
- Demonstrate leadership qualities for youth through character development, emphasizing evidence-based experiences that promote empathy, relationship building, emotion management, responsibility and personal development, in and out of Y programs.
- Demonstrate and teach the Y core values of Caring, Honesty, Respect and Responsibility throughout Y programming.
- Demonstrate a sense of maturity when working with school age participants and sensitive issues.
- Demonstrate effective leadership skills and a positive attitude with children between the ages of five (5) and fourteen (14).
- Must be at least sixteen (16) years of age.
- Demonstrate a strong sense of maturity with the ability to relate to and lead school age children.
- Provide effective communication both written and orally.
- Demonstrate positive reinforcement, along with appropriate problem-solving and team building skills.
- Individual membership for part-time staff, along with discounts on programming, camps, child care and fitness classes.
- Paid time off
- Retirement Savings Plan and Pension Eligibility
- National Training with Y of the USA
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