Job Description
Job Description
Job Description
Job Details
Job Location
Simi Valley Family YMCA - Simi Valley, CA
Position Type
Part-Time
Description
Looking to continue your career in Youth Development?
Are you passionate about providing an inclusive environment for school-age youth?
Y wait any longer?
Let's grow your career together!
Y would I apply?
- FREE Complete Gym Membership
- FREE Workout Classes
- FREE Pool Access
- Build Your Resume
- Professional Growth
- Community Involvement
Sound good? (We think so, too!) Here's what you would do:
- Plan, organize, and implement age- appropriate/developmentally appropriate program activities.
- Nurture children through purposeful programming dedicated to building achievement and belonging in youth and relationships among youth and within families.
- Supervise the children, classroom or site, and all activities including ADA accommodations where appropriate.
- Makes ongoing, systematic observations and evaluations of each child.
- Cultivate positive relationships and maintains effective communication with parents. Engages parents as volunteers and connects them to the YMCA.
- Uses positive reinforcement techniques to address children's behavioral concerns.
- Attend scheduled staff meetings, trainings and completes all assigned online trainings.
- Attend and participates in family nights, as well as program activities.
Qualifications
"I can do this!" What are the requirements?
- Meets educational and experience qualifications established by state law - completion with passing grades of at least six (6) postsecondary semester units of specified early childhood education classes or have a valid Child Development Assistant permit issued by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing. A teacher hired with six (6) units must complete at least six (6) additional units each semester within 2 semesters of date of hire. Units specified shall include courses covering child development, art, music, psychology, sociology, and education.
- Must be at least 18 years of age.
- Bilingual preferred but not required
- Knowledge of acceptable child care and day camp practices.
- Demonstrates initiative to plan, lead and participate in activities.
- All required online trainings must be completed before starting work, which will be compensated for accordingly.
- Familiarity with mandated reporting and steps that need to be taken.
- Certifications (must be maintained and current at all times):
- CPR & First Aid certifications through American Red Cross or American Heart Association. Class must be an in person format. Online only or blended classes will not be accepted.
- Preventative Health through an EMSA recognized organization.
- Must have Health Screening and TB clearance (completed during the hiring process).
- Must have up-to-date TDAP and MMR vaccinations.
- Criminal records clearance (completed during the hiring process).
- Ability to plan, lead and participate in a range of activities in a variety of outdoor/indoor settings.
- This position may require the ability to stand and / or sit for extended periods of time, wade in water in order to supervise children, able to walk continuously at least ½ mile, spend a full workday outdoors in any weather condition.
- Ability to lift up to 25 pounds.
Job Tags
Part time, Night shift,