Group Leader - KEY Academy for Goddard Apollo Elementary (M-F) PM sessions ONLY
JOB RESPONSIBLITIES
Attending all mandatory staff meetings and in-service hours
Facilitate program activities, supervise routines, and encourage youth participation
Remain actively engaged with youth throughout the program with a focus on building relationships and being a positive role model in the areas of interpersonal communication, sportsmanship, healthy eating and physical activity
Demonstrating the ability to set and maintain limits for children using positive reinforcements
Support and guide youth in conflict to find positive solutions and work out differences and disagreement with respect to all involved
Maintaining good public relations with parents and host building administrators and staff
Create a welcoming environment by ensuring everyone that enters the program receives a warm welcome and children and parents are greeted by name
Communicating any issue or concerns to the Site Director in a timely manner
Following all reporting procedures for reporting suspected child abuse including notification to your Site Director and/or area supervisor immediately
Maintain open communication with your supervisor regarding training needs, any interest in opportunities to advance, clarification of responsibilities or policies and/or feedback on performance
Child Abuse Prevention - Responsible for adhering to boundary policies, attends required training, follows procedures for high-risk activities and supervision, reports suspicious behaviors and policy violations, and complies with mandated reporting.
Engage and actively participate in annual campaign, including but not limited to solicitation of donations and participation and support of campaign fundraisers
All other duties as assigned
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS (per YMCA/KDHE requirements):
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
The successful employee will demonstrate individual competency in the following areas:
Effective communication, both orally and in writing
Ability to maintain confidentiality and professional integrity
Work collaboratively as a team member
Must be able to relate to and work with diverse groups of people in a friendly and consistent manner
The ability to implement and adapt program activities pre-planned for the group
Physical/Mental Requirements:
Must be able to routinely perform the following moderate physical activities; climb, bend, stoop, kneel, twist,
reach with hands, sit, walk, and stand for extended periods of time, lift and/or move up to 75 pounds, have finger dexterity, grasp, perform repetitive motions, talk, hear, and have visual acuity
Must demonstrate a high level of maturity, patience, dependability, sound judgment, motivation, and desire to work with all ages, especially youth
Must always present a neat and professional appearance
Job Requirements:
Commitment to the YMCA mission, vision, and values
Must attend New Employee Orientation within 30 days of hire
Complete Pediatric CPR/AED and First Aid, KDHE Health History, Site Orientation, and other mandatory trainings in accordance with Conditions of Employment
Learn all emergency procedures and action plans for the branch and assigned location(s) as necessary
Understand and abide-by all policies and procedures as set forth by the association and in compliance with KDHE by School Age Program regulations
Maintain consistent on-time attendance arriving at scheduled work site prior to the start of shifts and ready to work on time for the full program schedule
Ability to complete training hours outside of the regular work schedule; some evening and weekends required for training and staff meetings as assigned
