Youth & Family Coordinator

Description

JOB TITLE: Youth & Family Coordinator 

REPORTS TO: Executive Director 

FLSA TYPE: Full Time, Non-Exempt

JOB PURPOSE:

The Youth & Family Coordinator will play an integral role in the development and implementation of GO Club, out-of-school time camp and play & learn programs. The coordinator is responsible for working directly with staff, children, parents, partners, teachers and other school administration at the assigned GO Club site. You will be expected to accomplish tasks and work independently under general direction. The Youth & Family Coordinator is representative of the philosophy, mission and goal of the YMCA and its youth development programs. Staff must strive to work cooperatively with fellow employees to achieve the goals and objectives of the YMCA. 

PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES AND ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS (not a complete list): 

• Supervises/schedules staff to ensure adequate supervision of children and effective implementation of scheduled activities, as assigned. 
• Maintains and ensures compliance with written activity schedules, menus, fire drill schedules, incident/accident reports, and other forms of parent and staff communications. 
• Plans and implements a curriculum of developmentally appropriate activities in conjunction with staff, colleagues, and supervisors. 
• Schedules and/or attends regular meetings with staff, supervisors, and colleagues. 
• Understands and implements daily diversity and inclusion practices, ensuring all students and adults feel safe and welcome. Regardless of gender identifiers, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, faith, and background. 
• Demonstrates a high level of professional ethics through fair and consistent implementation of all YMCA policies and procedures and licensure requirements with staff, program participants and parents. 
• Ensures efficient implementation of planned activities. 
• Models appropriate behaviors for staff under supervision. 
• Maintains current and accurate knowledge of YMCA programs, policies and procedures. 
• Adhere to all organizational policies and procedures regarding the prevention of abuse.
• Report any suspected abuse, neglect, or misconduct immediately to the appropriate supervisory staff.
• Attend mandatory training on abuse prevention, including recognizing signs of abuse, and reporting requirements.
• Other duties as assigned. 

Requirements

Required:

• Must be 21 years old 
• Must possess oral, auditory and written communication skills appropriate for interacting with both children and adults. 
• Positive role model with strong leadership, conflict resolution and diplomacy skills. 
• Desire to work with children on a daily basis. 
• At least 2 years’ experience working with youth ages 4-12 

Preferred:

• 6 months experience with program development and implementation. 
• One or more years of college in a related field (i.e. recreation, child development, psychology, etc.) 
• Knowledge and ability to build and implement creative, developmentally appropriate curriculum. 
• Bilingual - English/Spanish