Position Summary:

Provide quality care and instruction in our outreach youth enrichment program by teaching values, ensuring safety and facilitating structured play and educational activities with the children, in accordance with program standards and YMCA policy. Have a strong passion for working with at risk youth in a non-traditional environment (apartment complexes, community centers, etc.).

Provide a quality experience to children and parents that focuses on youth development, including the YMCA core values: honesty, respect, responsibility, caring, and faith. To be successful in this position, teamwork is a necessity as well as ability to work with diverse populations (social, cultural, economic, etc.).

Essential Duties And Responsibilities:

• Implement curriculum within the established guidelines. All activities will be provided with detailed instructions and guidelines, as well as lesson plans for more advanced activities.
• Instruct children in various aspects of STEAM and Makerspace activities including computer coding and programming, robotics, 3D printing, basic circuitry, simple to advanced puzzle creation and solution, augmented reality, and virtual reality.
• Facilitate an active learning style that encourages exploration, experimentation, invention, innovation, and complex problem solving.
• Supervise children in collaboration with other YMCA staff
• Assist in creating daily/weekly activity plans for multiple sites (max 10).
• Transport supplies to and from storage site and ensure the safety and security of YMCA property at all times.
• Ensure all supplies are placed in storage site and properly secured each day program is in operation
• Set up program supplies, breakdown activity site, and clean the program area.
• Adhere to program standards including safety and cleanliness of sites.
• Maintain positive relations with children, parents, partners, and other staff.
• Act as a role model to the children by exemplifying the YMCA’s five core values.
• Make sound decisions in alignment with YMCA and program standards.
• Attend and participate in family nights, program activities, staff meetings, and staff trainings.
• Assist with program registration and keep daily attendance records.
• Effectively communicate with parents.
• Promote program within outreach site.
• Implement monthly standards established for program
• Track inventory and supplies for Y on the Fly Mobile Makerspace.
• Report suspicious and inappropriate behaviors and policy violations.
• Follows mandated abuse and incident reporting requirements.
• Meet timelines and deadlines related to supporting systems and employee compliance. Example includes but are not limited to Kronos Workforce Ready for review and approval of time sheets.

Requirements:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED).
• At least 18 years of age.
• CPR, First Aid, AED certifications and Child Abuse prevention trainings (must be completed within 30 days of hire)
• Must have valid Texas driver’s license and Defensive Driving certification (must be completed within 30 days of hire)
• Knowledge of computer science and various applied technologies, ability to learn quickly and apply knowledge correctly
• Previous experience working with children in a developmental setting preferred.
• Ability to plan, organize, and implement age-appropriate/developmentally appropriate program activities.
• Previous experience with diverse populations.
• Bilingual preferred.

YMCA Competencies (Leader):

Mission Advancement: Accepts and demonstrates the Y’s values. Demonstrates a desire to serve others and fulfill community needs. Recruits volunteers and builds effective, supportive working relationships with them. Supports fund-raising.

Collaboration: Works effectively with people of different backgrounds, abilities, opinions, and perceptions. Builds rapport and relates well to others. Seeks first to understand the other person’s point of view, and remains calm in challenging situations. Listens for understanding and meaning; speaks and writes effectively. Takes initiative to assist in developing others.

Operational Effectiveness: Makes sound judgments, and transfers learning from one situation to another. Embraces new approaches and discovers ideas to create a better member experience. Establishes goals, clarifies tasks, plans work and actively participates in meetings. Follows budgeting policies and procedures, and reports all financial irregularities immediately. Strives to meet or exceed goals and deliver a high-value experience for members.

Personal Growth: Pursues self-development that enhances job performance. Demonstrates an openness to change, and seeks opportunities in the change process. Accurately assesses personal feelings, strengths and limitations and how they impact relationships. Has the functional and technical knowledge and skills required to perform well; uses best practices and demonstrates up-to-date knowledge and skills in technology.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read and comprehend complex instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed and involved written or oral instructions. Ability to resolve both routine and somewhat complex problems. Ability to maintain confidentiality. Ability to be sensitive and alert to the needs, feelings, and safety of others.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, and talk and hear. The employee frequently is required to walk. The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, and/or feel objects, tools, and/or controls. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Possess adequate vision and hearing to safely monitor environment and effective communicate with members.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

HOURS

Flexible with scheduling and available to work operational hours of the YMCA, which may include day, evening, weekends, and/or holidays, based on the program needs.

The YMCA of Greater Houston provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.