Youth Development Professional (After School) Herbert Hoover

Job Summary

Required Qualifications

• •High school diploma
• •Minimum of one year of experience working with children in a group setting
• •Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services Medical Examination Report for Caregivers and Staff
• •TB Risk Assessment and Examination
• •Annual results of Family Care Safety Registry background screening
• •Annual results of nationwide background screening
• •Meets qualifications and ongoing training requirements per state licensing regulations (12 hrs. annually)
• •Able to lift, carry, push, pull, or roll up to 20-25 pounds
• •Capable of prolonged, extensive, or considerable standing, walking, and speaking and occasional reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling, or crouching and working in front of a PC monitor
• •Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word as well as convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly in addition to perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels and ability to receive detailed information through verbal communication and make fine discriminations in sounds
• •Local travel
• •Some regional travel
• •Some weekend work
• •Mandated reporter
• •Types accurately, enters information into a computerized system, and uses database management software specific to membership management provided by BGCSTL
• •Speaks clearly and professionally in positive or negative situations; listens and gets clarification; respond well to questions; participates in meetings
• •Effectively communicate with supervisors, colleagues, parents, members, professional medical staff, volunteers, school/district personnel, and other community members
• •Knowledgeable about member rights
• •Ensures an atmosphere which allows for the privacy, dignity and well-being of all members in a safe, secure environment
• •Demonstrates commitment to the organization through words and actions
• •Makes decisions that are consistent with and support the mission
• •Accepts accountability for sustainable results
• •Assures all actions are in the best interest of the organization
• •Welcomes fun that is safe and respectful of all involved
• •Demonstrates highest standards of personal/professional conduct, objectivity and trustworthiness
• •Communicates openly, respectfully and with transparency
• •Makes decisions that are fiscally and ethically responsible
• •Applies time and resources wisely
• •Accepts responsibility for actions
• •Demonstrates high standards of performance and expects the same of others
• •Practices behaviors that ensure an inclusive and respectful workplace
• •Provides high quality services and information
• •Serves as role model of high ethical standards and good judgment
• •Personally demonstrates commitment to support the work of others
• •Uses facts, information and a sound decision-making process to creatively solve problems and implement solutions within a reasonable timeframe
• •Demonstrates innovative thinking by continually improving services and adapting to changing member and organizational needs
• •Celebrates the extraordinary contributions of staff and members
• •Publicly honors the work of staff, reinforcing those actions and behaviors that members, families, and colleagues value
• •Praises others for a job well done
• •Effectively communicates with supervisors, other managers, subordinates, parents, volunteers, and other community members

Desired Qualifications

• •Associates degree from accredited college or university or BA/BS
• •Management experience
• •Prior computer/PC experience using other word processing and presentation software and database management systems
• •Microsoft Office programs