Youth Development Professional (After School) Mathews-Dickey

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 as well as some regional travel
• •Some weekend work
• •Mandated reporter
• •Takes appropriate action when children are injured, including both minor incidents and major accidents
• •Documents all types of accidents and incidents
• •Responds immediately to children that are hurt or in distress
• •Remains calm and in control while providing first aid or CPR
• •Assesses the situation to decide if further action should be taken if necessary, calls an ambulance or parent, depending on the severity of the situation
• •Understands and complies with universal precautions to avoid contact with and control blood borne pathogens
• •Knows what a 'bodily fluids clean up kit' is, what items should be included in a kit, and demonstrates how to use it
• •Acts appropriately if there is contact with blood borne pathogens and takes steps to prevent transmission
• •Completes and/or reviews written documentation for behavioral incidents
• •Reports any instances of abuse and neglect of children, as required
• •Consistently enforces and reviews Club rules with current and new members
• •Executes emergency procedures
• •Addresses children by their names and makes an effort to talk with each child every day
• •Participates in the new member orientation process and club-wide events
• •Provides guidance and role modeling to members
• •Manages groups of members to make efficient use of time
• •Helps establish an expectation of school success, high school graduation and college attendance
• •Provides every member with opportunities to feel a sense of belonging, usefulness, competence and influence
• •Works to create a community in the Club and includes children who may be isolated
• •Creates environments and experiences that affirm and respect cultural, linguistic, ethnic and socio-economic diversity
• •Develops all Club activities with fun in mind
• •Builds programs consisting of creative games, activities and contests that provide maximum excitement
• •Presents lectures and discussions to group to increase members' knowledge or competence in three priority outcome areas
• •Delivers programming

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