Youth Development Staff
On-siteBridgeport, Connecticut, United States
Job Summary
Supervise assigned spaces and manage groups of 10-20 youth while conducting age-appropriate games, refereeing competitions, and facilitating STEM, arts, and physical activities. Implement safety guidelines and best practice protocols to ensure a clean, healthy, and emotionally safe environment. Assist in organizing the After School and Out of School Programs for elementary and middle school-aged students, while overseeing remote learning assignments. Maintain daily contact with staff, members, and parents to resolve issues and provide guidance. Work Monday through Friday with weekends as needed, reporting directly to the After School Program Coordinator.
Required Qualifications
- Minimum 18 years old (Adult Staff)
- Minimum 16 years old (Minor Staff)
- Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
- Group leadership skills, including an understanding of group dynamics
- Proficient understanding of Microsoft and Google programs, including Google Classroom
- Ability to multi-task and work under pressure while maintaining a positive demeaner with youth
- Ability to pass a background check
- Organized, reliable, hard-working, strong moral values
- Ability to work in an environment with youth
- Supervise assigned spaces in accordance with Wakeman Boys & Girls Club's safety protocols
- Participate in the selection of age-appropriate games
- Conduct low and high energy games for youth
- Referee/score keep games and/or friendly competitions
- Promote positive friendships, learning, fun and exploration of STEM, arts, and physical activities
- Implement Wakeman Boys & Girls Club's Safety Guidelines and best practice protocols
- Manage group of 10-20 youth focused on various remote learning assignments
- Ensure a clean, healthy, safe, positive environment is created and maintained
- Maintain close, daily contact with Club staff (professional and volunteer), Club members, and supervisor to receive/provide information, discuss issues, explain, or interpret guidelines/instructions; instruct, and advise/counsel members
- Maintain contact as needed with external community groups, schools, member's parents and other to assist in resolving problems
- Remaining in a stationary position, often standing, or sitting for prolonged periods
- Communicating with others to exchange information
- Repeating motions that may include the wrists, hands and/or fingers
- Assessing the accuracy, neatness and thoroughness of the work assigned
- Noisy environments
- Running or light exercise
- Light work that includes moving objects up to 20 pounds
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