Are you wanting to make a difference and impact local youth? Are you searching for a mission where you Inspire and Empower all young people to reach their full potential? If building a strong community is your passion OUR team is for you!

Boys & Girls Clubs of Elkhart County have been changing children’s lives for over 65 years! We have opportunities to mentor youth by assisting with program activities and creating on-going relationships.

• Part-Time Hours of 15 hours per week
• Regular hours Monday-Friday 3:00pm-6:00pm
• Earn Holiday Pay with NO waiting Period
• No enrollment fee into a Club or KidsCare program for qualifying dependents
• Employee Educational Scholarships
• Career Advancement Opportunities
• Recognition and appreciation for your contributions to the Mission

JOB SUMMARY

This position assists in supervising and evaluating activities provided in the Sports & Fitness program area in a high-energy, enthusiastic manner.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Maintain the health and safety of all children in the assigned area by ensuring that members understand and follow behavioral expectations and that the room is clean, well-lit, ventilated, and free from hazards.
• Utilize Youth Development Strategies to ensure members' self-esteem is maintained and enhanced.
• Assist in providing fun, beneficial, and imaginative programs.
• Support a culture of respect and trust with members.
• Continually model and teach character, morals, and ethics.
• Build positive relationships with member families and the community.
• Act as an advocate for members and the Club.
• Attain approval of schedules for programs and post current schedules.
• Ensure programs begin and end on time.
• Encourage members to make appropriate choices regarding their needs.
• Hold members accountable for their behavior.
• Instill in all members that sportsmanship is more important than winning.
• Build positive relationships with parents of members.
• Perform administrative tasks as required.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• High School diploma or GED required
• Demonstrated competence working with youth.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Team player with high energy and strong interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work in a team environment.
• Self-starter with high expectations for performance.
• Thorough understanding of the Boys & Girls Club mission and purpose is essential.
• Reliable transportation, safe driving record, driver's license, and automobile insurance required.
• Pre-employment drug screening, background, reference, and driver's record checks required.
• Position may require standing/sitting for extended periods of time, dexterity of hands and fingers to operate office equipment, reaching overhead, above the shoulders and horizontally, bending at the waist; seeing to review and analyze reports, documents or other reports; hearing and speaking to communicate and provide information to others; speaking to be heard before groups of people; position may require to lift, carry, pull or otherwise move objects between 10-40 pounds

Great Futures Start Here.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $14.55 - $15.60 per hour

Expected hours: 15 per week

Benefits:

• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Application Question(s):

• Have you worked for another Boys & Girls Club organization? If so where.
• The hours are Monday-Friday 3pm-6pm. Are you able to work those hours?

Ability to Relocate:

• Nappanee, IN 46550: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person