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 ensures that members are motivated and empowered to attain the best education by encouraging and assisting them with schoolwork and other educational activities, either in the Club or at assigned locations outside of the Club in an enthusiastic manner.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assist in providing fun, beneficial, and imaginative programs.
• Maintain the health and safety of all children in the assigned area by ensuring they understand and follow behavioral expectations, and by keeping the room clean and hazard-free.
• Utilize Youth Development Strategies to ensure members' self-esteem
• Foster 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.
• Ensure programs begin and end on time.
• Create an environment where members respect and seek advice from staff for any issues.
• Reinforce the importance of appropriate choices regarding educational, personal, physical, emotional, and spiritual needs.
• Hold members accountable for their behavior.
• 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.
• 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 10-20 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