Description

Company Overview:

The Olympic Peninsula YMCA is a non-profit organization that oversees Y programs and focuses on youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility. Our mission is to build healthy minds, bodies, and spirits throughout the communities we serve. We strive to promote the values of caring, respect, responsibility, and honesty. We are open to people of all ages, beliefs, incomes, races, genders, and abilities.

Job Description:

Provide direct supervision of a group of children in a safe, enjoyable, positive and inclusive environment, sometimes independently.

Job Duties/Responsibilities:

-Supervise all children and activities within the program area

-Implement daily lesson and activity plans

-Comply with state and local regulations as well as YMCA standards and procedures

-Adhere to program standards including safety and cleanliness standards

-Attend and participate in family events, program activities, and staff meetings as directed

-Follow YMCA policies and procedures, including those related to medical and disciplinary situations, child abuse prevention and emergencies

-Maintain positive relations with participants, parents and other staff

-Diapering and toilet training for children including assisting children in changing out of soiled clothing

-Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Qualifications:

-Minimum age 18

-Have a high school diploma

-Have a ECE state certificate or equivalent, pursuant by WAC 100-300-105

-Provide document of all certification and training requirements established by DCYF, including position prerequisites, current negative TB test, and portable background check, pursuant to WAC 100-300-105

Y Culture:

-Build relationships with a diverse membership base in culturally responsive ways, connect members with one another and to the YMCA

-Exhibit Caring, Honesty, Respect and Responsibility

-Complete required training and certifications within established guidelines

-Arrive on time ready for shift, clock in/out within timekeeping system

Embrace Leader Core Competencies:

Mission Advancement:

-Accepts and demonstrates the Y’s values

-Demonstrates a desire to serve others and fulfill community needs

-Recruits volunteers and builds effective, supportive working relationships with them

-Supports fundraising

Collaboration:

-Works effectively with people of different backgrounds, abilities, opinion, and perceptions

-Builds rapport and relates well to others

-Seeks first to understand the other person’s point of view and remains calm in challenging situations

-Listens for understanding and meaning; speaks and writes effectively

-Takes initiative to assist in developing others

Operational Effectiveness:

-Makes sound judgments, and transfers learning from one situation to another

-Embraces new approaches and discovers ideas to create a better member experience

-Establishes goals, clarifies tasks, plans work, and actively participates in meetings

-Follows budgeting policies and procedures, and reports all financial irregularities immediately

-Strives to meet or exceed goals and deliver a high-value experience for members

Personal Growth:

-Pursues self-development that enhances job performance

-Demonstrates an openness to change and seeks opportunities in the change process

-Accurately assesses personal feelings, strengths, and limitations and how they impact relationships

-Has the functional and technical knowledge and skills required to perform well; uses best practices and demonstrates up-to-the-date knowledge and skills in technology

Physical and Mental Demands:

 The physical and mental demands described here are representative of

those that must be met by employees to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Physical Demands:

As directed, lead and participate in a range of activities in indoor/outdoor settings. Sufficient strength, agility and mobility to perform essential functions of position and to safely supervise program activities. Staff may be required to move weights of approximately 50 pounds. While performing the duties of this job, employees are regularly required to sit, walk and stand; talk or hear, both in person and by telephone; use hands repetitively to handle, feel or operate standard office equipment; reach with hands and arms; and lift up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and the ability to adjust focus.

Mental Demands:

While performing the duties of this job, employees are regularly required to use written and oral

communication skills; read and interpret data, information and documents; analyze and solve non-routine and complex problems; may use math and mathematical reasoning; observe and interpret situations;learn and apply new information or skills; perform highly detailed work on multiple, concurrent tasks; work under intensive deadlines with frequent interruptions; and interact with members, staff, volunteers, and others encountered in the course of work, some of whom may be dissatisfied individuals.

Working Conditions: 

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those

an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Typically interaction with others is busy, constant and regularly interruptive. Work may be demanding at times. May require ability to work irregular hours. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Driver Requirements:

YMCA Vehicle

• 18 years of age or older

• Valid drivers license

• Driving record which meets or exceeds YMCA standards, driver records request will be submitted