Availability: Monday-Friday; must be available for shifts between 6:15am - 8:45am and 1/3:00pm - 6:00pm (Afternoon times may vary on early release days.)

Location: Totem Falls Elementary

Position Summary:

Provide direction for the program and staff, and implement program curriculum in a safe, enjoyable, positive and inclusive environment.

Job Duties/Responsibilities:

• Implement daily lesson and activity plans
• Supervise all children and activities within program area
• Regularly observes, schedules and completes evaluations for each child
• Maintain communication with parents, conduct regularly scheduled parent conferences, and engage parents as volunteers
• Maintain materials, equipment, and program facility
• Maintain required program records
• Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• Minimum age 18
• Meet educational and experience qualifications established by Dept of Early Learning (DEL)
  • Have a high school diploma or equivalent;
  • Have completed twelve college credits in any one hundred-level or above college coursework within five years of employment
• Provide document of all certification and training requirements established by DEL, including position prerequisites, current negative TB test, and portable background check
• Plan, organize, and implement high quality developmentally appropriate programming
• Fluency in second language preferred

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 Team Leader Core Competencies:

Mission Advancement:

• Models and teaches the Y’s values
• Ensures a high level of service with a commitment to improving lives
• Provides volunteers with orientation, training, development, and recognition
• Cultivates relationships to support fundraising

Collaboration:

• Champions inclusion activities, strategies, and initiatives
• Builds relationships to create small communities
• Empathetically listens and communicates for understanding when negotiating and dealing with conflict
• Effectively tailors communications to the appropriate audience
• Provides staff with feedback, coaching, guidance and support

Operational Effectiveness:

• Provides others with frameworks for making decisions
• Conducts prototypes to support the launching of programs and activities
• Develops plans and manages best practices through engagement of team
• Effectively creates and manages budgets
• Holds staff accountable for high-quality results using a formal process to measure progress

Personal Growth:

• Shares new insights
• Facilitates change; models adaptability and an awareness of the impact of change
• Utilizes non-threatening methods to address sensitive issues and inappropriate behavior or performance
• Has the functional and technical knowledge and skills required to perform well; uses best practices and demonstrates up-to-date knowledge and skills in technology

FREE training offered for all positions and get paid while you train for your job!
Flexible work schedules and a family-friendly environment.
FREE YMCA family membership for all staff.
20% off programs and services for all staff.
Sick Pay accrued at rate of one hour for every 40 hours worked.
403b Retirement savings account available to all employees.
403a Retirement investing account paid at 12% annual compensation after 2 years of service (minimum 1,000 hours worked in each year).
FREE Employee Assistance Program
Cheery, dynamic, cause-driven work environment, like no other!
We promote from within often. Enjoy your career at our Y!
Cheery, dynamic cause-driven work environment, like no other!

Our Commitment to Inclusion:
The Y is made up of people of all ages and from every walk of life, working side by side to strengthen communities. Together we work to ensure that everyone, regardless of ability, age, cultural background, ethnicity, faith, gender, gender identity, ideology, income, national origin, race or sexual orientation, has the opportunity to reach their full potential with dignity. Our core values are caring, honesty, respect and responsibility—they guide everything we do.