Youth Development Professional

Title: Youth Development Professional-Carbon County Area

Education: High School Diploma or equivalent

Compensation: $15-17/hour

Work Schedule: Part Time, Afterschool to 6 pm

Location: Successful candidates will be assigned to one of the following roles-

Creek View Elementary YDP

Bruin Point Elementary YDP

Sally Mauro Elementary YDP

Carbon County YDP Substitute (may work in any of our five sites in the Carbon service area)

Main Objective

To nurture healthy relationships with children, parents, faculty, and co-workers. Educate and develop children's social & emotional intelligence, create positive experiences, and establish a physically & emotionally safe environment. Nurture harmony and relationships at your school site.

Hours Expectations

Hours may vary depending on location. Start times are 2:30 pm Tuesday through Friday, with an estimated end time that could be as late as 6:00 pm. Program hours could be an estimated 12 hours per week, depending on site location.

Training

In addition to your normal site program hours, you have the following training requirements.

Program Start Training: TBD by Site Director/Coordinator.

Weekly: Orchestrated and scheduled by your Site Director/Coordinator at your school, you will have weekly staff site meetings that may be 30 to 60 minutes long. Staff meetings are scheduled immediately after the program.

Monthly: Training is scheduled monthly. There are a couple of Saturdays during the school year for conference attendance.

Quarterly: TBD

Availability

The expectation is that you arrive and leave on time and work your assigned schedule, which includes additional hours for training. Your schedule is from the time the bell rings until 5:30. Some sites are open until 6:00.

Expectations

YDPs are expected to perform the following each day of the program at your assigned site.

• Play and positively interact with the children throughout the program
• Engage with children.
• Conduct physical activities: i.e., soccer, basketball, playground games.
• Conflict resolution between children, staff members, and parents.
• Learn emotional support and assist club members.
• Strengthen your skills of social & emotional intelligence for yourself and children.
• Ability to stand outside for at least 30 minutes supervising recess (rain or shine).
• Learn and improve interpersonal skills, communication, and child development knowledge.
• Be your best positive self at work.
• Teach and lead activities/lessons. Coordinate with your Site Director/Coordinator on the activity and lesson schedule.
• Request supplies needed for your lessons.
• Meet requirements and expectations.
• Attend and actively participate in staff site weekly, monthly & quarterly meetings.
• Administer member surveys.

Updated 7/25/25