Youth Development Professional

Great Futures Start Here

The mission of Boys & Girls Clubs of Central (BGCCO) is to enable young people to reach their full potential. We unlock brighter futures through safe spaces, strong relationships, and impactful experiences. Our vision is for all young people regardless of their zip code or circumstances to have the opportunity to achieve a great future.

Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Ohio, an Affiliate of Boys & Girls Clubs of America, empowers the young people who need us most to reach their full potential as productive, caring, and responsible citizens by providing high-quality and impactful out-of-school time programming for youth in grades K-12. BGCCO serves 4,000 youth per year throughout Central Ohio.

Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Ohio operate Clubs in Columbus, Newark, and Marion. https://www.bgccentralohio.org/

Youth Development Professional (YDP) practice is to provide children and teens with high-quality experiences that support their current and long-term success. Staff utilize our five key elements for positive youth development, based on research that studied many Clubs’ best practices:

A successful YDP will have the ability to recognize young people’s contributions and accomplishments, while working alongside other club staff. Have the capabilities to help members reframe conflict, identify their feelings, and understand the relationship between emotion, behavior, and consequence.

Employee Benefits:

• Weekly accrued Paid Time Off

• 12 paid holidays

• Paid winter break - December 24th – January 1st.

• 401K Eligible after one year of employment

Essential Job Function & Responsibilities:

The Youth Development Professional is responsible for independently implementing core BGCA curriculum, programs, services, and activities for Club members in a safe, positive, and age-appropriate environment. This role maintains a program area schedule that reflects the diverse interests and abilities of youth while supporting social-emotional skill development and encouraging positive behavior.

Essential responsibilities include contributing to a healthy and safe Club environment by helping maintain facilities, equipment, and supplies; managing member conduct through appropriate redirection and problem-solving strategies; and maintaining accurate daily and monthly attendance records during programming using My ClubHub. The position also requires flexibility to fulfill assigned duties at a designated BGCCO Club location, travel to other Clubs within the market as needed, and review email daily to remain informed of important organizational updates, schedule changes, program information, staffing communications, and other time-sensitive notices necessary to support effective Club operations.

Training & Meeting Requirements

Required Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

Work Environment & Schedule

Boys & Girls Club of Central Ohio offers youth programming 12 months a year, some weekends may be required.

Physical Requirements

Equal Employment Opportunity

Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Ohio is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are based on merit, qualifications, and abilities. Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Ohio does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, national origin, physical or mental ability, status as a disabled veteran or any other classification protected by law.

Civil Rights

In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.

DISCLAIMER

The above list of duties is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by individuals assigned to this role. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of duties performed by the individual so classified, nor is it intended to limit or modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct, and control the work of employees under his/her/them supervision.