Youth Program Staff (seasonal)

Youth Program Staff - Bethel, AK

Part-time, 10-20 hrs/wk

Spring & Summer sessions

HealthFitness is looking for enthusiastic, attentive Youth Program Staff at the YK Fitness Center in Bethel, AK. In this role, you will lead, support, engage, and motivate youth aged 5-13 in our activity programs. As a part of the Youth Program Staff team, you will have the opportunity to help develop youth programs and to lead and mentor program participants.

Exceptional candidates will be upbeat, responsible, and caring while able to provide a fun, safe experience.

What you'll be doing

• Enthusiastically lead and support participants through program activities.
• Monitor participants to ensure compliance with rules, prevent accidents, and identify inappropriate behaviors.
• Proactively address and de-escalate inappropriate behavior
• Provide corrective direction to help participants learn appropriate actions and to make positive behavioral choices.
• Work with program coordinator and program staff to plan and coordinate activities.
• Clean, maintain, and ensure proper use of facilities and equipment.
• Provide accurate and timely reports of incidents or accidents to program coordinator, staff, and parents.
• Other duties as assigned.

What you'll need

• Must be 16 years of age or older.
• At least 1 year of experience working with youth.
• Robust ability to actively lead and engage youth.
• Strong verbal communication skills with both children and adults.
• Active listening skills and ability to relate to and provide fun, engaging, safe activities for youth of different backgrounds.
• Ability to work independently, problem solve, and make decisions with limited supervision.
• Ability to be a positibe role model for program participants.
• Ability to navigate electronic onboarding and timecard systems required.

Who we are

Come join HealthFitness! Join a team that will not only utilize your current skills but will enhance them as well. HealthFitness, a Trustmark company, is a proven leader in providing fitness solutions that engage and connect people both on-site and online, to create a strong community of health. Our work focuses on creating meaningful connections with each of our participants to help them move forward. We foster each individual’s journey by creating communities of health within the organizations we serve – so that everyone is supported. As an employee of HealthFitness you will enjoy a variety of health and financial benefits and receive competitive pay. We provide personal and professional support, training and development and flexible employment opportunities.

You may be eligible to receive additional information about the compensation and benefits for this role, which we will provide upon request. You may contact 800-636-3304 or jobs@hfit.com for assistance.

HealthFitness is committed to leveraging the talent of a diverse workforce to create great opportunities for our people and our business. EOE/AA. Race/Color/Gender/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/Religion/National Origin/Age/Disability/Veteran

For the third consecutive year we were selected as a Top Workplace by the Chicago Tribune.

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