Kids Club Coordinator

Are you looking for a meaningful full-time opportunity helping homeless children in Brevard County?

If so, we’d love to meet you!

Our dynamic and talented staff work together to help Brevard County families permanently break the cycle of homelessness. In our long-term transformational program, women with children receive housing, access to health care, education, financial coaching, job training, Bible study and life skills classes in a safe, Christ-centered residential setting. The program is designed to lovingly transform families from dependency to self-sufficiency through daily accountability, personal responsibility and goal advancement.

Our Children’s Program includes Kids Academy and Kids Club, where we serve all children in the New Life Mission program with the goal of providing a loving, caring and safe learning environment that encourages and promotes development in the areas of physical, social, emotional, spiritual and intellectual growth.

BEFORE APPLYING:

• Go to www.NewLife-Mission.org and read our mission statement and become familiar with our organization.
• Read our faith statement online and see if your beliefs are in line with ours.
• Pray to see if God is leading you to apply for this position. And if so, send resume AND a letter describing your faith testimony and telling us why you think you would serve our organization well in this role to Jobs@NewLife-Mission.org
  
  
  

NEW LIFE MISSION FULL-TIME JOB OPENING

Kids Club Coordinator

The Kids Club Coordinator is responsible for the development and oversight of the Kids Club Program, including aftercare, evening/weekend Kids Club and camps. This position also supports Kids Academy staff. A flexible schedule is required as this will include evening and weekend hours.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Maintain high-quality childcare standards based on developmentally appropriate practices in a Christian atmosphere
• Oversee and schedule Kids Club staff and volunteers to include participating in interviews, scheduling, training, employee evaluations and conflict resolution
• Collaborate with volunteer groups to create engaging activities with the children
• Ensure spaces are clean, safe and organized
• Maintain Kids Club supplies, work within budget and develop opportunities for supporters to provide activities, supplies, fun days, etc.
• Document children's participation in the program in accordance with program policies and procedures (e.g. attendance sheets, milestones)
• Keep accident reports and notify Children's Program Director of incidents as needed and report any suspected child abuse in accordance with Florida abuse reporting requirements
• Maintain confidentiality to include managing photo releases for children in the program
  
  
  

Aftercare (School-age children)

• Participate in van pick-ups or meet children at bus as needed
• Plan for daily snack to be ready when children arrive
• Plan and coordinate aftercare activities for school-age children in accordance with curriculum objectives (e.g. arts and crafts, supervised computer learning, STEAM centers)
  
  
  

Kids Club Evenings/Weekends (All children)

• Plan evening/weekend Kids Club with fun and play as focus
• Work with staff to see that all children receive dinner
• Oversee and support children and staff during evening and weekend hours to ensure that activities are implemented effectively and that staff-to-child ratios remain in full compliance with safety policies.
  
  
  

Camps

• Plan camps for winter, spring and summer breaks, and special activities for days off school.
• Spring Break Camp - submit week-long plan to Children's Program Director by February 15 (note number of volunteers needed)
• Summer Camp 10-week schedule to Children's Program Director by March 15th. Include list of desired activities (field trips, off-site activities, volunteer groups) so the Development Team has time to secure as much donated activities as possible.
• Plan for school days off 3 weeks in advance-submit plan to Children's Program Director
  
  
  

Requirements

• 5 years' experience working with children in a classroom setting
• Strong organizational skills, ability to meet deadlines and manage competing priorities
• Experience with activity planning and event management
• Proficient in computer applications including Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel)
• Must maintain professional behavior to include respecting participants and other staff, maintaining confidentiality, and setting appropriate personal boundaries.
• Be able to lift children up to 50 pounds
• Be able to walk, bend, stand, squat or sit on the floor with children
• Be able to physically respond quickly in an emergency
• Be able to travel to various locations for field trips or outings using the company vehicle.
  
  
  

Wages/Hours/Location

• Wage is dependent on work experience, skillset and education
• Background Check required and valid Florida driver’s license
• Christian Beliefs must be in alignment with New Life Mission’s Statement of Faith (on website)
• Position located in Melbourne, Florida
  
  
  

Our Mission: New Life Mission works to permanently break the cycle of homelessness in families by providing homeless women with children access to housing, health care, education, nutrition, job training and life skills in a safe, Christ-centered residential setting. This long-term program is designed to lovingly transform families from dependency to self-sufficiency through daily accountability, personal responsibility and goal advancement. www.NewLife-Mission.org