Discovery Camp Age Group Coordinator

POSITION SUMMARY:

This position supports the work of the Y, a leading nonprofit, charitable organization committed to strengthening community through youth development, healthy living and social responsibility. A Age-group Coordinator at the Whatcom Family YMCA maintains a supportive, positive atmosphere that welcomes and respects all individuals, promotes the potential of all youth, and provides a quality experience to both youth and their families while participating fully as member of a camp staff team to implement a successful day camp program.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• In partnership with the Program Coordinator and Program Directors, supervise camp staff and volunteers.
  • Communicate YMCA policies and procedures.
  • Provide ongoing support through role modeling effective group management, ensuring supplies are available, and identifying when staff need breaks.
  • Assist in planning and leading staff meetings and trainings.
  • Complete mid-summer evaluations.
• Build positive relationships with campers and families.
• Professionally communicate as needed, confidential and evaluative information regarding program participants with parents/guardians through various means including but not limited to parent communication and parent/teacher conferences.
• Model and teach YMCA core values—honesty, respect, caring, and responsibility—in a professional manner consistent with the mission and personnel policies of Whatcom Family YMCA Summer Camp Programs.
• Demonstrate and enforce strong safety and risk management practices.
• Plan and lead culturally relevant, developmentally appropriate activities aligned with YMCA values, including all-camp games, skill clinics, rainy-day activities, age-group games, and opening and closing ceremonies.
• Communicate daily and weekly schedules clearly to counselors and campers.
• Implement camp policies and procedures related to attendance, medical needs, discipline, abuse prevention, and emergency response.
• Recognize and support the resolution of individual and group conflicts using camp values and procedures.
• Maintain positive working relationships with YMCA staff and model strong relationship-building skills in all interactions.

OUR COMMITMENT TO EQUITY:

Everything we do at the YMCA is based on the ideal that everyone should have the opportunity to reach their full potential, regardless of their race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation or identity, diverse abilities, age, religion, socioeconomic status or any other statuses or identities. Our work is focused on eliminating barriers to access, eliminating disparities in health, providing educational support, supporting working families, and growing our next generation of change makers for our country.

YMCA COMPETENCIES (Leader):

Advancing Our Mission & Cause:  Engaging Community, Volunteerism, 

Building Relationships:  Collaboration, Communication & Influence, Inclusion  

Leading Operations:  Critical Thinking & Decision Making, Functional Expertise, Innovation, Program/Project Management

Developing & Inspiring People:  Developing Self & Others, Emotional Maturity  

QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Availability beginning March 1 for leadership planning, preferred.
2. Demonstrated experience and background in:
   1. Child and youth development
   2. Behavior management and positive conflict resolution
   3. Outdoor or recreation skills relevant to camp programming
   4. Supporting participants with special needs
3. Ability to plan, organize, and implement age-appropriate and developmentally appropriate activities.
4. Experience working with diverse populations and the ability to build positive, authentic relationships with individuals from a variety of backgrounds.
5. Current CPR (Adult, Infant & Child) and First Aid, AED certifications, prior to day of camp.
6. Lifeguard and Open Water Training preferred
7. Complete Praesidium Child Abuse prevention training before working directly with children. 
8. Must have or be in the process of obtaining the following:

• Cleared Portable Background Check from MERIT 
• Negative TB Test 
• HIV/Bloodborne Pathogen training 
• DCYF Required Trainings
• Food Handlers Card   
• MMR Immunization Record

WORK ENVIRONMENT & PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• The employee needs sufficient strength, agility and mobility to perform essential functions and to safely supervise program activities.
• Ability to plan, lead, and participate in program activities in a variety of indoor and/or outdoor settings.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to high.

Salary : $21 - $22