Youth Development Professional
Youth Development Professional

Job Title: After-School Enrichment Youth Development Professional
Location: Jane Addams Elementary School or Winston Jr. High (Palatine,
IL). Subject to change based on organization need.
Employer: Boys and Girls Club of Dundee Township
Salary: Starting $15.00 per hour
Position: Part-time Monday-Friday 2PM-6:00 PM during the school year, and 7:30am-5:30pm Monday- Thursday for summer.
To Apply: BGCDT.ORG/CAREERS

General Overview:

Responsible for planning, delivering, and overseeing fun, meaningful and compelling program experiences for school-age youth members. Program experiences include sports/athletics, creative arts, technology, education based, and character building and other hands-on activities based on YDP background, interests, and skills.

Responsibilities.

? Facilitating Club programs, activities and services that prepare youth for success and create a club environment which facilitates growth and achievement in children.

? Supervising and encouraging youth members to participate in a variety of program areas and activities which are called experiences, and receive instruction and constructive feedback to further develop skills.

? Providing guidance to members to assist them in making appropriate choices in educational, personal, physical, social, emotional, vocational, and spiritual needs.

? Effectively communicate standards of our program and maintain experience areas safe, diligently sanitized, and well maintained within state guidelines.

? Documenting reporting data, including attendance and program participation on a daily basis.

? Maintaining a healthy and safe environment, ensuring facilities, equipment and supplies are maintained.

Reasoning Ability:

Ability to anticipate, identify and solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form. To accurately complete all required paperwork.
To professionally handle and/or get help to resolve conflict. Ability to follow instructions as given and/or directed by supervisor.

Other Requirements:

Ability to arrive at work on time, be a positive role model, work well with others, handle physical tasks that involve interacting with children such as running, bending, jumping, and the ability to lift 50 pounds. All YDPs will be trained in CPR/first aid, mandated reporter, and child development. All
BGCDT staff are required to pass a background check and illegal drug screen.

Job Type: Part-time

Salary: $15.00 per hour PLUS SIGN IN BONUS