About the role
TITLE: Youth Development Professional REPORTS TO: Full-Time Staff CLASSIFIED: Part-Time, Non-Exempt LOCATION: Yankton, SD
MISSION: To inspire and enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to realize their full potential as productive, responsible, and caring citizens.
JOB SUMMARY: The Youth Development Professional will be a positive role model to support, lead, and encourage young people. You will have the chance to form lasting relationships, encourage positive behavior, and design activities to promote the overall welfare of participants, all while increasing your knowledge of social work, behavioral studies, and management skills. We believe that personal relationships hold the key to changing behavior, and we place our trust in our passionate team of youth workers.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: * Assist in all areas by enforcing rules, modeling positive behavior, and serving as a friend and mentor for young people. * Oversee daily operations of recreation areas, including maintaining safety equipment, cleaning facilities, displaying appropriate signage, and operating a computer as necessary. * Organize and facilitate recreational activities, including daily games, physical fitness events, arts and crafts, and daily musical instruction. * Encourage members to participate in activities and form healthy relationships by greeting and introducing new members, encouraging group activities, and providing oversight to ensure everyone is treated fairly. * Assess group dynamics and collaborate with leadership personnel to create activities for desired outcomes such as relationship building, positive social interaction, and improved self-confidence. * Complete necessary paperwork, incident reports, progress evaluations, and activity assessments as required. * Foster collaboration and leadership among participants by adding activities that promote teamwork and encouraging participants to pursue responsibility actively.
* Ensure all program activities follow the Club’s policies and procedures. * Responsible for the safety and security of the youth in the facility. * Attend 100% of monthly all-staff meetings, biweekly one-on-one meetings, and team meetings. * Assist your supervisor in creating and accomplishing trimester performance plan goals by the end of each trimester. * Provide daily feedback to the supervisor on how the day went and how programs and the space can improve. * Implement the 5 Key Elements for Positive Youth Development. * Exhibit the Club Values of excellence, impact-driven, teamwork, and good character. * Perform other duties as assigned.
EMPLOYMENT QUALIFICATIONS: * High School Diploma or equivalent. * Commitment to working four days a week. * Commitment to make a class schedule for the upcoming semester meet the scheduling needs of the Boys & Girls Club (if applicable). * Commitment to working at the Club during the summer. * Must be able to work within the school year operating hours of the Club. * Must be able to work within the summer operating hours of the Club. * Must understand, implement, and demonstrate behavior management principles and other youth treatment modalities, per the Club training and values of fun, supportive relationships, recognition, opportunities and expectations, and safety.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: * Must be of the mental and physical capacity to observe, interact, and communicate with youth, staff, volunteers, etc., at the Club to ensure the safety of the space and others, provide guidance and reflection per the Club priority outcomes and goals. * Ability to stand/sit for long periods throughout a shift. * Ability to operate various types of general office equipment including PC, telephone, copier, etc. * This position is considered to be safety-sensitive.