School-Age Child Care Lead (Mill Creek) (Biotech)
Availability: Monday-Friday; must be available for shifts between 6:15am - 9:15am and 1/3:00pm - 6:00pm (Afternoon times may vary on early release days.)
Location: Mill Creek Elementary
The YMCA of Snohomish County provides jobs and careers with a cause. Every day, the Y makes a lasting impression in our communities through youth development, healthy living and social responsibility. Our unique work environment constantly changes to adapt to the needs of our communities. We are a non-profit, in the people business. This means that we help members meet a fitness or ability goal, see that children thrive in our child care programs, encourage family togetherness, and give youth an opportunity to learn life skills through water safety, sports, and teen programming.
Position Summary:
Provide direction for the program and staff, and implement program curriculum in a safe, enjoyable, positive and inclusive environment.
Job Duties/Responsibilities:
Implement daily lesson and activity plans
Supervise all children and activities within program area
Regularly observes, schedules and completes evaluations for each child
Maintain communication with parents, conduct regularly scheduled parent conferences, and engage parents as volunteers
Maintain materials, equipment, and program facility
Maintain required program records
Perform other duties as assigned
Qualifications:
Minimum age 18
Meet educational and experience qualifications established by Dept of Early Learning (DEL)
Have a high school diploma or equivalent;
Have completed twelve college credits in any one hundred-level or above college coursework within five years of employment
Provide document of all certification and training requirements established by DEL, including position prerequisites, current negative TB test, and portable background check
Plan, organize, and implement high quality developmentally appropriate programming
Fluency in second language preferred
Y Culture:
Build relationships with a diverse membership base in culturally responsive ways, connect members with one another and to the YMCA
Exhibit Caring, Honesty, Respect and Responsibility
Complete required training and certifications within established guidelines
Arrive on time ready for shift, clock in/out within timekeeping system
Embrace Team Leader Core Competencies:
Mission Advancement:
Models and teaches the Y's values
Ensures a high level of service with a commitment to improving lives
Provides volunteers with orientation, training, development, and recognition
Cultivates relationships to support fundraising
Collaboration:
Champions inclusion activities, strategies, and initiatives
Builds relationships to create small communities
Empathetically listens and communicates for understanding when negotiating and dealing with conflict
Effectively tailors communications to the appropriate audience
Provides staff with feedback, coaching, guidance and support
Operational Effectiveness:
Provides others with frameworks for making decisions
Conducts prototypes to support the launching of programs and activities
Develops plans and manages best practices through engagement of team
Effectively creates and manages budgets
Holds staff accountable for high-quality results using a formal process to measure progress
Personal Growth:
Shares new insights
Facilitates change; models adaptability and an awareness of the impact of change
Utilizes non-threatening methods to address sensitive issues and inappropriate behavior or performance
Has the functional and technical knowledge and skills required to perform well; uses best practices and demonstrates up-to-date knowledge and skills in technology
