Kids Zone Lead

Overview

Hiring Range: $21.30 - $24.00/hour.

This is an On-site, Part-Time Position. Variable scheduling during Kid Zone hours. Depending on availability and time of year and hours of operation, this could be 10-30 hours a week.

• Monday
  - Friday: 9:00 am-12:00 pm
• Monday
  - Thursday: 4:30-8:30 pm
• Saturday & Sunday: 9:00 am-12:30 pm

• Membership to the YMCA of Greater Seattle
• Medical, Dental, vision, and Life Insurance
• Retirement with generous employer contributions
• Free access to mental health resources
• Rapidly-accruing paid time off (PTO)
• Full-time employees qualify for a 50% discount, and part-time employees qualify for a 25% discount, on eligible Childcare Services
• Some benefits only available to full-time staff

Every day hundreds of children utilize our Kid Zone drop in child care centers within our membership facilities, engaging in activities and building new relationships with our staff and other participants. You will be part of an amazing staff team who provide enrichment and safe supervision, teach teamwork and social skills, and support children as they grow and learn. You will develop and implement program activities while also building positive relationships by providing prompt and courteous service to members, participants and guests.

Kid Zone Leads also provide guidance and leadership to Kid Zone Counselors as needed, and support other programming such as Parents Night Outs, Birthday Parties and Family nights and events.

• Supervises a group of children to ensure their health, safety and to provide a positive experience for each child.
• Develops and implements program activities.
• Provides guidance, leadership and direction to Kids Zone Counselors as needed.
• Follows YMCA policies and procedures, including those related to medical and disciplinary situations, child abuse prevention and emergency procedures.
• Professionally engages with parents/guardians to provide pertinent information about their child’s experience and to promote upcoming programs.
• Ensures that toys and equipment are clean and safe, set up and stored properly. Reports equipment problems to supervisor.
• Attends staff meetings and training programs as required.
• Other duties as assigned.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. This position requires the ability to occasionally lift office products and supplies, up to 20 pounds.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

All employees and volunteers are responsible for adhering to abuse prevention policies, maintaining appropriate boundaries, completing required training, reporting suspicious or inappropriate behavior, and complying with mandated reporting requirements. Responsible for ensuring staff are properly screened, trained, supervised and held accountable to the organization’s abuse risk management standards.

You are 18 years of age or older and have:

• High school education or equivalent.
• Other applicable education, training, and experience, which provide the knowledge, abilities, and skills necessary to perform effectively in the position will be considered.
• 1 year or more previous experience working with children; camps, child care, tutoring, nanny, coaching.
• Ability to model and demonstrate Y values; caring, respect, responsibility and honesty.
• Experience planning and implementing group activities preferred.
• Prefer knowledge of, and previous experience with, diverse populations (language, culture, race, physical activity, sexual orientation, etc.). Ability to speak any language in addition to English may be helpful.

• Thrive on working in a collaborative environment.
• Are very…