About this role
Pay starts at $10.00 and up per hour for based on experience.
Inspire Young Minds Through Play — Join the KidsZone Team at the Y! Apply Today!
POSITION SUMMARY: This position supports the work of the Y, a leading nonprofit committed to strengthening community through youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility. As a KidsZone Guide I you provide direct supervision and care of children in KidsZone areas. Provides a quality experience to children and parents that focuses on exceptional service and care.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Nurtures children through purposeful play to provide care and belonging while developing relationships with members and their children.
- Implements curriculum and activity plans within the established guidelines.
- Supervises and participates in activities with all children ranging from ages as young as 6 weeks up to 12 years old.
- Makes ongoing, systematic observations and evaluations of each child.
- Maintains positive relationships and effective communication with parents.
- Maintains required program records and equipment needs.
- Improvises quickly and appropriately when faced with unexpected circumstances, to better meet the needs of members and their children.
- Bottle feed and diaper change of infants/toddlers.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Minimum age 15 required.
- Must be flexible to work evenings and weekends.
- Excellent interpersonal, communication, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to relate and communicate effectively to diverse groups of people from all social and economic segments of the community.
- Must have a passion for working with young children.
WORK ENVIRONMENT & PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
- Visual, auditory, and verbal ability to communicate effectively.
- Must have a high level of alertness, concentration, and initiative.
- Sufficient strength, agility, and mobility to perform job responsibilities.
- Ability to lift 50 lbs. and stand, walk, or sit for extended periods of time; occasionally stoop/bend.
- Maintain a neat and professional appearance at all times.
- Sufficient physical strength and agility to carry out essential duties.
- Position may require bending, leaning, kneeling, and walking.
- Must demonstrate initiative and sound judgment.