Child Watch Lead

Position Summary

The Child Watch Lead ensures a safe, caring, and fun learning environment for children ages 6 weeks to 7 years while parents are utilizing the YMCA facilities. Provides a quality experience to children and parents focused on YMCA core values: caring, honesty, respect, and responsibility.

· Encourage member and parent involvement and identify potential volunteers.

· Plan and organize age appropriate activities. Play actively with the children. Adapt activities to the needs of each.

· Monitor the health and socialization of children daily.

· Provide appropriate discipline of children, as necessary, according to YMCA policy and procedures.

· Assist child with personal maintenance, as needed by the child.

· Monitor the drop-off and pick-up of children to guarantee their safety while in our care.

· Greet parents and help children feel welcome. Communicate regarding their child's behavior.

· Responsible for providing a safe, fun environment for children in our Child Watch facility.

· Assist and support the supervision of the youth programs under the directions of the program director.

· Complete periodic head counts and document on Child Watch Chart.

· Complete accident and incident reports.

· Prepare Child Watch Kiosk for members to sign-up child into the program.

· Meet performance measurement by telling the Y story and raising charitable dollars to fulfill our mission.

· Assist staff leadership team in reaching campaign goals through recruiting campaigners, making personal asks and supporting branch events.

· Staff will be responsible for frequent touchpoint cleaning and sanitizing in specific areas.

· Embraces and actively promotes an inclusive and equitable work environment.

· Other duties as assigned.

· Commitment to valuing and promoting diversity and contributing to an inclusive working and learning environment.

· High school graduate or equivalent preferred.

· One year or more of related experience preferred.

· Previous experience working with children of all ages preferably in a program setting and diverse populations.

· Demonstrate excellent organizational, interpersonal, and problem solving skills.

· Knowledge and skills in program activities and related office equipment, and the ability to instruct youth classes in sports, games, and activities.

· Possess the knowledge and skills needed to support youth staff and classes.

· CPR, First Aid, AED certifications preferred.

· Complete online Child Abuse Prevention training on first day. Complete other online and in-person training as required.

· Regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.

· Occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

· Must frequently lift or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift or move a higher amount.

· Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

· Occasionally may need to plan and participate in programming outdoors.