Youth Recreation TEAM Lead

Description

Benefit type: non benefited and benefited options

Benefits available: For a full description of our benefits, please click here.

About the job:

Provide leadership for assigned youth recreation program while also serving in a front-line lead role, providing safe and rewarding recreational opportunities for youth in the community. 

A day in the life:

• Supervise assigned youth recreation programs and participants, staff and volunteers. Oversee the safety of participants in youth programs.
• Provides leadership, expertise and support to assigned staff which may include training, mentoring, directing and assigning work. May assist Supervisor in hiring and evaluating staff.
• Plan, organize, implement and supervise activities designed to be developmentally appropriate and build skills.
• Communicate on a regular basis with school staff, principal, office staff, custodians, counselors and teachers.
• Identify and direct needed staff and equipment.
• Perform program specific planning and evaluation within broad goals and guidelines.
• Train, mentor, set goals with and evaluate staff.
• Address program specific risk management issues.
• Interact with the youth through crafts, games, and other planned activities.
• Facilitate inclusion of special needs participants in your program.
• Manage accidents and incidents according to procedures
• Complete required reports/paperwork.
• Monitor program expenditures to ensure spending is in line with budget.
• Oversee general upkeep and care of equipment, supplies and facilities used.
• Attend supervisory and planning meetings
• Communicate on a regular basis with patrons, participants, parent/guardians, community partners regarding questions, concerns and emerging issues.
• Report incidents of Child Abuse/Neglect observed by you or reported to you by a child.
• Perform duties of a Recreation 1 and 2, role modeling exemplary performance.

Kid's Inc. Afterschool Schedule

Dates: September - June

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday 2:00pm to 5:30pm

Wednesday 12:30m to 5:30pm

PLUS and additional 2.5 hours of planning and preparing lessons per week

A total of and estimated:  25 - 28 hrs. per week

Requirements

What you'll need for success:

Strong Knowledge of:

• Operations, functions and standards for assignment including programming, facility operations, and risk management;
• Effective supervision and customer service best practices;
• Applicable laws, codes, regulations, policies and procedures for assignment. 
• Behavior management; childhood development and age appropriate crafts, games and activities; 
• Effective teaching techniques; 
• Safety and sanitation guidelines; and
• General knowledge of supervision practices.

Skill and Ability to:

• Lead, motivate and direct others;
• Exercise initiative and independent decision making;
• Demonstrate a high level of competency and expertise in program area;
• Actively participate in all activities
• Demonstrate organizational and time management skills
• Demonstrate planning and problem-solving skills;
• Communicate effectively with others both verbally and in writing
• Work cooperatively with others and create a positive, constructive, and respectful relationship with staff and the general public;
• Manage emergency/crisis situations
• Operate computer programs as well as staying current with new programs and operate common office equipment;
• Work independently with minimum direction while also working as part of a team and collaborating with others.
• Exercise strong initiative and significant independent decision making; 
• Demonstrate strong leadership, organizational, planning and problem-solving skills; 
• Communicate effectively in both verbal and written form; 
• Supervise and motivate staff; interact with a variety of patrons/participants; 
• Handle emergency situations as they arise; actively