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Boys & Girls Clubs of the Northwest Suburbs · 4 months ago

CARPENTERSVILLE/DUNDEE AREA After-School Enrichment Youth Development Professional

Carpentersville, IL

Part-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

Boys & Girls Clubs of the Northwest Suburbs is seeking a Youth Development Professional to plan, deliver, and oversee engaging program experiences for school-age youth members. The role involves facilitating various activities and providing guidance to support the development of youth in multiple areas.

Non-profit Organization Management

Responsibilities

Facilitating Club programs, activities and services that prepare youth for success and create a club environment which facilitates growth and achievement in children

Supervising and encouraging youth members to participate in a variety of program areas and activities which are called experiences, and receive instruction and constructive feedback to further develop skills

Providing guidance to members to assist them in making appropriate choices in educational, personal, physical, social, emotional, vocational, and spiritual needs

Effectively communicate standards of our program and maintain experience areas safe, diligently sanitized, and well maintained within state guidelines

Documenting reporting data, including attendance and program participation on a daily basis

Maintaining a healthy and safe environment, ensuring facilities, equipment and supplies are maintained

Qualification

Youth developmentProgram planningConflict resolutionSupervision skillsCommunication skills

Required

Responsible for planning, delivering, and overseeing fun, meaningful and compelling program experiences for school-age youth members

Facilitating Club programs, activities and services that prepare youth for success and create a club environment which facilitates growth and achievement in children

Providing guidance to members to assist them in making appropriate choices in educational, personal, physical, social, emotional, vocational, and spiritual needs

Effectively communicate standards of our program and maintain experience areas safe, diligently sanitized, and well maintained within state guidelines

Documenting reporting data, including attendance and program participation on a daily basis

Maintaining a healthy and safe environment, ensuring facilities, equipment and supplies are maintained

Ability to anticipate, identify and solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists

Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form

To accurately complete all required paperwork

To professionally handle and/or get help to resolve conflict

Ability to follow instructions as given and/or directed by supervisor