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Boys & Girls Club of the Northern Plains, Inc. · 16 hours ago

Lead Youth Development Professional

Yankton, SD

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

Boys & Girls Club of the Northern Plains, Inc. is dedicated to inspiring and enabling young people to realize their full potential. The Lead Youth Development Professional will plan, organize, implement, supervise, and evaluate daily programs and activities for youth while ensuring a safe and welcoming environment.

Individual & Family Services

Responsibilities

Must be able to provide leadership and on-the-spot and reflective feedback to Youth Development Professionals and/or Volunteers

Plans and oversees the delivery of a broad range of quality programs and special events for a program area. Ensuring the implementation of the program schedule, as well as planned impact programs in the assigned program area

Commitment to youth safety; to include adequate supervision of youth, as well as providing a safe and welcoming environment

Foster effective communication with parents, community, and school

Assist with youth having behavioral challenges and support corrective methods and plans

Ensures an environment that facilitates cleanliness, attractiveness, and safety of members, properties, and equipment

Assist in all areas by enforcing rules, modeling positive behavior, and serving as a friend and mentor for young people

Oversee daily operations of recreation areas, including maintaining safety equipment, cleaning facilities, displaying appropriate signage, and operating a computer as necessary

Organize and facilitate recreational activities, including daily games, physical fitness events, arts and crafts, and daily musical instruction

Encourage members to participate in activities and form healthy relationships by greeting and introducing new members, encouraging group activities, and providing oversight to ensure everyone is treated fairly

Assess group dynamics and collaborate with leadership personnel to create activities for desired outcomes such as relationship building, positive social interaction, and improved self-confidence

Complete necessary paperwork, incident reports, progress evaluations, and activity assessments as required

Foster collaboration and leadership among participants by adding activities that promote teamwork and encouraging participants to pursue responsibility actively

Ensure all program activities follow the Club’s policies and procedures

Responsible for the safety and security of the youth in the facility

Attend 100% of monthly all-staff meetings, biweekly one-on-one meetings, and team meetings

Assist your supervisor in creating and accomplishing performance plan goals

Provide daily feedback to the supervisor on how the day went and how programs and the space can improve

Implement the 5 Key Elements for Positive Youth Development

Exhibit the Club Values of excellence, impact-driven, teamwork, and good character

Perform other duties as assigned

Qualification

CPR certificationYouth development principlesBehavior managementProgram planningTeamworkCommunicationLeadership

Required

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Valid CPR certification or the ability to obtain and maintain CPR certification within 90 days of employment

Commitment to working four days a week

Commitment to make a class schedule for the upcoming semester, meet the scheduling needs of the Boys & Girls Club (if applicable)

Commitment to working at the Club during the summer

Must be able to work within the school year operating hours of the Club

Must be able to work within the summer operating hours of the Club

Must understand, implement, and demonstrate behavior management principles and other youth treatment modalities, per the Club training and values of fun, supportive relationships, recognition, opportunities and expectations, and safety

Must be of the mental and physical capacity to observe, interact, and communicate with youth, staff, volunteers, etc. at the Club to ensure the safety of the space and others, provide guidance and reflection per the Club priority outcomes and goals

Ability to stand/sit for long periods of time throughout a shift

This position is considered to be safety-sensitive

Company

Boys & Girls Club of the Northern Plains, Inc.

Mission Statement: To inspire and enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to realize their full potential as productive, responsible and caring citizens.

Founded in 2003