Character & Leadership Youth Development Professional - Omaha

Job description

Location 2610 Hamilton Street,Omaha, NE, 68131,United States

Job Category Operations, Youth, After School

Employee Type FT Non-Exempt

STARTING AT $18.50-$20.50

Job Title: Character & Leadership Youth Development Professional

Schedule: Full-Time Monday - Friday 11:30am - 7:30pm

Wage: Starting at $18.50 to $20.50/ hr. depending on experience

Organization Information:

The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Midlands (BGCM), an affiliate with Boys & Girls Clubs of America is a comprehensive out-of-school provider designed to support the most vulnerable youth in the Midlands. Our vision is to provide a world-class Club Experience that assures success is within reach of every young person who enters our doors, with all members on track to graduate from high school with a plan for the future, demonstrating good character and citizenship, and living a healthy lifestyle. It is our mission to inspire and enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to realize their full potential as productive, responsible, healthy and caring members of society. Safety, Accountability, Positivity, Integrity, Professionalism and Respectfulness are our core values that are embedded in our everyday culture.

Position Summary:

The Character & Leadership Youth Development Professional will work with members to facilitate their personal, social and educational development to enable them to gain voice, influence, and place in society as they make the transition from dependence to independence. The Teen YDP will also assist youth to establish daily, the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Midlands motto "Safety First & Always" at all times. The Teen Youth Development Professional will deliver Education & Career Development, Sports, Fitness & Recreation, Arts, Character & Leadership, STEM, Outdoor Education, Aquatics (when applicable), and other assigned programs to teen members. The Teen Youth Development Professional will primarily deliver programs to Middle School members (6th-8th Graders) and High School members (9th-12th Graders) The Teen Youth Development Professional may be required to provide transportation with the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Midlands 10-person van and/or 15-person people mover. The Teen Youth Development Professional will also continue to monitor programming and discipline and effective guidance to ensure "Quality" is always present by utilizing the 5 Key Elements of Positive Youth Development, the Program Quality Assessment (PQA) tool, and routinely assessing progress towards goals and adjusting activities as necessary.

Essential Functions:

Embrace the overarching principles for Youth Development

Positive child and youth development principles and practices. These include building on youth strengths, setting and maintaining high expectations; understanding the centrality of and fostering positive relationships with peers and adults; providing age appropriate and challenging programming; engaging members as partners, not just as consumers of services; promoting positive identity formation and helping young people to fully develop their potential

Respect and value the cultures and traditions of members, their families and their communities, and treating all members and staff equally, irrespective of race, religion, sex, gender identity, national origin, age or disability

Appreciate the range of abilities and diverse needs of children and youth

Understand the mission, policies and practices of the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Midlands

Comply with BGCM Safety requirements

Promote an inclusive, welcoming, and respectful environment that embraces diversity

Foster academic skills with members that promotes positive outcomes

Deliver high quality programs and activities to members

Direct supervision of members

Maintain accurate and timely recording keeping for activities and meals

Complete incident reports, along with proper documentation

Computer Literate – Develop, organize and complete tasks and projects using software programs such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint

Set and maintain appropriate and culturally sensitive physical, emotional boundaries in interactions with members and staff

Makes children and youth feel physically and emotionally safe and part of the group; for example, fostering an inclusive environment, addressing bullying and teasing, effectively managing groups including disruptive behavior and conflict, maintain a sense of order

Use SEL (Social & Emotional Learning) Model Self: Self-Management; Managing emotions and behaviors to achieve one’s goal

Self: Self-Awareness; Recognizing one’s emotions and values as well as one’s strengths and challenges

Social: Social Awareness; Showing understanding and empathy for others

Responsible: Responsible Decision Making; Making ethical, constructive choices about personal and social behavior

Relationship Skills: Forming positive relationships, working in teams, dealing effectively with conflict

Be knowledgeable of the principles and practices of child and youth development and use this knowledge to achieve the goals of Boys & Girls Clubs of the Midlands

Comply with applicable safety and emergency requirements

Develop academic and non-academic skills and broaden members’ horizons

Implement BGCM/BGCA curricula and program activities

Promote responsible and healthy decision-making among all members

Develop leadership, team-building and self-advocacy skills among members

Create initiatives and avenues to increase attendance in the teen population

Continuously recruit teens at affiliated schools to attend Club

Qualifications:

2-4 years of college, in the field of education

3-4 years of experience working with youth, at-risk youth (preferred); **Experience will be considered in lieu of degree**

Demonstrates basic knowledge of developmental milestones concerning the physical, emotional, cognitive and social development of children and youth

Must be able to interact positively with members, individually and in groups, using strength-based approaches, respectful communication and affirmative techniques, such as developing trust, listening and engaging with members

Experience working with and demonstrating compassion and/or sensitivity toward vulnerable populations and individuals with diverse backgrounds present in the organization’s service population, both individually and in groups

Demonstrated organizational skills and project management abilities, attention to detail, and promptness

Must be able to effectively navigate and function within a virtual environment

Must effectively and comfortably manage in a virtual environment:

Must serve as a technology advocate and understand the tools available and optimal methods to ensure utilization of technology is promoted at every opportunity

Must be able to inspire trust and motivate virtual teams using strong communication, developmental and interpersonal skills and an ability to adapt to different virtual platforms

Must successfully guide virtual teams, communicate clear goals, and facilitate problem solving

Must be proficient in the use of Windows, Internet, Microsoft Suite (Microsoft Teams, Word, Excel, Outlook, Access or other database software proficiency), Zoom or other Virtual Meeting platforms, and Google Platform (Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides)

Ability to earn and maintain mandatory CPR & First aid certification or obtain within 6 months of hire

Maintain a valid driver’s license and meet eligibility requirements to drive a BGCM vehicle

Must be able to pass a drug test, criminal and driving records investigation

The ability to read and write is necessary to complete reports and properly document program and organizational data

Must have reliable transportation to get to sites or meetings

Must have regular and reliable attendance

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Worksite address

omaha, NE, 68197, US

Who can apply

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