Stay and Play Associate - Catonsville

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The happiest and most fulfilled Y associates are those who are motivated to help others and who want to be a part of something larger than themselves.

If this speaks to your heart, then we invite you to join our team. Be a part of a charitable, mission-driven organization that works for individual and community well-being for all, for a better us.

POSITION SUMMARY :

Under the supervision of the Camp & Family Experience Director, or other assigned associate, Stay and Play Associate 1 is responsible for delivering excellent services to all members, guest, and program participants.

The primary function of the Stay and Play Associate 1 will be to highly engage with members, guest, and program participants including supervising children whose parents / guardian are participating in activities in the Y family center, protecting children, and maintaining a safe environment.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS :

• Reports to work in uniform a minimum of ten minutes prior to assigned shift in order to receive communications and instructions from supervisor or associate.
• Provide excellent services to members, guest, and program participants in the Y center, on the phone, and through email exchange
• Through engagement, build meaningful relationships with members, guest, and program participants with positive and solution driven interaction
• Providing a safe, engaging, and nurturing environment which fosters the social, emotional, physical, cognitive, and creative development of each child in our care
• Effective and appropriate communicate with children and parents / guardian
• Highly engagement with children by guiding children to activities, using their name, and monitor their actions during their usage of the center
• Maintain clean and disinfected environment for children’s safety
• Maintain all proper paperwork including sign in / out process, behavior reports, boo boo reports, incident report, etc.
• Must have understanding of the age and stages of youth development, and work with children
• Adhere / enforce to all policies, guidelines, rules, and best practices as outlined by the Y in Central Maryland with positive interaction
• Leader in handling conflict, concerns, member frustrations, and unusual center situations
• Informing proper leaders of operating challenges and / or conflicts during operating hours (either with members and / or associates)
• Focus on quality experiences and engagement within programs, services, and activities
• Promotes a professional image and maintains a clean and safe environment at all times.
• Ability to work with diverse population, all ages, genders, and sexual orientations
• Attend and actively participate in all meetings as assigned
• Incorporate the four character values of the YMCA : Caring, Honesty, Respect, and Responsibility and adhere to the YCM Code of Conduct
• Communicate the Y mission and objectives to the community.
• Assist in all other areas as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS :

Stay and Play Associate 1 will meet the qualifications set forth by the Y in Central Maryland. Associates shall be of good character and reputation;

capable of carrying out assigned responsibilities; capable of accepting training and supervision; and capable of communicating effectively both orally and in writing as applicable to the job responsibility.

Minimum qualifications include :

• Ability to relate effectively to diverse groups of people from all social and economic segments of the community
• Ability to be effective communicator especially with children
• Prefer youth and / or youth programming experience
• Proficient computer skills
• Current CPR / AED / O2 / First Aid certification (or within 30 days of hire)
• Flexible Schedule, days, nights and weekends
• Completion of new associate training (including Child Abuse Prevention) before scheduled to work
9 days ago