Job Description

Level: Experienced
Job Location: Southdown Primary School - Huntington, NY 11743
Position Type: Seasonal - School-Year (Youth Programs)Education
Level: Associate's degree (AA/AS)
Salary Range: $30.94 - $37.13 Hourly

Job Category: Child Care (School - Age)
- Ensure the health, safety and well-being of children in the program by providing close supervision of all activities.
- Manage the day to day operations of the Y Afterschool while ensuring all OCFS rules and regulations are being followed.
- Maintain accurate program documentation (incident reports, accident report, behavior report, attendance & sign-in / sign-out sheets, and licensing requirements for OCFS).
- Plan, organize, and implement a structured program with developmentally appropriate activities consisting of engaging educational and recreational activities for participants with lesson plans. Must require and work together with counselors in the daily set-up, cleanup, homework time, busing time and snack time.
- Provide a monthly calendar to families and communicate regularly with children, parents and supervisor and inform of days happenings and any changes.
- Supervise counselors with students at all times.
- Require and work together with counselors in the daily set-up, cleanup, homework time, programmatic time as well as snack time.
- Ensure that supplies and equipment are kept safe and available, to operate a successful program.
- Promote literacy, multiculturalism, parent and community involvement through appropriate program enhancements and activities.
- Respond to e-mails and phone messages within one business day.
- Monitor and update all required staff training attendance and certifications.
- Serve as a liaison with school personnel, specifically the principal and his/her designee.  Attend school planning meeting and PTA meetings. Develop community relations with other community organizations or programs.
- Facilitate and/or supervise the collection and submission of data for monitoring/funding agency/ies.
- Actively participate in designated meetings, training sessions and special events.
- Adhere to all Department of Health and YMCA of Long Island standards, expectations and regulations.
- Maintain hygiene habits in accordance with CDC guidelines.

Qualifications
- Associate's degree in Child Development, Elementary Education, Physical Education, Recreation or a related field or New York State Children's Program Administrator credential or School Age Child Care Credential or other Office recognized credential specific to the school-age developmental period or Two years of college with 18 credits in Child Development, Elementary Education, Physical Education, Recreation or a related field
- Minimum of 2 years direct experience working with children under 13 years of age.
- Minimum of 1 year in a supervisory capacity in a child care program or related field
- Current Certifications in CPR, First Aid preferred or must complete YMCA trainings upon hire.
- Ability to articulate the YMCA mission and programs to staff, volunteers, and community.
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to relate effectively to diverse groups of people from all social and economic segments of the community.
- Ability to work in a fast paced, highly flexible and rapidly changing work environment.