Youth Development ProfessionalAt — Boys and Girls Club of Huntington Valley (Huntington Beach)

Responsibilities:

• Plan, implement, organize, and manage the Club program's daily activities and contribute with weekly lesson plans. 
• Maintain a safe and educational environment for school-age children.
• Work with a small team to provide excellent, fun, exciting, and educational recreation activities.
• Organize and maintain program area within guidelines set by Club.
• Responsible for signs and posters that reflect ongoing programs and are changed or updated when needed.
• Member's achievements in the program area are posted daily and monthly and reflect members' participation.
• Help with Theme Weeks, Spirit Week, Carnivals, and other Club Special Events.

Qualifications:

• One year of successful experience in the related field.
• Outstanding oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines while maintaining a positive attitude.
• Bilingual capabilities in Spanish or Vietnamese a plus
• Early Childhood Education (ECE) units a plus

Acknowledgment: Employment, compensation, and benefits at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Huntington Valley are at will, shall be for no specific duration, and may be changed or terminated. Nothing in this job posting is intended to create an employment contract, implied or otherwise. Interested? Please email your resume and a cover letter to the email address assigned to this posting to apply for this position.

Equal Employment Opportunity Policy: We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, religion, color, sex (including breastfeeding and related medical conditions), gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, uniform service member and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, age, protected medical condition, genetic information, disability or any other protected status in accordance with all applicable federal, state and local laws.

This policy extends to all aspects of our employment practices, including but not limited to recruiting, hiring, firing, promoting, transferring, compensation, benefits, training, leaves of absence, and other terms and conditions of employment.

Tasks:

- set boundaries with children and explain disciplining, enforce rules
- Treat all club members equally and do not show bias
- communicate with club members, but also make them feel heard

Training:

- orientation and BGCA trainings
- monthly meetings to go over expectations, safety, and upcoming events
- mentoring directly

Learning Outcome:

- learn problem-solving skills
- learn to use supervision wisely
- learn conflict resolution