Child Care Program Leader: Loveland

Description

The Child Care Program Leader supports a fun, safe, and engaging before and after school program for elementary aged youth. This role blends direct child care supervision and program planning - helping to ensure daily activities promote positive youth development. You’ll succeed in this role if you like to have fun, laugh, and be silly while working with youth and can step into a leadership role when needed.

Boys & Girls Clubs of Larimer County (BGCLC) is a place for kids to laugh, a place to learn, a place to grow and a place to belong. BGCLC is looking for an energetic, fun-loving, adaptable youth-focused individual to help foster a fun, safe, and positive before and after school experience.

Job Duties & Responsibilities:

Youth Supervision & Safety

• Ensure the physical and emotional safety of youth at all times
• Serve as a positive role model and mentor, guiding behavior and supporting healthy development
• Establish, model, and uphold consistent behavior expectations and consequences

Program Planning & Implementation

• Develop, prepare, and lead age-appropriate daily programs and activities
• Promote participation and engagement while supporting positive youth development
• Monitor activities to ensure safety, quality, and a welcoming environment
• Maintain accurate daily attendance records
• Assist with food service following Food Bank and Health Department guidelines

Leadership & Collaboration

• Support and guide other Club Staff with daily programming
• Communicate regularly with the Site Director and Staff regarding Club operations
• Step into day-to-day Club leadership in the absence of the Site Director
• Assist with parent communication as needed
• Maintain a clean, safe, and organized program space

Additional Responsibilities

• Participate in special events, field trips, and unit activities
• Attend weekly unit meetings
• Support new Club Member registration and orientation
• Perform other duties as assigned (some overtime may be required)

Requirements

You are someone who:

• Is flexible & adaptable in an ever changing environment.
• Can work independently and collaboratively with a team
• Enjoys creating engaging programs that support the mission of the Boys & Girls Clubs as well as:
  • Academic Success
  • Good Character & Citizenship
  • Healthy Lifestyles

This part time, non-exempt position has an hourly rate of $19.00

The hours for this part-time (approximately 25 hour per week) position are:

Mornings

Wednesday 6:45 am - 9:00 am

Afternoons

Monday-Friday 1:30 pm - 6:00 pm

Requirements

Education

• High school diploma or equivalent required.

Experience

• Must have at least three 3 months (455 hours) of verified experience in the care and supervision of four 4 or more children over the ages of four 4 (not related to the individual) or a current early childhood professional credential level I one (1) or higher. 
• Prior experience working in an after-school setting is highly preferred.

Specialized Skills

• Bilingual Spanish speaking is highly preferred.
• Ability to motivate youth and manage behaviors.
• Demonstrated ability to comfortably and without judgement, communicate about sensitive subjects with youth and parents.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality, secure personal information and comply with mandated reporting requirements.
• Candidates must be able to pass a criminal/driving records investigation and reference checks.

What we offer:

• An opportunity to help positively shape the next generation of leaders
• A supportive team
• Personal and professional growth opportunities
• An engaging and fun work environment
• Paid Sick Time
• 401(k) plans with potential match

Boys & Girls Clubs of Larimer County is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

(The phrases "occasionally", "regularly", and "frequently" correspond to the following definitions: "occasionally" means up to 1/3 of working time, "regularly" means between 1/3 and 2/3 of working time, and "frequently" means 2/3 and more of working time.)

• The work environment is the typical youth mentorship or after school environment and/ or office environment. The environment can be loud, stressful, complicated, and constant interruptions throughout the workday/shift. The employee must be comfortable performing multi-faceted projects, demonstrate superior interpersonal abilities-able to interact effectively with children and co-workers of all levels as well as with representatives of other organizations and institutions—ability to get along with diverse personalities: tact, maturity, and flexibility.
• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to work in a fast-paced environment with requirements include: sight, speaking, hearing, reaching, listening, sitting, standing, stooping.
• The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and should do so in a sound and safe manner. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is chaotic and loud.