Beacons School Success Lead - Bruce F Vento Elementary School (Personal Services)
Seeking an individual with a passion for youth development to lead staff and act as a mentor, role model, and educator within the YMCA Beacons network, creating a fun and inclusive environment while planning lessons and leading group activities.
Specialized skills (e.g., dance, music, art, sports) are welcome but not required. This part-time role (15-20 hours/week) takes place after school hours, Monday through Thursday, $17/hour, in school-based setting within Bruce Vento Elementary School.
The Beacons after-school youth development program transforms schools into vibrant community hubs, offering free, high-quality educational, recreational, and leadership activities for elementary, middle, and high school students. It focuses on youth growth through engaging programs, caring mentorship, and leadership opportunities within their school community.
Beacons emphasizes skill-building, youth voice, and hands-on learning, fostering partnerships with schools, families, and community members.
This convenient weekday, after-school schedule offers an ideal opportunity for individuals pursuing careers in education, human services, social services, child development, community services, and more!
The salary for this position starts at $17.00 hourly. We take into consideration an individual's background and experience in determining salary; therefore, base pay offered may vary considerably depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The compensation package includes a wide range of other benefits and earned time off that vary depending on part-time or full-time status.
1. Job Summary:
YMCA Beacons School Success programs engage youth as leaders and learners by transforming schools into active youth centers afterschool and in the summer, providing free high quality educational, recreational, and leadership development activities opportunities to kindergarten-12th grade youth and their families at our 8 Beacons School Success Centers located in neighborhoods in Minneapolis, St. Paul, and Richfield.
The Beacons School Success Lead Staff are mentors, role models, allies, and educators. Lead staff are responsible for developing, planning, and leading groups of youth after-school. This position operates at a specific Beacons School Success center. The incumbent provides quality enrichment experiences for youth that focus on the YMCA core values: honesty, respect, responsibility, and caring.
2. Essential Functions:
Plan, develop and implement enrichment curriculum and program activities with a group of young people.
Provide work direction to program staff and volunteers while on duty.
Evaluate the program on a continuous basis and recommend needed changes to the Beacons School Success Sr. Coordinator and/or Program Director.
Ensure that the center and classroom spaces are kept clean and organized.
Perform administrative activities to support the program, including collecting daily attendance.
Assist in the promotion of the program including recruiting young people to program, communication to families and school staff.
3. Relationships:
This position reports directly to the Sr. Coordinator or Program Director. The incumbent interacts with participants, parents, staff, school employees and the community.
4. Qualifications:
Required:
Minimum age of 18.
Experience and/or education in youth studies, child development, human relations, communication, or recreational programs.
Certifications required within 30 days of hire: Adult and child CPR or CPR/PR; First Aid; and AED.
Demonstrated ability to plan, organize, and facilitate youth development programming.
Excellent interpersonal communications and mediation skills.
Willingness to work with people of diverse populations.
Demonstrated commitment to working with school age children in an enrichment setting.
Preferred:
Minimum 6 months experience working with school-aged youth.
Degree in education, recreation or field related to child care
Supervisory/management experience.
Multilingual
Knowledge of Trauma Informed and Youth Development best practices
We encourage people to apply who have specialized skills that they can teach the youth (ex. dance, music, computer skills, art, sports).
5. Work Conditions:
Ability to move throughout a school building regularly throughout the day.
Must be able to actively participate in youth games/activities.
Work environments range from quiet work areas to busy, noisy indoor and outdoor spaces with several groups talking amongst themselves concurrently.
May be exposed to verbal outbursts, physical actions or bodily fluids as part of the environment.
Perform all physical aspects of the position, including moving around, bending, reaching, and lifting up to 50 pounds at a time.
Ability to recognize and react calmly and effectively in hazardous/dangerous situations.
6. Additional Notes:
This job description represents the major functions of the position but is not intended to be all-inclusive. The incumbent is also responsible for taking direction from branch representatives in completing projects or performing duties deemed necessary for the branch or Association success.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Pledge
The Y of the North is committed to the work and everyday practices of eliminating disparities and eradicating of unjust systems to become a multicultural, anti-racist and anti-oppressive organization. YMCA of the North team members and volunteers must exemplify the association's mission, vision and values of caring, equity, honesty, respect and responsibility.
The YMCA of the North continues to develop plans and strategies to ensure team members and volunteers reflect the demographics of the communities we serve. We will continually conduct institutional racism and oppression review of our policies, procedures and practices in recruitment and selection; compensation and benefits; professional development and training; promotions; transfers; layoffs; terminations; and the ongoing development of a multicultural, anti-racist and anti-oppressive work environment and culture that promotes equity and respect for the human dignity of all. We value and respect this diversity and choose to be inclusive through our acceptance of all.
