RECESS Program Assistant

Overview:

The YMCA of Greenville is a dynamic and rapidly growing association that seeks to strengthen the community through youth development, healthy living and social responsibility.

During programming, participants learn about nutrition, fitness, social responsibility, community outreach, and independent living skills. RECESS allows adults with diverse abilities not only a place to continue to learn new skills, but also gives them a place to connect with friends and gain a sense of belonging.

The RECESS Program Assistant will work closely with the RECESS Program Manager to ensure the RECESS program is serving and meeting the needs of the participants with diverse abilities.

Not only will you be part of amazing mission driven work, but we also offer the following benefits for our Part-time Staff:

• Free individual Y membership, with 75% discount on upgraded memberships.
• 50% Discount on Programs, including Childcare, sports, and aquatics.
• 20% Discount on Personal Training.
• 12% Retirement Contribution once fully vested.
• 403b Retirement Savings Plan.

We are determined: above all else, we are on a relentless quest to make our community stronger beginning with you.

Our mission and core values are brought to life by our culture. In the Y, we strive to live our cause of strengthening communities with purpose and intentionality every day.

Responsibilities:

Recess Program Management:

• Assist with developing and implementing policies and standard operating procedures to ensure consistency of the program across the association.
• Support the director with the oversight for the development and implementation of the curriculum and lesson plans through scheduling classes and connecting with program leads while utilizing risk management guidelines. Contribute and visit the different classroom sites to maintain oversight of RECESS classroom safety, ratios, and a positive environment for participants.
• Creates, implements, and manages a RECESS parent resource/support group.
• Assist the RECESS Program Director with the implementation of action plans from quality standards and net promoter surveys.

Communication:

• Creates and distributes a RECESS monthly newsletter with input from the recess staff.
• Create and publish the RECESS Story through the YMCA messaging board, social media, and Community partners. Including, but not limited to, posting weekly site activities, monitoring posts for quality assurance and best practices.

Fiscal Responsibility:

• Assist RECESS Program Manager with program fiscal responsibility: including, but not limited to billing, processing payments, follow up with late payments and monitoring classroom budgets.
• Assist RECESS Program Director with annual campaign goal.

Other Expectations:

• Adhere to policies related to boundaries with consumers.
• Attend/complete required abuse risk management training
• Adhere to procedures related to managing high-risk activities and supervising consumers.
• Follow mandated reporting requirements.
• Adhere to job-specific abuse risk management responsibilities.
• Follow employee and volunteer screening requirements and use screening instruments to screen for abuse risk.
• Provide employees and volunteers with ongoing supervision and training related to abuse risk.
• Provide employees and volunteers with regular feedback regarding their boundaries with consumers.
• Require employees and volunteers to adhere to policies and procedures related to abuse risk.
• Respond quickly to policy and procedure violations using the organization’s progressive disciplinary procedures.
• Respond seriously and confidentially to reports of suspicious and inappropriate behaviors.
• Communicate to all employees and volunteers the organization’s commitment to protect their consumers from abuse.
• Report essential abuse risk management information to the board of directors.

Qualifications:

• Must be at least 20 years of age.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in the field of diverse abilities and/or at least 3 years of classroom instructional experience
• Must have a loving and compassionate spirit.
• Demonstrated ability to create curriculum.
• Good time management skills and meeting deadlines
• Demonstrated practice in the following leadership attributes: Accountability, Managerial Courage, Ownership, Team Player, and Discipline
• Proficiency in or knowledge of using a variety of computer software applications, especially PowerPoint, Excel, and Microsoft Word software.
• Knowledge and ability to interpret laws, regulations, policies & and procedures relevant to the program area.
• High level of interpersonal skills to handle sensitive and confidential situations and documentation.
• Good to excellent spelling, grammar, written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to multi-task and establish priorities.
• Ability to maintain organization in a changing environment.
• Exhibits initiative, responsibility, flexibility, and leadership.
• YMCA experience preferred.