Teen Advisor - Saturday Night Lights Teen Program (Jamaica YMCA)

The YMCA ofGreater New York is here for all New Yorkers - to empower youth, improvehealth, and strengthen community. Founded in 1852, today the Y serves a diversepopulation of more than half a million New Yorkers who learn, grow, and thrivethrough programs and services at our 24 branches. Community is the cornerstoneof the Y. Together, we connect active, engaged New Yorkers to build strongercommunities. To help fulfill our mission, we cultivate a culture of learning, leading, and collaboration to enhance community impact. Through our talented staff and "LEAP" career framework (Leadership, Empowerment, Accountability, Personal Growth), we are committed to a people-first approach that fosters trust, inclusion, growth, and development for all. The Jamaica YMCA isseeking a Teen Advisor who will play a critical role in the successfuloperation of the teen programs. Theincumbent will monitor and supervise all Teen Center: Saturday Night Lightsteen services and programs, including Sports and recreation programming,community development, leadership development and outreach partnershipdevelopment. In addition, the Teen Advisor will be responsible foradvertising and recruiting participants, ensuring proper documentation, andreporting reports, and meeting program goals. Teen Center: Saturday Night Lights Teen program operate Saturdays evenings. Key Responsibilities: ? Ensure the health, safety and well-being of participants in the program, by providing close supervision of all activities, and ensuring spaces are clean and supplies are well maintained. ? Promote an inclusive, welcoming, and respectful environment that embraces the diversity of all participants. ? Act as the liaison to YMCA of Greater New York regarding teen issues. ? Plan, create and facilitate in person lesson plans, and skill building sports and recreation for Teens Center: Saturday Night Lights program. ? Manage administrative data entry in various systems including Youth Service.NET, coordination of participant paperwork, conducting program surveys, and all other requirements outlined by City agencies and in the YMCA's Teen Standards and Program Charts of Work. ? Manage adolescent behavior with respect, maturity, compassion and encouragement. ? Develop positive relationships with the participants, their friends and family members. ? Work cooperatively with professional staff and other departments. ? Create remote and in person environment that is diverse, culturally sensitive and relevant to the needs of teens. ? Assist in fund development endeavors for the Youth & Family Department. ? Understand, maintain, and ensure that participants follow Risk Management and safety procedures. ? Adhere to all Department of Health, YMCA of Greater New York, and funder standards, expectations, and regulations. ? Actively participate in training sessions, designated meetings, and special events, as appropriate. Desired Skills & Experience: ? High School diploma or equivalent required. College credits preferred. ? Minimum of two (2) years of experience working with pre-teens and teens (10 years and older). ? General knowledge of MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Zoom/Google Classroom). ? Knowledge of Access, Adobe PageMaker and Photoshop preferred. ? Excellent written and verbal communication skills. ? Must be available to work Saturday evenings. Benefits: The YMCA of Greater New York offers a variety of benefits to its staff members including retirement benefits, medical, paid-time off, free YMCA membership and more! Benefit eligibility is determined by an individual's employment status (ie. full-time or part-time), tenure and/or the number of hours scheduled to work. Click here for more information. How to Apply: If you would like to be a member of our dynamic team, please complete our online application, and submit your resume and a thoughtful cover letter that explains your interest in the role and our organization. If you are a current YMCA employee, please submit your application through the Internal Career Site in Cornerstone. Apply Job!