Stem Enrichment Counselor

3 weeks ago

Houston, United States YMCA OF GREATER HOUSTON Full time

**YMCA of Greater Houston Job Description**:
Job Title**:STEM Enrichment Counselor **Department: Outreach FLSA Status: Non-Exempt Status: Part Time

Reports to: Youth Development Director Revision Date: 3/24

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Implements quality enrichment curriculum to after school and/or day camp participants. Provides a quality experience to children and parents that focuses on youth development, including the YMCA core values: honesty, respect, responsibility, caring, and faith.

**ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS**:

- **Program Quality**:Implements enrichment lesson/activity plans for both formal and informal play within the center and outdoors within the established
- **Leadership**:Supervises children under the direction of the Coordinator/Director. Acts as a role model to campers/participants by exemplifying the YMCA’s five core
- **Daily Operations**:Assists site lead and counselor(s) with the set-up and breakdown of enrichment activities and cleaning of the program area. Adheres to YMCA of Greater Houston program standards and childcare licensing minimum
- **Relationship Building**:Maintains positive relations with children, parents, school personnel, directors and other staff. Attends and participates in family nights, program activities, staff meetings, and staff
- **Child Abuse Presentation**:Reports suspicious and inappropriate behaviors and policy violations. Follows mandated abuse and incident reporting requirements. Ensures youth are properly signed in and signed out, ensures only authorized adults are allowed in the facility, etc. Adheres to policies related to boundaries with each child. Ensures unused rooms and closets remain locked; routinely monitors high-risk locations (bathrooms),

**YMCA COMPETENCIES (LEADER)**:

- Mission Advancement_: _Accepts and demonstrates the Y’s values. Demonstrates a desire to serve others and fulfill community needs. Recruits volunteers and builds effective, supportive working relationships with them. Supports fund-raising.
- Collaboration:_ _Works effectively with people of different backgrounds, abilities, opinions, and perceptions. Builds rapport and relates well to others. Seeks first to understand the other person’s point of view, and remains calm in challenging situations. Listens for understanding and meaning; speaks and writes effectively. Takes initiative to assist in developing others.
- Operational Effectiveness_: _Makes sound judgments, and transfers learning from one situation to another. Embraces new approaches and discovers ideas to create a better member experience. Establishes goals, clarifies tasks, plans work and actively participates in meetings. Follows budgeting policies and procedures, and reports all financial irregularities immediately. Strives to meet or exceed goals and deliver a high-value experience for members.
- Personal Growth_: _Pursues self-development that enhances job performance. Demonstrates an openness to change, and seeks opportunities in the change process. Accurately assesses personal feelings, strengths and limitations and how they impact relationships. Has the functional and

technical knowledge and skills required to perform well; uses best practices and demonstrates up-to
- date knowledge and skills in technology.

**QUALIFICATIONS**:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- At least 18 years of
- High school diploma or general education degree (GED).
- CPR, First Aid, AED certifications and Child Abuse prevention
- Previous experience working with children in a developmental setting
- Experience/expertise in an enrichment area; certification may be
- Ability to plan, organize, and implement age-appropriate/developmentally appropriate program activities
- Experience and knowledgeable in computer coding, robotics, 3D Printing, circuitry, physics, mechanics and chemistry.
- Successfully pass a local/state background and FBI fingerprinting check
- Previous experience with diverse

**EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE**:
High school diploma or general education degree (GED) with demonstrated interested in the welfare of children; prior childcare or baby-sitting experience is preferred.

**LANGUAGE SKILLS**:
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.

**MATHEMATICAL SKILLS**:
Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's. Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance.

**REASONING ABILITY**:

- or two-step instructions. Ability t

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