About the Role
The Activity Specialist is responsible for designing and facilitating project-based learning experiences within a specialization and helping young people present those at end-of-semester showcases. Activity Specialists will work with multiple groups of youth of various grades to support skill-building, engagement, and enjoyment in the activity.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain positive and professional relationships with participants, families, school faculty, and Child Center colleagues and supervisors.
- Implement positive behavior management systems, focusing on clear expectations for youth behavior, verbal acknowledgement, and systemic rewards for demonstrating desired behaviors.
- Facilitate activities within your specialization (i.e. dance, team sports, visual arts, cooking, robotics, videography, drumming, etc.), culminating in an end-of-semester performance or showcase led by youth.
- Develop high-quality project-based lessons that are hands-on and engaging for youth.
- Engage participants in specialty area activities by providing encouragement, clear direction, and the necessary coaching and resources.
- Support program events & functions such as: showcases, exhibits, productions, culminating events, field trips, etc.
- Prepare related paperwork, materials, and activity supplies within required timeframes and expectations.
- Attend related curriculum and professional development opportunities to build personal/professional skills.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
Requirements
- College Student or High School Graduate.
- 2 years’ experience working with children and/or youth in your specialization.
- Exemplary supervisory skills with elementary, middle, and/or high school-aged youth and aptitude for motivating people.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
- Ability to plan and carry out assignments independently.
- Ability to prioritize, adhere to timelines and multi-task.
- Bilingual in one or more of the following: Spanish, Mandarin, Cantonese, Bengali and others based on client needs.
- Maintain regular consistent and professional attendance, punctuality, personal appearance, and adherence to relevant health & safety procedures.
- Safe and successful performance, including meeting productivity standards.
- Maintain an understanding of the principles, methods and processes needed to perform the job.
- Attends staff meetings, seminars and in-service training as assigned.
- Displays effective communication skills.
- Demonstrates the ability to complete work in an acceptable manner by the time and/or date established with accuracy, neatness and thoroughness and minimal amount of errors.
- Maintain established departmental policies and procedures including maintain strict confidentiality and adherence to all HIPAA guidelines at all times.
- Occasionally required to walk, sit for long periods of time; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or control; reach with hands and arms; balance; stoop; talk or hear.
- Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.
- Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
Skills
- Microsoft Office
- Communication skills
Experience Level
- 2 years’ experience working with children and/or youth in your specialization.
Education Level
- College Student or High School Graduate.
