About the position
Under the guidance of the Program Director, the Specialty Program Instructor teaches the specialty class/program. The instructor is responsible for planning, organizing, and documenting each lesson.
Responsibilities
- Organizes, plans, and executes all activities for enrolled children.
- Prepare for special program presentations.
- Monitors the area at all times to ensure safety, and immediately makes changes as necessary.
- Provides a positive environment for all participants, and actively encourages participation to ensure growth and development.
- Exemplifies appropriate behavior and is a role model for participants; actively listens to all children and shows patience, understanding, and respect for others.
- Instructs and guides participants through the rules of the program and ensures adherence; disciplines children within established guidelines of the YMCA and parent, and only when appropriate.
- Exercises effective problem solving techniques, tackles issues directly and makes timely decisions based upon logical conclusions of factual information.
- Ensures that the Association provides its services with sensitivity to the cultural differences that are present among the Association’s employees, clients, members, and volunteers.
- Immediately reports all unusual incidents or accidents to the Program Director, and fills out all applicable and necessary reports.
- Records daily attendance and maintains accurate and complete records.
- Ensures the classroom is neat, orderly and free of all safety impediments.
- Develops and fosters interpersonal relationships between participants, and is pro-active creating an environment of cooperation, friendliness, and helpfulness towards staff and customers.
- Develops and maintains age-appropriate activities.
- Ensures all necessary supplies are on hand and well maintained at all times.
- Attend scheduled staff meetings.
- Responsible for upholding all staff safety requirements including cleaning protocols throughout the day, as required by my department.
- All other duties as required and necessary.
Requirements
- Prior experience with specialty program offering.
- Prior experience working with children.
- Enthusiasm for the arts and children.
- Ability to adhere to drug/alcohol/smoke free workplace policy.
- Able to maintain confidentiality.
- Successfully complete State of Florida Criminal History Background Check requirements as well as meet the Association’s policies on background screening.
