Club J Instructor
Tampa JCC Federation Inc
Location
Tampa, Florida
Salary
$15 / HOUR
Quick overview
Counselors must serve as role models, interact positively with all stakeholders, and assist with daily program operations, which may include driving a van or bus to pick up children. They are responsible for directly supervising children, implementing policies, and leading various enrichment activities like sports, arts, and drama.
Requirements summary
Candidates must exhibit professional behavior, flexibility, a positive attitude, and excellent communication skills, along with the ability to manage groups of children reliably. Requirements include having a clean driving record, being at least 21 if driving a van, and obtaining/maintaining First Aid/CPR certification.
Job description
Position Summary
The Shanna and Bryan Glazer JCC is seeking an energetic and reliable counselor for our Club J afterschool program. Club J is an afterschool enrichment program serving children from kindergarten through 5th grade. Counselors must be able to keep their group safe at all times and provide a fun, nurturing setting.
Possible part-time and full time in various shifts available throughout the day anywhere from 8am-6pm.
- Essential job functions
- Serve as a role model to Club J participants
- Interact positively with students, parents, and co-workers
- Assist in daily program operations, including the possibility of driving a Club J van or bus to pick up children from assigned schools
- Assist with set-up and clean-up of program space and daily activities
- Excellent communication skills and prepared for collaborative work in a team environment
- Implement and adhere by all Club J program policies and procedures
- Directly supervise children in your group, including consistent monitoring of where every child in the group is at all times throughout the day
- Positively manage children using appropriate behavior management techniques
- Ability to lead activities including homework supervision and a combination of enrichments (i.e., arts and crafts, sports, team-building exercises, drama, dance and more.)
- Attend weekly staff meetings
- Availability to work Club J Vacation Days.
- Communicate with the manager or supervisor about any issues regarding children or staff
- Take responsibility for all participants by using common sense, safety, and high moral character
- Display leadership, responsibility, patience, confidentiality, creativity, dependability and trustworthiness
- Ensure that children have a positive and fun experience while participating in the Club J program
- Position requirements
- Professional behavior
- Flexibility and ability to adapt to different activity changes with short notice
- Positive attitude
- Ability to manage groups of children
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Reliable/excellent attendance
- Must have a clean driving record
- If driving van must be 21
- Education
- Willing to obtain and maintain certification in First Aid/CPR
- Maintain all background checks required
- Participate in all staff development/training days
- Maintain yearly physical
- Must have graduated High School
- Some college experience or degree preferred
- Physical requirements
- http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40Lifting, pushing and pulling may be required up to 30 pounds
- Bending, kneeling, stooping and squatting may be required
- Sitting, walking and standing for extended period of time is required
- Repetitive use of hands
Reporting relationships: Reports directly to Youth/Teens Programs Manager at SBGJCC
Tampa JCC is a Certified Drug-Free WorkPlace
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer
