YDP-HEALTH&WELLNESS (SP Livingston Elementary)

YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROFESSIONAL-HEALTH & WELLNESS (S.P Livingston Elementary)

This position is designed to develop young people's capacity to engage in positive behaviors to nurture their well-being, set personal goals and grow into self-sufficient adults.

The Health & Wellness Youth Development Professional is part of a team-oriented Club staff dedicated to serving our youth and creating an optimal Club Experience. This position will plan, supervise and implement a variety of high-yield activities and targeted programs within a health and life skills focus.

This position is responsible for : ensuring youth development principles are incorporated into programs and activities; providing guidance and discipline to ensure a safe and positive environment for youth; ensuring the incorporation of character development, age appropriate and gender-specific programs and activities; ensuring that cultural diversity educational programs are implemented; assisting, as needed, in the planning, implementation, and delivery of educational activities and programs for youth ages 6 to 18.

KEY ROLES (Essential Job Responsibilities) :

Prepare Youth for Success

This position primary responsibilities are :

• Planning and implementing a variety of health and life skills programs for members of all ages, including Cybersafety, Date SMART, Passport to Manhood, Be a Star, UPS Road Code, SMART Girls, SMART Moves, Street SMART & Triple Play : Healthy Habits
• Recruiting and retaining youth for the health and life skills programs
• Working with other staff in the club to help implement these programs throughout the school year
• Tracking and reporting student data for grant purposes

This position helps members to make appropriate choices about their education, career, social, physical and emotional needs as it relates to health and their future goals. The position also assesses the developmental needs, interests and characteristics of youth to develop targeted programs that result in an outcome-driven club experience.

Health and Safety

Program Administration

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

(Requires valid driver's license & three-year clean driving record)

RELATIONSHIPS :

Internal : Maintains close, daily contact with club staff and volunteers, club members, and supervisor to receive / provide information, discuss issues, explain guidelines / instructions; instruct; and advise / counsel.

Requirements

Education

High School diploma or GED

Ability to pass DCF Level II background screening and drug test

Experience

WORK ENVIRONMENT :

This position generally works M - F, 2PM - 7PM, but may require longer hours outside of this schedule and occasional weekends when necessary. Work is conducted indoors and outdoors.

PHYSICAL AND MENTAL REQUIREMENTS :

The Boys and Girls Clubs of NE Florida is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and Drug Free Workplace. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

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