Inclusion/Adaptive Leader

POSITION SUMMARY

Under the supervision of the After School Enrichment Coordinator, the Inclusion/Adaptive Leader is responsible for working individually with participants with special needs and helping to facilitate their inclusion into a YMCA program setting by providing behavior modification and support services for participants with social-emotional/behavior challenges and their families. This position is responsible for leading youth in a variety of YMCA programming daily, ensure safety and well-being of all participants, actively engage in planning and implementation of quality YMCA programs and objectives, and serve as a positive role model.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Help facilitate inclusion of participant into typical program day


• Work individually with a participant with special needs


• Ensure safety, well-being of participants to include physical and personal care hygiene


• Implement behavior strategies that support the participant in the program


• Provide continual supervision and comfort to participants and serve as a leader and positive role model


• Facilitate activities, academic enrichment, games, crafts and other program activities


• Create an age appropriate learning environment, which allows for and fosters creativity and individuality


• Maintain daily communication with supervisor, staff, participants and parents


• Provide resources and effective strategies that support the participant to other staff


• Follow and maintain YMCA standards, goals and objectives


• Keep and maintain ongoing participant documentation for services and accountability


• The physical ability work with participants who require diapering and/or lifting services


• Must have verbal, visual and auditory abilities to respond to critical incidents and the physical ability to act swiftly in an emergency


• Ability to work with a culturally diverse community


• Ability to adequately observe participant activities, enforce safety regulations and apply appropriate policies and procedures


• The physical ability to lead in group activities and to perform related physical skills


• Other duties as assigned needs to be included to all roles

QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum 18 years of age and high school graduate or GED


• 1-2 years advanced experience working with participants with special needs/social-emotional/behavior support needs


• Experience working with youth ages 4-15


• Experience in behavior modification strategies and reinforcement systems are desirable


• Completion of Child Abuse Prevention Training prior to working with program participants


• CPR/AED, and First Aid Certification, must include Adult and Child/Infant, obtained within 30 days of hire and must be from one of the following certifying organizations:
  
  
  
  • American Red Cross
  
  
  • American Heart Association
  
  
  • American Safety & Health Institute