Childcare Leader - Fall Positions Available

The YMCA is the nation's leading nonprofit organization and is committed to strengthening communities through Youth Development, Healthy Living, and Social Responsibility. Do work that matters! The Y offers more than just a job - we offer you a career with a future and the chance to make a lasting difference in your community.

Learning Center Leader:

Our Learning Center Leaders work in one of the YMCA's 5 Early Learning Centers (children ages 6 weeks to 5 years old) and/or one of our 25 School Age Learning Centers (Kindergarten - 5th Grade).

As a Learning Center Leader, you will:

• Lead the children in a variety of activities, such as arts and crafts, science experiments, snack time, gym games, outdoor play, field trips, etc.
• Help promote and maintain a healthy, emotional, social, intellectual, and physical environment that promotes active learning for each child.
• Engage in positive staff-child and staff-parent interactions at all times. Maintain clear communication with the Learning Center Director, Site Coordinator, and/or Site Supervisor.
• Be a role model for the children by presenting yourself in a confident, dignified manner. You will leave the Learning Center feeling rewarded that you made a difference in the life of a child.

Learning Center Leader Pay, Hours, and Benefits:

The YMCA's Early Learning Centers are open Monday-Friday 6:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Our School Age Learning Centers are open Monday-Friday 6:30 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Our schedules are flexible and based on your availability! We will work around school schedules, other jobs, etc.

• Learning Center Leader 1:
  • $12.30 /hour (Additional pay given for related experience and/or education.)
  • At least 16 years old
• Learning Center Leader 2:
  • $12.80 /hour (Additional pay given for related experience and/or education.)
  • At least 18 years old
  • High School Diploma or GED
  • 1 year of paid experience working with children (not including babysitting)

• All employees receive a free YMCA membership! Please see our website for additional Employee Benefits details: Full Time YMCA Employees (30 hours/week), Part Time Employees (15 - 29 hours/week) and Casual Employees (1 - 14 hours/week).

We invite you to join us in this amazing work to develop your skills, to realize your leadership potential and to discover a career that is more than just a job.

The YMCA of Cass and Clay Counties conducts a pre-employment background check on all employees. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.