What are the responsibilities and job description for the Day Camp Unit Director position at YMCA of Delaware?
Essential Functions:
- Supervise the children, groups, and all activities as assigned while exhibiting safe, healthy, developmentally appropriate childcare practices.
- Provide daily care for children including feeding and supporting social/emotional needs.
- Encourage, engage and support children in all classroom activities including instructional times, meal-times, transitions, and gross motor activities.
- Implement positive behavior management techniques.
- Assist in planning, implementing and actively participate in daily age-appropriate classroom activities to ensure all children are provided an opportunity to learn
Minimum Qualifications:
- Must be at least 21 years of age who demonstrates maturity, good judgment, creativity and has had previous camp experience, or experience working with groups of children.
- Must be at least four years older than any child in his or her direct care.
- Have knowledge and/or experience in a variety of techniques and approaches of supervising staff and leading children.
- Successful completion of a criminal history, child abuse & adult abuse background check as required by the State of Delaware.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Multi-Lingual
The YMCA of Delaware is an equal opportunity employer. The Y maintains a work environment in which staff are treated fairly and with respect and in which discrimination of any kind will not be tolerated. In accordance with federal, state and local laws, we recruit, hire, promote and evaluate all applicants and staff without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, ancestry, familial status, marital status, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity or expression, citizenship status, disability, veteran or military status, domestic or sexual violence victim status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Unlawful discrimination will not be a factor in any employment decision.
