Job description

JOB TITLE: Summer Camp Instructor, South Street Youth Center

STATUS: 20 – 25 hours per week (academic year June-August) 10:00-3:00 pm Monday-Thursdays (Fridays Vary)

SALARY: $18/hour

REPORTS TO: Camp Director at South Street Youth Center

START DATE: June 2023

GENERAL SUMMARY/OVERVIEW STATEMENT

The South Street Youth Center is located in the Boston Housing Authority owned and operated South Street Development in Jamaica Plain. The mission of the South Street Youth Center is to provide a safe, educational, and engaging space during out-of-school time for young residents of the South Street Development. Through its broad-based programs, participants learn a happy, healthy, resilient attitude toward life that will help sustain them through adulthood.

In creating programs, the South Street Youth Center focuses on developmental outcomes for youth. Young people’s assets and interests are the basis for our programming, forming a starting point from which to broaden participants’ understanding of the world around them. We are particularly concerned with developing young people’s social and emotional skills. Research has shown that resilient youth—those with high levels of self-esteem, good conflict-resolution and problem-solving skills, and the ability to draw on support networks—are much more likely to avoid life’s pitfalls and succeed as adults.

Under the general direction of the South Street Steering Committee and the direct supervision of the Camp director, the Summer camp instructor is responsible for implementing effective, enjoyable, and educational programming with youth at the South Street Youth Center afterschool program.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assist with the operation of the Youth Center Summer Camp Program, ensuring that the program is carried out in a fun, safe, and effective manner.
• Provide direct supervision of children/teens attending the Youth Center Camp Program.
• Assist in brainstorming curriculum and activities for children attending the Youth Center.
• Provide direction to volunteers and Teen Mentors when necessary.
• Maintain excellent relationships and communication with parents and/or guardians of children attending the Youth Center. Share information about programming, celebrate successes, and provide support regarding challenges their children may be facing.
• Maintain an excellent relationship with the Tenant Task Force ensuring that they are consistently and respectfully looped into youth center programming and feel welcomed to use the space for their needs in supporting the development.
• Maintain excellent relationships and communication with the Friends of South Street and other local volunteers.
• Maintain excellent relationships and communication with staff in other community agencies where collaboration and/or common programming may be appropriate and represent the SSYC in community meetings and events.
• Other responsibilities as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

• One year or more experience working with children in a community setting.
• Experience in group facilitation.
• Bilingual in Spanish and English is strongly preferred.
• Broad systemic analysis of racial and other forms of inequity and a clear commitment to justice and systems change.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED

• Love of young people and proven ability to work with youth ages 10 – 19.
• Cultural humility and knowledge of self and own experience with privilege and oppression.
• Exceptional customer service skills and ability to foster long-term relationships with residents (youth and their families), BHA staff, volunteers, and neighbors.
• Ability to work under pressure, handles many tasks at once, and maintains a professional relationship with youth.
• Good planning and organizational skills.
• Excellent sense of humor and comfort working with limited resources.
• Excellent time management skills.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $18.00 per hour

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Experience:

• Childcare: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• First Aid Certification (Preferred)
• CPR Certification (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

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