Childrens Activity Leader

Summary

Under the supervision of the Community Based Services Supervisor, the Children’s Activity Leader (CAL) plans and uses structured age-appropriate curriculum to assist children in building social, emotional, fine motor, gross motor, cognitive, and language skills, as well as tools specifically relevant to the population such as safety planning. The Children’s Activity Leader requires an elevated level of self-awareness, interpersonal communication, organization, and flexibility. 

This is a 10 hour position:

Monday: 4 PM-7 PM

Wednesday: 4 PM-7PM

Friday: 9AM-1PM

Duties and Responsibilities

• Create an environment that is safe, consistent, and appropriate to the physical, social, and emotional development of youth.
  • Set up and clean-up of childcare rooms and areas.
  • Sanitize toys and play equipment.
  • Observe and monitor children’s play activities.
• Complete any required record keeping, such as attendance records of participants, data input of weekly groups and monthly reports.
• Welcome and assist walk-in and call-in clients and visitors.

• High school diploma or commensurate work experience required.
• Experience working in an early childhood, school age, and adolescent setting.
• Bilingual in English and Spanish preferred.
• One year of experience working with domestic violence population preferred.
• Good verbal and written communication.
• Ability to multitask and be creative with art projects, games, and activities.

Prospective employees must pass a background screening to the satisfaction of the agency prior to placement. Since background screenings take time to complete, applicants are encouraged to apply early.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our organization.  We strongly encourage survivors of domestic violence to apply. We strongly encourage applicants of diverse race, color, age, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law to apply.  All employment is decided based on qualifications, experience, merit, and business needs.