Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Florida·Jacksonville, Florida
Plan and implement educational programs to ensure youth graduate high school and are prepared for post-secondary success. Supervise daily activities, maintain a safe environment, and track student educational data.
SUMMER - YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROFESSIONAL-EDUCATION (Fort Caroline Elementary)
This position is designed to ensure that all Club members graduate from high school on time, ready for a post-secondary education and a 21st-century career.
The Education Youth Development Professional is part of a team-oriented Club staff dedicated to serving our youth and creating an optimal Club Experience. This position will plan, supervise and implement a variety of high-yield activities and targeted programs within a health and life skills focus.
ensuring youth development principles are incorporated into art programs and activities; providing guidance and discipline to ensure a safe and positive environment for youth; ensuring the incorporation of character development, age appropriate and gender-specific programs and activities; ensuring that culturally diverse programs are implemented; assisting, as needed, in the planning, implementation, and delivery of activities and programs for youth ages 6 to 18.
KEY ROLES (Essential Job Responsibilities): Prepare Youth for Success
This position helps members to make appropriate choices about their education, career, social, physical and emotional needs as it relates to health and their future goals. The position also assesses the developmental needs, interests and characteristics of youth to develop targeted programs that result in an outcome-driven club experience.
1. Ensure quality improvement by monitoring and evaluating program achievement against target goals, recommending modifications that respond to member needs and interests and participating in weekly Club staff meetings.
4. Participate in local, state, regional, and national Boys & Girls Clubs education programs and competitions.
Health and Safety
1. Ensure a healthy and safe environment, supervising members in program area. 2. Maintain the cleanliness of program area. 3. Maintain an inventory of program equipment and supplies in good order. Recommend requisitions as necessary.
1. Prepare weekly reports for the Program Director/Unit Director regarding activities, special programs, upcoming events, attendance, and other reports as required. 2. Maintains a daily written schedule. Ensures that programs begin and end on time.
Maintains close, daily contact with club staff and volunteers, club members, and supervisor to receive/provide information, discuss issues, explain guidelines/instructions; instruct; and advise/counsel.
Education: High School diploma or GED
Ability to pass DCF Level II background screening and drug test
This position generally works M – F, 2PM – 7PM, but may require longer hours outside of this schedule and occasional weekends when necessary. Work is conducted indoors and outdoors.
The Boys and Girls Clubs of NE Florida is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and Drug Free Workplace. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.
Market context
In Florida, summer youth development positions at elementary sites tend to draw interest because schools and community programs need reliable staff when students are out of class. These roles are competitive for candidates who can show experience motivating children, managing behavior, and meeting screening requirements such as a DCF Level II background check and drug test. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits here to save time, then confirm your high school diploma or GED and prepare a brief example of how you handle group supervision.
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