POSITION SUMMARY:
The Birthday Party Staff team provides high quality and fun events for kids of all ages. Our Specialty Themed parties incorporate a variety of exciting activities in a positive, non-competitive and fun environment. Staff must be enthusiastic, outgoing and reliable individuals with good communication skills and a genuine love of children. Successful staff members come to us with a background of working with children and/or experience in physical education, dance, drama, creative movement, sports, music, early childhood development, babysitting or camp counseling. Birthday Party staff is only scheduled on the weekends. We currently have part-time openings for all our booked parties. We can have up to six (6) birthdays in one weekend. Hours vary.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Read party paperwork to ensure that the program/activity space is properly set up, clean, and ready for partygoers.
- Greets, acknowledges and interacts with members and their guests in a friendly and professional manner.
- Facilitates organized birthday party activities and ensures children are active, interested and safe throughout the party.
- Explains and demonstrates games and activities to party participants.
- Supervises activities and participants during birthday parties.
- Resolves conflicts in a timely and professional manner
- Ensures that event activities are age-appropriate, non-threatening and successfully communicated.
- Ensures a professional and exuberant personality in order to keep the energy and attention of partygoers for the purposes of fun and safety.
- Assume any other duties as assigned.
- Adhere to policies related to boundaries with consumers
- Attend/complete required abuse risk management training before working with consumers and on an annual basis.
- Adhere to procedures related to managing high-risk activities and supervising consumers
- Follow mandated reporting requirements
- Adhere to job specific abuse risk management responsibilities
YMCA COMPETENCIES (Leader):
Mission Advancement: Accepts and demonstrates the Ys values. Demonstrates a desire to serve others and fulfill community needs. Recruits volunteers and builds effective, supportive working relationships with them. Supports fund-raising.
Collaboration: Works effectively with people of different backgrounds, abilities, opinions, and perceptions. Builds rapport and relates well to others. Seeks first to understand the other person’s point of view, and remains calm in challenging situations. Listens for understanding and meaning; speaks and writes effectively. Takes initiative to assist in developing others.
Operational Effectiveness: Makes sound judgments, and transfers learning from one situation to another. Embraces new approaches and discovers ideas to create a better member experience. Establishes goals, clarifies tasks, plans work and actively participates in meetings. Follows budgeting policies and procedures, and reports all financial irregularities immediately. Strives to meet or exceed goals and deliver a high-value experience for members.
Personal Growth: Pursues self-development that enhances job performance. Demonstrates an openness
to change, and seeks opportunities in the change process. Accurately assesses personal feelings, strengths and limitations and how they impact relationships. Has the functional and technical knowledge and skills required to perform well; uses best practices and demonstrates up-to-date knowledge and skills in technology.
Qualifications
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Minimum age of 16.
- Minimum of two years of experience working with youth.
- CPR, First Aid, and AED certification required within 60 days of hire (YMCA provided).
- Ability to lead, plan, organize, and implement program activities.
- Excellent organizational and communication skills and demonstrated ability to be a role model for youth.
- Demonstrated ability to work with diverse populations.
- Ability to initiate projects and be self – motivated.
- Must be very flexible, willing to jump into new duties at a moments’ notice, and thrive on helping all YMCA programs grow by doing whatever is needed.
- Must have a friendly, upbeat personality and believe in teaching through positive reinforcement to represent our core values with professionalism.
Skills Required
- Minimum age of 16
- Minimum of two years of experience working with youth
- CPR, First Aid, and AED certification required within 60 days of hire (YMCA provided)
- Ability to lead, plan, organize, and implement program activities
- Excellent organizational and communication skills and ability to be a role model for youth
- Demonstrated ability to work with diverse populations
- Ability to initiate projects and be self-motivated
- Flexible and willing to take on varied duties at short notice
- Friendly, upbeat personality and use positive reinforcement with children
- Background in physical education, dance, drama, creative movement, sports, music, early childhood development, babysitting, or camp counseling
- Attend/complete required abuse risk management training before working and annually
- Adhere to policies related to boundaries with consumers and mandated reporting requirements
What We Do
The Gaston County Family YMCA is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit social services organization dedicated to Youth Development, Healthy Living, and Social Responsibility. Its mission is to put Christian principles into practice through programs that build a healthy spirit, mind, and body for all, nurturing the potential of children and bringing families closer together.
