Camp Driver Lead (Personal Services)
The YMCA of Snohomish County provides jobs and careers with a cause. Every day, the Y makes a lasting impression in our communities through youth development, healthy living and social responsibility. Our unique work environment constantly changes to adapt to the needs of our communities. We are a non-profit, in the people business. This means that we help members meet a fitness or ability goal, see that children thrive in our child care programs, encourage family togetherness, and give youth an opportunity to learn life skills through water safety, sports, and teen programming.
Our Commitment to Inclusion:
The Y is made up of people of all ages and from every walk of life, working side by side to strengthen communities. Together we work to ensure that everyone, regardless of ability, age, cultural background, ethnicity, faith, gender, gender identity, ideology, income, national origin, race or sexual orientation, has the opportunity to reach their full potential with dignity. Our core values are caring, honesty, respect and responsibility--they guide everything we do.
We look forward to having you on our YMCA team!
*The YMCA is an Equal Opportunity Employer that celebrates diversity at all levels of our organization!
Position Summary:
YMCA Camps provide youth the opportunity to learn new skills, gain an appreciation for the outdoors, and explore the Puget Sound area, while experiencing achievement, relationships, and belonging. Camp Driver Leads provide safe transportation to and from program sites and field trip destinations while maintaining a supportive and positive atmosphere. When not driving: Provide direct supervision of a group of diverse children in a seasonal day camp, support and lead camp counselors during off site trips and in implementing curriculum, and ensure a safe, quality experience to children and parents focused on YMCA core values: honesty, respect, responsibility, and caring, through leading and participating in activities, games, and implementing camp curriculum.
Job Duties/Responsibilities:
Drive safely according to YMCA policies and procedures and state laws
Ensure occupants, belongings and YMCA vehicle contents are adequately secured at all times
Perform and record all checklist and maintenance responsibilities as required using approved forms including self-audits to ensure compliance with YMCA of Snohomish County safety requirements
Ensure first aid, safety and emergency supplies are fully stocked at all times with documentation of inventory and immediate replacement of missing supplies
Ensure that bus rules are posted, announced and followed
Assist with route planning and directions
Plan and implement daily lesson and activity plans in culturally relevant and developmentally appropriate ways.
Actively supervise a group of children to ensure their health and safety and to provide for a positive experience for each child.
Interact and engage with children in an age and developmentally appropriate manner, and use positive behavior guidance techniques
Support children in learning social-emotional skills for a successful future.
Provide parents appropriate feedback and information as needed for their children to have a successful camp experience
Actively participate in all aspects of Summer Camp
Maintain materials, equipment, and program facility in accordance with YMCA standards and host expectations
Attends staff meetings and trainings as required.
Perform other duties as assigned
Qualifications:
Minimum age 21
Pre-employment current driver abstract required (available online through Dept. of licensing)
Minimum two years driving experience with clean driving record
Possess appropriate license with knowledge of the rules/guidelines related to commercial passenger vehicles
Complete and provide documentation of all certification and training requirements established by DCYF, including position prerequisites, current negative TB test, and portable background check
Plan, organize, and implement high quality developmentally appropriate programming
Fluency in second language preferred
Y Culture:
Build relationships with a diverse membership base in culturally responsive ways, connect members with one another and to the YMCA
Exhibit Caring, Honesty, Respect and Responsibility
Complete required training and certifications within established guidelines
Experience with and ability to plan, organize, and implement high quality developmentally appropriate programming in one or more of the following areas: outdoor living, camping, songs/music, skits, sports, aquatics, recreational games, etc
Arrive on time ready for shift, clock in/out within timekeeping system
Embrace Team Leader Core Competencies:
Mission Advancement:
Models and teaches the Y's values
Ensures a high level of service with a commitment to improving lives
Provides volunteers with orientation, training, development, and recognition
Cultivates relationships to support fundraising
Collaboration:
Champions inclusion activities, strategies, and initiatives
Builds relationships to create small communities
Empathetically listens and communicates for understanding when negotiating and dealing with conflict
Effectively tailors communications to the appropriate audience
Provides staff with feedback, coaching, guidance and support
Operational Effectiveness:
Provides others with frameworks for making decisions
Conducts prototypes to support the launching of programs and activities
Develops plans and manages best practices through engagement of team
Effectively creates and manages budgets
Holds staff accountable for high-quality results using a formal process to measure progress
Personal Growth:
Shares new insights
Facilitates change; models adaptability and an awareness of the impact of change
Utilizes non-threatening methods to address sensitive issues and inappropriate behavior or performance
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
Physical and Mental Demands: The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by employees to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
Physical Demands:
Ability to safely drive a vehicle for long periods of time. Ability to respond effectively in emergency situations. Visual and auditory functions with physical reflexes necessary to identify and respond to all hazards. As directed, lead and participate in a range of activities in indoor/outdoor settings. Sufficient strength, agility and mobility to perform essential functions of position and to safely supervise program activities. Staff may be required to move weights of approximately 50 pounds. While performing the duties of this job, employees are regularly required to sit, walk and stand; talk or hear, both in person and by telephone; use hands repetitively to handle, feel or operate standard office equipment; reach with hands and arms; and lift up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and the ability to adjust focus.
Mental Demands:
While performing the duties of this job, employees are regularly required to use written and oral communication skills; read and interpret data, information and documents; analyze and solve non-routine and complex problems; may use math and mathematical reasoning; observe and interpret situations; learn and apply new information or skills; perform highly detailed work on multiple, concurrent tasks; work under intensive deadlines with frequent interruptions; and interact with members, staff, volunteers, and others encountered in the course of work, some of whom may be dissatisfied individuals.
Working Conditions: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Typically interaction with others is busy, constant and occasionally interruptive. Work may be demanding at times. May require ability to work irregular hours. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Job descriptions represent a general outline of job duties, functions and qualifications. They are not intended to be comprehensive in nature. In addition, jobs evolve over time and therefore their description may not reflect the precise nature of the position at a given point in time.
