Teen Mental Health Program Assistant

Job Type: Part Time

Supervisor: Reports to the Mitchell Branch Director of Youth Development

Hours: 4 hours/week for After School and/or Summer - programming once a week, weekly meetings with community partner

Description

The YMCA Teen Coordinator is responsible for supporting teens who are enrolled in the Mitchell Youth to Youth program. The person in this position will supervise and build relationships with middle school-age students, assist with activities, prevention curriculum, and maintain a structured and safe environment for the students. Programming happens every Thursday from 3pm-5:30pm in the Mitchell County YMCA Healthy Living Center during the school year. The Teen Coordinator will also be responsible for communicating with our community partner and representing the YMCA at weekly meetings.

Position Responsibilities:

• Assist in leading developmentally appropriate activities for groups of participating middle school students
• Be actively involved and supervise participants at all times. Participants should be in line of vision of an adult staff at all times. Designated high-risk participants should be within a few feet of an adult as much as possible.
• Take student headcounts on a regular basis.
• Build relationships with students and hold them accountable and responsible for their behaviors.
• Participate in weekly program planning with program facilitators at Western Youth Network.
• Provide primary supervision for all assigned participants attending the program.
• Maintain accurate records and files for all assigned participants as needed for the YMCA grant.
• Assist with communicating student activities and program information to parents/guardians.
• Assist with organizing and setting up equipment as necessary to carry out program activities.
• Assist with clean up and securing of facilities/rooms utilized at the YMCA.
• Develop and maintain a supportive and professional rapport with students.
• Develop and maintain good working relationships with colleagues, supervisors, parents, collaborating partners, public school personnel and WYN staff.
• Keep PATH staff informed of the students’ progress and/or potential challenges.
• Participate in weekly debriefing/supervision meetings with PATH staff and request guidance with challenging students.
• When offered, attend additional training, meetings and webinars/seminars to maintain first aid, CPR, Youth Mental Health First Aid, ACEs training, resiliency training, and Motivational Interviewing training etc.
• Read, listen, and keep up to date on current research and practices in trauma, resiliency, and stress fields
• Follow all policies and procedures described in the YMCA Policies and Procedures Manual.
• Maintain a positive and professional relationship with participants’ parents/ guardians

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $15.00 per hour

Expected hours: 4 per week

Benefits:

• Employee discount

Schedule:

• 4 hour shift

Work Location: In person

Salary : $15