CYP Child and Youth Program Assistant

About the Role

The CYP Child and Youth Program Assistant (Multi-Level) position at China Lake Golf Course involves supporting and facilitating a range of activities for children and youth within a program setting.

Key Responsibilities

• Curriculum

• Develops schedules and activity plans, including reviewing and providing input on plans developed by entry-level and intermediate Educational Aids.

• Ensures program plans and activities incorporate the observed needs of individual children and youth.

• Implements activities and special events that meet the physical, social, emotional, and cognitive needs of children and youth.

• Incorporates special instructions from parents regarding dietary needs, physical needs, or other information affecting a child or youth's experience.

• Prepares and implements program options for children and youth with special requirements.

• Cares for children and youth with special needs as directed by the supervisor.

• Demonstrates, instructs, leads, and facilitates planned and spontaneous program activities.

• Role models developmentally appropriate practice and classroom or activity area management techniques.

• Promotes and models safety, fitness, health, and nutrition practices.

• Helps arrange for and/or serve appropriate snacks or meals.

• Indoor and Outdoor Environment

• Prepares, arranges, and maintains indoor and outdoor activity areas and materials.

• Sets up displays and bulletin boards.

• Inventories equipment and recommends replenishing supplies.

• Secures supplies, equipment, and facilities.

• Interactions and Relationships

• Establishes a program environment that sustains participant interest and promotes positive interactions.

• Interacts with children and youth using approved child guidance and youth development techniques.

• Supervision of Children and Youth

• Provides care, supervision, oversight, and accountability for program participants in compliance with Department of Defense (DoD), NAF Component, and local installation policies.

• Maintains control of and accounts for the whereabouts and safety of children and youth.

• Supervises children and youth during daily activities, field trips, outings, and special events.

• Ensures children and youth depart with authorized persons according to written parental instructions.

• Observes program participants for signs of illness, abuse, or neglect and reports as directed.

• Is a mandatory reporter to Family Advocacy and Child Protective Services for suspected incidences of child abuse and neglect.

• Parent and Employee Communication

• Interacts professionally with employees, parents, and local installation command personnel.

• Provides parents with daily verbal or written feedback about their child/youth or program activities.

• Participates in conferences with parents and employees.

• Assessment

• Observes children and youth and documents developmental progression and/or concerns.

• Uses observed information in planning.

• Participates in program evaluation using designated instruments such as programmatic rating scales, risk assessment tools, self-inspection materials, and national accreditation tools.

• Compliance

• Assists in achieving and maintaining DoD certification and national accreditation or equivalent.

• Ensures compliance with law, policies, and regulations applicable to DoD CY programs.

• Notifies supervisor of health, fire, and safety compliance concerns.

• Additional Responsibilities

• Collects, maintains, and reports program participation data.

• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Knowledge of DoD, NAF Component, and local installation policies and standards for child and youth programs.
• Understanding of child guidance and youth development techniques.
• Familiarity with developmentally appropriate practice and classroom or activity area management.
• Ability to promote and model safety, fitness, health, and nutrition practices.
• Experience in inventory management and supply replenishment.
• Understanding of health, fire, and safety compliance.
• Proficiency in collecting and reporting program participation data.
• Experience with programmatic rating scales, risk assessment tools, self-inspection materials, and national accreditation tools is utilized for program evaluation.

Qualifications

• Mandatory reporter status for child abuse and neglect.
• Ability to care for children and youth with special needs.
• Ability to provide supervision and accountability for program participants.
• Ability to interact professionally with diverse groups including parents and employees.
• Ability to observe and document developmental progression.
• Ability to assist in achieving and maintaining program certifications and accreditations.