Adaptive Leader - Teens in Motion

## Overview **Adaptive LeaderLeader** Responsible for working individually with participants with special needs and helping to facilitate their inclusion into a YMCA program setting by providing behavior modification and support services for participants with social-emotional/behavior challenges and their families. This position is responsible for leading children, youth and/or young adults in a variety of YMCA programming daily, ensure safety and well-being of all participants, actively engage in planning and implementation of quality YMCA programs and objectives, and serve as a positive role model. Learn more about Teens in Motion: Teens in Motion Video For more on Y Employee Perks, click on this link: Employee Benefits | YMCA of San Diego County (ymcasd.org) Schedule: Rancho Bernardo: Monday through Friday, 1:20pm-6pmHelix: Monday through Friday, 1:40pm-5pm ## Responsibilities - Help facilitate inclusion of participant into typical program day - Work individually with a participant with special needs - Ensure safety, well-being of participants to include physical and personal care hygiene - Implement behavior strategies that support the participant in the program - Provide continual supervision and comfort to participants and serve as a leader and positive role model - Facilitate activities, academic enrichment, games, crafts and other program activities - Create an age appropriate learning environment, which allows for and fosters creativity and individuality - Maintain daily communication with supervisor, staff, participants and parents - Provide resources and effective strategies that support the participant to other staff - Follow and maintain YMCA standards, goals and objectives - Keep and maintain ongoing participant documentation for services and accountability - The physical ability work with participants who require diapering and/or lifting services - Must have verbal, visual and auditory abilities to respond to critical incidents and the physical ability to act swiftly in an emergency - Ability to work with a culturally diverse community - Ability to adequately observe participant activities, enforce safety regulations and apply appropriate policies and procedures - The physical ability to lead in group activities and to perform related physical skills - Other duties as assigned needs to be included to all roles ## Qualifications - Minimum 18 years of age and high school graduate or GED - Education may vary per the department or program of hire: - Completion of 48 college units, or passed CAPE/ Instructional Aide proficiency exam, or 12 units in Child Development or related field which can include: Arts, Early Childhood Education, Education, Humanities, Physical Education, Psychology, Recreation, Sociology, and Theater - 1 – 2 years advanced experience working with participants with special needs/social-emotional/behavior support needs ages 0-21 - Experience in behavior modification strategies and reinforcement systems are desirable - Fingerprint clearance from DOJ/FBI required prior to working; additional CACI clearance depending on the department of hire - TB test clearance within 60 days prior to employment or prior to working at YMCA program - Completion of Child Abuse Prevention Training prior to working with program participants - CPR/AED, and First Aid Certification, must include Adult and Child/Infant, obtained within 30 days of hire and must be from one of the following certifying organizations: - American Red Cross - American Heart Association - American Safety & Health Institute *YMCA will consider qualified applicants with a criminal history pursuant to the San Diego County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act. You do not need to disclose your criminal history or participate in a background check until a conditional job offer is made to you. After making a conditional offer and running a background check, if the YMCA is concerned about conviction that is directly related to the job…