Before & After Care Counselor
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Description We deliver a fun and welcoming fitness environment to help you lead your best life. Located in Stafford Virginia, the Rouse Center (JRSSC) is a state-of-the-art 76,000 square foot facility that houses a 50-meter competition pool with movable bulkhead and seating for over 800 spectators, a 25-yard recreation pool, a warm-water wellness pool, a group exercise studio, fitness floor, a full-size basketball court, and a full-service cafe to serve guests. The Rouse Center offers cycling, a variety of group exercise classes, swimming lessons, and lifeguarding. The center offers league play for adults in volleyball, basketball, Lil' Kickers soccer for children 18 months- 9 years, summer camps, clinics, classes, a J-Club kids' area for all those active kids ages 10 weeks -12 years old. The Jeff Rouse Swim and Sports Center is managed by Eastern Sports Management (ESM) based in Fredericksburg, Virginia. ESM's management portfolio consists of venues in Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee. The Jeff Rouse Swim and Sports Center is currently accepting applications for Before & After School Care counselor. The Before & After Care Counselor is responsible for supervision and safety of youth in Before & After Care programs. The B&A Care Counselor reports directly to the Youth Program Director. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES •Address issues and concerns as they arise •Maintain records, including youth incident and accident reports and participant files •Maintain high standards in health and safety during all B&A activities •Establish and maintain contact with guardians regarding daily interactions, including children's behavior, etc. •Establish and maintain contact with guardians regarding all participants' injuries •Aware of youth participants' allergies •Coordinate activities for assigned group(s) to include, but not limited to, arts & crafts, games, sport activities, learning and development assignments •Actively participate in all activities •Supervise youth participants •Ensure that all participants are provided with snacks and meals •Ensure participants board the proper transportation in order to depart facility in a safe and timely manner •Ensure participants arrive from associated schools in a safe and timely manner •Report all absent children to Supervisor immediately •Maintain proper ratios at all times •Act as a role model for participants, demonstrating proper attitude and behavior at all times •Remains calm and focused in an emergency situation •Ensure that all participants are checked in and out, in accordance with FFH B&A procedures •Knowledge of Virginia Department of Social Services standards for licensed day care centers •Perform other duties and responsibilities as needed, required, or assigned by the Youth Program Director and/or the General Manager Requirements To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Education and/or Experience: One year certification from college or technical school; or three to six months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Language Skills: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization. Mathematical Skills: Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's. Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance. Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations. Computer Skills: Upon hire and training, the individual must be able to successfully utilize the Fredericksburg Field House Timeclock software. Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: To perform this job successfully, an individual must possess the following within 90 days of employment: •CPR/AED Certification Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. •While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear and taste or smell. •The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. •Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions: •While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly exposed to outdoor weather conditions. •The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS Fingerprinting may be required Additional background investigation(s) may be required