Youth Program Summer Staff, Bethel, AK

Monday-Friday, 30 hours per week, May 30-August 26, 2023

YK Fitness Center , managed by HealthFitness, is looking for enthusiastic, attentive Youth Program Summer Staff to join the recreation team onsite in Bethel, Alaska. In this role, you will lead, support, engage, and motivate youth ages 5-13 in our activity programs. As a part of the Youth Program Staff team, you will have the opportunity to help develop youth programs and mentor program participants.

Exceptional candidates will be upbeat, responsible, and caring while able to provide a fun, safe experience.

What you'll be doing:

• Enthusiastically lead and support participants through program activities.
• Monitor participants to ensure compliance with rules, prevent accidents, and identify inappropriate behaviors. Proactively address and de-escalate inappropriate behavior.
• Provide corrective direction to help participants learn appropriate actions and to make positive behavioral choices.
• Work with Youth Program Coordinator and staff to plan and coordinate activities.
• Clean, maintain, and ensure proper use of facilities and equipment.
• Provide accurate and timely reports of incidents or accidents to program coordinator, staff, and parents.

What you'll need:

• Must be at least 16 years old & have 1+ years of experience working with youth.
• Robust ability to actively lead and engage youth.
• Strong verbal communication skills with both children and adults. Active listing skills and ability to relate to and provide fun, engaging, safe activities for youth of different backgrounds.
• Skills to work independently, problem solve, and make decisions with limited supervision.
• Ability to be a positive role model for program participants.
• Ideal candidates will have demonstrated leadership abilities, ARC Lifeguard Certification, and/or Child CPR/AED and First Aid certifications from American Heart Association, American Red Cross or American Safety & Health Institute.

ABOUT US

HealthFitness, a Trustmark company, is a proven leader in providing fitness solutions that engage and connect people both on-site and online, to create a strong community of health. Our work focuses on creating meaningful connections with each of our participants to help them move forward. We foster each individual’s journey by creating communities of health within the organizations we serve – so that everyone is supported. As an employee of HealthFitness you will enjoy a variety of health and financial benefits and receive competitive pay. We provide personal and professional support, training and development and flexible employment opportunities.

You may be eligible to receive additional information about the compensation and benefits for this role, which we will provide upon request. You may contact 800-636-3304 or jobs@hfit.com for assistance.

HealthFitness is committed to leveraging the talent of a diverse workforce to create great opportunities for our people and our business. EOE/AA. Race/Color/Gender/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/Religion/National Origin/Age/Disability/Veteran

For the third consecutive year we were selected as a Top Workplace by the Chicago Tribune.

**** The award is based exclusively on Trustmark/HealthFitness associate responses to an anonymous survey. The survey measured 15 key drivers of engaged cultures that are critical to the success of an organization.

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Required Skills

Required Experience

• Bachelor's degree
• One to three years of relevant experience 
• Prior PHP experience
• Experience working with GitHub 
• Excellent oral and written communications skills 
• Prior experience with AWS and Docker is preferred, but not essential 
• Prior experience with Python is nice to have

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.