Life Assistant Jobs in Seattle, WA (NOW HIRING)

Location:Cedar Wood Elementary, 3414 168th St SE, Bothell, WA 98012

Availability: Monday-Friday; Must be available for shiftsbetween 6:15-9:30 a.m. and 2:30-6:30 p.m.

Play. Teach. Inspire.

Looking for a job that's fun, rewarding, and makes a difference? Join the YMCA as a Before & After School Assistant and help create a safe, welcoming place where kids can learn, play, and grow.

Every day, you'll build relationships, lead activities, and make a positive impact in the lives of children and families. At the Y, you're more than an employee- you're a role model.

You're a Great Fit If You...

• Enjoy working with children.
• Bring positive energy and a willingness to learn.
• Like being active and having fun.
• Work well with others.
• Want a job where what you do matters.

What you will do at the Y:

As a Before & After School Assistant, you'll work directly with children in a licensed school-age child care program. You'll help lead games, activities, homework support, and enrichment opportunities while ensuring every child feels safe, included, and supported.

Working alongside the Site Coordinator, you will help create a positive environment where children can learn, grow, and belong.

Work Schedule

This is an in-person, part-time position working directly with children.

Work hours are a combination of:

• Morning shifts before school
• Afternoon shifts after school
• Full-day shifts (up to 8 hours) on non-school days and during school breaks

Schedules vary based on school start and end times and program needs. Additional hours may be available during the summer through employment at a YMCA Day Camp.

Why Work at the Y?

• Make a difference every day.
• Gain valuable experience working with youth.
• Receive paid training and professional development.
• Be part of a fun, supportive team.
• Grow your career with the YMCA.

Job duties/Responsibilities

• Work as part of a supportive team to provide a high-quality program.
• Supervise all children and activities within the program area.
• Help implement and lead daily lessons, games, crafts, enrichment, and group activities.
• Ensure the safety, well-being, and inclusion of every child.
• Build positive relationships with children, families, and coworkers.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and welcoming program space.
• Participate in staff meetings, family events, and training opportunities.
• Comply with state and local regulations as well as YMCA standards and procedures
• Follow YMCA policies and procedures, including those related to medical and disciplinary situations, child abuse prevention and emergencies
• Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

Minimum age 18

Meet educational and experience qualifications established by Dept of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF)

o Have a high school diploma or equivalent;

Provide documentation of all certification and training requirements established by the DCYF, including position prerequisites, current negative TB test, fully vaccinated for MMR/other required vaccinations*, and portable background check

Plan, organize, and implement high quality developmentally appropriate programming

Fluency in second language preferred

*Medical or religious exemptions may be possible

Our Commitment to Inclusion:
The Y is made up of people of all ages and from every walk of life, working side by side to strengthen communities. Together we work to ensure that everyone, regardless of ability, age, cultural background, ethnicity, faith, gender, gender identity, ideology, income, national origin, race or sexual orientation, has the opportunity to reach their full potential with dignity. Our core values are caring, honesty, respect and responsibility-they guide everything we do.

We look forward to having you on our YMCA team!

Y Culture:

Build relationships with a diverse membership base in culturally responsive ways, connect members with one another and to the YMCA

Exhibit Caring, Honesty, Respect and Responsibility

Complete required training and certifications within established guidelines

Arrive on time ready for shift, clock in/out within timekeeping system

Embrace Team Leader Core Competencies:

Mission Advancement:

• Models and teaches the Y's values
• Ensures a high level of service with a commitment to improving lives
• Provides volunteers with orientation, training, development, and recognition
• Cultivates relationships to support fundraising

Collaboration:

Champions inclusion activities, strategies, and initiatives

Builds relationships to create small communities

Empathetically listens and communicates for understanding when negotiating and dealing with conflict

Effectively tailors communications to the appropriate audience

Provides staff with feedback, coaching, guidance and support

Operational Effectiveness:

• Provides others with frameworks for making decisions
• Conducts prototypes to support the launching of programs and activities
• Develops plans and manages best practices through engagement of team
• Effectively creates and manages budgets
• Holds staff accountable for high-quality results using a formal process to measure progress

Personal Growth:

• Shares new insights
• Facilitates change; models adaptability and an awareness of the impact of change
• Utilizes non-threatening methods to address sensitive issues and inappropriate behavior or performance
• Has the functional and technical knowledge and skills required to perform well; uses best practices and demonstrates up-to-date knowledge and skills in technology

Physical and Mental Demands: The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by employees to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Physical Demands:

As directed, lead and participate in a range of activities in indoor/outdoor settings. Sufficient strength, agility and mobility to perform essential functions of position and to safely supervise program activities. Staff may be required to move weights of approximately 50 pounds. While performing the duties of this job, employees are regularly required to sit, walk and stand; talk or hear, both in person and by telephone; use hands repetitively to finger, handle, feel or operate standard office equipment; reach with hands and arms; and lift up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and the ability to adjust focus.

Mental Demands:

While performing the duties of this job, employees are regularly required to use written and oral communication skills; read and interpret data, information and documents; analyze and solve non-routine and complex problems; may use math and mathematical reasoning; observe and interpret situations; learn and apply new information or skills; perform highly detailed work on multiple, concurrent tasks; work under intensive deadlines with frequent interruptions; and interact with members, staff, volunteers, and others encountered in the course of work, some of whom may be dissatisfied individuals.

Working Conditions: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Typically interaction with others is busy, constant and occasionally interruptive. Work may be demanding at times. May require ability to work irregular hours. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.