Youth Development Professional

Job Description

Job Description

Title: Youth Development Professional-St George Area

Education: High School Diploma or equivalent

Compensation: $15-17/hour

Work Schedule: Part Time, Afterschool to 6 pm

Location: Paradise Canyon Elementary YDP

Heritage Elementary YDP

Main Objective

To nurture healthy relationships with children, parents, faculty, and co-workers. Educate and develop children's social & emotional intelligence, create positive experiences, and establish a physically & emotionally safe environment. Nurture harmony and relationships at your school site.

Hours Expectations

Hours may vary depending on location. Start times are 2:30 pm Tuesday through Friday, with an estimated end time that could be as late as 6:00 pm. Program hours could be an estimated 15-25 hours per week, depending on site location.

Training

In addition to your normal site program hours, you have the following training requirements.

Program Start Training: TBD by Site Director/Coordinator.

Weekly: Orchestrated and scheduled by your Site Director/Coordinator at your school, you will have weekly staff site meetings that may be 30 to 60 minutes long. Staff meetings are scheduled immediately after the program.

Monthly: Training is scheduled monthly. There are a couple of Saturdays during the school year for conference attendance.

Quarterly: TBD

Availability

The expectation is that you arrive and leave on time and work your assigned schedule, which includes additional hours for training. Your schedule is from the time the bell rings until 5:30. Some sites are open until 6:00.

Expectations

YDPs are expected to perform the following each day of the program at your assigned site.

• Play and positively interact with the children throughout the program
• Engage with children.
• Conduct physical activities: i.e., soccer, basketball, playground games.
• Conflict resolution between children, staff members, and parents.
• Learn emotional support and assist club members.
• Strengthen your skills of social & emotional intelligence for yourself and children.
• Ability to stand outside for at least 30 minutes supervising recess (rain or shine).
• Learn and improve interpersonal skills, communication, and child development knowledge.
• Be your best positive self at work.
• Teach and lead activities/lessons. Coordinate with your Site Director/Coordinator on the activity and lesson schedule.
• Request supplies needed for your lessons.
• Meet requirements and expectations.
• Attend and actively participate in staff site weekly, monthly & quarterly meetings.
• Administer member surveys.

Updated 7/25/25

DISCLAIMER: The information presented indicates the general nature and level of work expected of employees in this classification. It is not designed to contain, nor to be interpreted as, a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, qualifications and objectives required of employees assigned to this job.

Any offer of employment is contingent upon satisfactory completion of a fingerprinted background check, reference check, and pre-employment screenings.

Boys & Girls Clubs are an Equal Opportunity Employer. The Boys & Girls Clubs of Utah County is committed to the spirit and letter of all federal, state, and local laws and regulations pertaining to equal opportunity. To this end, the Club does not discriminate against any individual with regard to race; color; sex; pregnancy, childbirth, or pregnancy-related conditions; age; religion; national origin; disability; sexual orientation; gender identity; veteran status; or other protected status. No form of unlawful discrimination, including unlawful harassment, will be condoned. Reasonable accommodation can be made for interviews and service for those with a disability.