Job Description
Title: Youth Enrichment Program Site Assistant (YEP)
DBM Classification: NA
Department: Community Education
Salary Range: $18.02/hr
Employee Group: Temporary/Seasonal
Prepared Date: September, 2025
Reports to: Youth Enrichment Manager
FTE/ FLSA Status: Non Exempt
SUMMARY OF RESPONSIBILITIES A School Youth Enrichment Program Assistant supports and enhances extracurricular programs designed to promote students' academic, social, and personal development. This role involves assisting with program planning, implementation, and supervision to create a positive and engaging environment for students.
Schedule: between 8-16 hours per week, depending on school calendar and activity schedules
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES - Meet with YEP Site Lead daily before the start of the shift
- Follow all District, program and building health and safety procedures
- Maintain confidentiality and privacy of children and families.
- Be a positive role model and leader to staff and students
- Assist with students during the transitional time and club activities
- School year commitment to before school, after school, and/or evening clubs or activities; 3 sessions per school year: Fall, Winter, and Spring. Elementary club shifts begin at 2:10 pm.
- Assist with end-of-day dismissal procedures
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES - Knowledge of practices, techniques, and fundamentals of youth enrichment programming and services, teaching principles, techniques, and procedures.
- Knowledge of child development theories and development stages and needs.
- Fundamentals of work coordination and delegation.
- Knowledge of behavioral management practices and fundamentals.
- Oral and written communication skills.
- Implementing behavioral management practices.
- Dealing with children, staff, parents, administrators, and building personnel concerning issues and activities.
- Interactions require the explanation of program operational rules and working with others to gain cooperation and understanding of educational issues/needs.
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 sit, use hands to handle or feel, talk, and hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, and lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the 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 accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE - Two years of youth work experience
BENEFIT INFORMATION This position is classified as Temporary/Seasonal and is not eligible for benefits.
Job Tags
16 hours, Full time, Temporary work, Work experience placement, Seasonal work, Shift work, Afternoon shift,