Afterschool Mentor

YDC Afterschool Mentors create RAVING FANS! Afterschool Mentors have an opportunity to get paid while they play and encourage little humans! Enrichment activities, academic assistance, mentoring some AMAZING KIDS! Afterschool Mentors should expect a high energy summer and be ready for laughter and cheers!

Use your passion for working with children to provide a safe place to grow socially, emotionally, and intellectually. Through warmth, patience, and understanding our early childhood educators and mentors create meaningful relationships with children, families, and their YDC family. Use your purpose and talents to encourage children to learn and grow through a play with a purpose approach.

As a member of the YDC family, you will:

• Experience joy through living your purpose and building solid foundations for children to thrive in our Afterschool 
• Be inspired by youth who use the coping skills you taught them to solve problems
• Take pride in maintaining an entertaining and cooperative space that is clean and organized
• Thrive as a professional through advancement opportunities and continuous training
• Ensure safety is the number one priority for each child and yourself
• Create fun, interactive, and developmentally appropriate learning experience, or mentoring opportunity
• Cultivate positive collaborations with community partners to share new and out of the box experiences

Youth Development Company/PAL is a 27 year old non-profit organization who provides full time and part time opportunities for youth mentoring to school age children during out of school times through homework help, physical activity, creative and fun learning opportunities. We also provide early childhood education to children from infants to 5 years old in a licensed childcare / daycare setting to build the fundamental skills for them to succeed as they embark on their educational journey.

Our out of school time programs are in Bangor, Coloma, Watervliet, Gobles and South Haven. YDC Learning Centers are providing care for young children in South Haven, Coloma and Gobles

Also hiring immediately full-time year round following positions:

• Infant/Toddler Lead Teacher
• Infant/Toddler Teacher Assistant
• Early Preschool Lead Teacher
• Preschool Teacher Assistant
• After School Mentor(part-time year around) Summer Day Camp Mentors (Seasonal)
• After School Site Supervisor (Watervliet)

We are most interested in applicants that have:

• Passion, drive, enthusiasm, and a growth mindset
• Ability to meet state requirements for education and experience
• Willingness to obtain state required credential (We pay for it!)
• (Full time positions) Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Development, Elementary Education or related field
• Experience leading and creating activity or lesson plans
• Experience working in a licensed childcare or daycare facility
• Experience working in a school setting

Wages listed are starting rates. Experience increases starting wages.