Kids Assistant Lead

Life Time - Florham Park, NJ

Full-time - Entry Level

Florham Park, NJ

Accommodation

About the position

The Kids Assistant Lead is responsible for ensuring the safety, engagement, and overall operations of the Academy/Child Center at Life Time. This role focuses on delivering exceptional customer service and managing the Kids team to provide a positive experience for junior members during programming and events. The position requires collaboration with the Kids Manager to enhance participation and revenue while maintaining a clean and friendly environment.

Responsibilities

• Provides exceptional customer service and a safe, clean, and friendly environment for Members and Guests.
• Promotes and assists Kids Manager in preparing for events/programming along with marketing and driving participation numbers and revenue.
• Manages the Academy/Child Center payroll within budgetary guidelines while making recommendations as needed to the Kids Manager.
• Manages and supports the Kids team members by providing ongoing training, giving feedback, and coaching.
• Completes the casting, interviewing, hiring, and onboarding of kids team members.
• Completes inventory and assists in ordering and maintaining supplies, toys and equipment within the Academy/Child Center and for Events and Programming.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED
• 2 years of experience teaching or working in a children's program
• 2 years of experience in day care setting as a lead teacher or two consecutive summers of camp experience with increased responsibility
• 2 years of supervisory/management experience
• Successfully complete and pass Kids On-Demand Certifications before 1st day of work
• First Aid certification, Infant/Child and Adult CPR/AED certification required within the first 60 days of hire
• Ability to frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience working with children
• The ability to engage a group of children in an activity
• Customer service and strong communication skills.