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YOUTH DEVELOPMENT LEADER LEVEL RESPONSIBILITY: Adults develop youth to be reliable and committed, and to fulfill obligations and challenging roles. Key Feature Youth Development Competency Strategy Indicator Behavior Examples Support Efficacy/ Mattering A. Developing B. Relationships A. Youth Development Leader train, provide adults support, and then gradually release youth to take ownership and accountability for their growth and development. A. In youth development programs, adults create situations in which youth must produce a finished product. B. Adults create lessons that require youth to master multiple steps with varying difficulty. C. Youth Development Leader provide all youth with opportunities to be responsible for specific activities or routine tasks. D. Youth Development Leader supports and encourages youth to be successful with their responsibilities by coaching youth on follow-through. A. Youth Development Leader encourages youth to try new skills and provides support and guidance through the learning process. B. Youth Development Leader encourage, supports and provides structured opportunities for positive peer to peer relationships among youth. C. Youth Development Leader respects youth's ownership and decision making within their roles while providing support as youth encounter the demands, requirements, and obligations of their roles and understand that their actions will impact self, peers, or others. D. As youth succeed in their roles, Youth Development Leader helps youth internalize the experience of having fulfilled valued roles. 1. The Y uses a Leaders In Training program to develop youth. 2. Adults stage a "Jobs for Teens" workshop focusing on the Core value of "Responsibility"; this workshop should include a career panel, mock interviews, and resume writing session. 3. Youth Development provide the necessary materials and supplies for youth to prepare snack time to include selecting snacks, organizing the distribution of snacks, and cleaning up. 4. During basketball practice, youth are assigned roles such as equipment manager, time keeper, and sportscaster. Opportunity for Skill Building A. Developing Others B. Relationships A. Youth Development Leader, in partnership with youth, develops entrepreneurial activities for generating commerce to support a cause at the local Y and/or within the surrounding community. A. Youth Development Leader establishes partnerships with surrounding businesses to provide materials, venues and supplies for youth projects. B. Youth Development Leader works with youth on a cause driven, age appropriate project. C. Youth Development Leader develops financial literacy through age appropriate projects with youth. A. Youth Development Leader acknowledges youth through specific observations, appreciations of their efforts ad accomplishments. B. Youth Development Leader develops partnerships among staff, families, caregivers, and community organizations, (schools, youth programs, etc.) to maximize program impact. C. Youth Development Leader encourages youth to try new skills and provides support and guidance through the learning process. 1. Youth grow and sell potted plants to raise money to purchase and care for a classroom pet. 2. Youth create and sell art work to donate funds to contribute towards a Y Campaign. 3. The local Y showcases youth projects during special events such as a "Community Dance-Off" for Breast Cancer Awareness or "Story Squad" and open mic events as a part of the Youth Safety and Violence Prevention project. 4. Youth organize a Family Fun Run to educate each other and the community on healthy living habits. 5. Youth practice swimming techniques they learned by performing the skill with or without the assistance of flotation devices. 6. Youth explore social justice issues of interest through program activities and volunteer work that help youth understand their own community while empowering them to make change in the community. CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT GUIDEBOOK P 66
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT LEADER LEVEL RESPONSIBILITY: Adults develop youth to be reliable and committed, and to fulfill obligations and challenging roles. Key Feature Youth Development Competency Strategy Indicator Behavior Examples Integration fro Family Engagement A. Communication B. Inclusion C. Relationships A. Youth Development Leader intentionally connects with families and members of the community to identify and develop youth interests, manage any issues and address youth concerns. A. Youth Development Leader communicates with families frequently and in a language that is accessible to them. C. Youth Development Leaders collaborate to plan projects for youth that prioritize youth issues, interests, and curiosities. D. Youth Development Leader organizes projects that establish a connection between the local community and the Y Association. A. Youth Development Leader develops and maintains open, friendly, cooperative, and respectful relationships with families and community partners. B. Youth Development Leader helps youth or families with unique experiences or points of view so families can share their perspectives with others. 1. During the season of a youth program, youth development leaders communicate in print and in person with families; this may include email, newsletters, via text, as well as face to face meetings. 2. Youth Development Leaders work with youth to create a social media venue to highlight youth events, causes and projects. 3. Youth Development Leader creates service learning and internship opportunities for youth to serve as translators and interpreters where necessary. 4. Led by the Core Value, "Responsibility", the Y staff and volunteers work with multi- age groups to clean up litter on the Y grounds and immediate vicinity; afterwards, youth create signage with slogans that encourage "good neighbor" practices. 5. Youth Development Leader provides caregivers youth progress reports that contributes to youth self-confidence, challenges, and ways caregivers and family can enlist support. CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT GUIDEBOOK P 67
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BUILDING ON CORE VALUES TO SUPPORT
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CONTENTS INTRODUCTION WHAT YOU WILL
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YOUR Y'S COMMITMENT AND WHAT TO EXP
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3. PACKING YOUR BAG AND COLLECTING
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Page 49 and 50: A CLOSER LOOK 1. Overview of the As
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