English 420Y - Business Writing Online

The position I have chosen is:SCHOOL AGE CHILD CARE DIRECTOR for the YMCA of Eastern Union County in Elizabeth, NJ.

The link is as follows: http://www.ymca.net/national_vacancy_list/?key=10729&city=&state=&title=...

This position is my ideal starting job. The position is essentially a supervisor that overseas different child care programs through the YMCA. The two main programs that I would oversee are school aged childcare programs and day camp programs. This position includes multitasking, mentoring, hiring, and faciliating communication and supervision of staff and children. It is a wide range of responsibilities, but I like a varied job, not one that I do the same thing everyday. A large emphasis for this position is communication and teamwork since the position reports to a senior director. I really enjoy teamwork atmospheres in the career setting.

I meet all the requirement for this position. I will attain a BS degree and have over three years of experience working with children. I have even had training on child abuse and neglect. I choose this position mainly because I love working with children. More specifically,I chose the YMCA because it a sutible non-profit organization for me to work. I really would like to choose a career path that is rewarding and I could not think of a better place to work than a Community Christian centered place with strong values. The company has all the same values that I have in terms of religion, respect, responsibility, etc. The position also emphasizes teamwork, which I am gaining a lot of experience with working with my internship presently. The description of the person fits my personality completely.
I have worked for the YMCA for two years as a day camp counselor (support staff). I loved that position, and really began to understand the management of child care programs. While working at the camp I had lots of ideas and was able to impliment them. I was able to communicate daily with parents and resolve conflicts with both children and staff while still maintaining Y values. I have lots of different types of experiences working with children. I was a lifeguard for three years in which I assisted swimming lessons. In addition, I was a day camp counselor for two years, plus I worked with Indiana Head Start program to give out gifts at Christmas. I worked with 3rd graders at Purdue's Gifted Education Programs in chemistry. Everyone might have lots of experience, but it is the lessons I have learned in those experiences and my willingness to keep learning and growing that separates me from others.