Part-time youth roles from $16–$18/hr with PTO, 401k, and paid training. For people with at least a year of experience with school-age kids who can work our 5-day afternoon schedule.
Mon–Thu 2:30–7:30pm
Fri 2:30–5:30pm (5 days)
Mon–Thu 10:30am–5:30pm (4 days)
Early June – mid-August confirm dates
Set by role and experience. Rates listed on each role below.
And you can work all 5 school-year afternoons. HS diploma or GED. No degree required.
Camp, tutoring, another after-school program, volunteering in a school, coaching. You know how to keep a room of 6–18 year-olds engaged after a long school day. Our training builds on the skills you bring. These roles fit people like:
Free afternoons and studying education, social work, psychology, kinesiology, or art at GRCC, GVSU Pew, Calvin, Aquinas, Kendall, Davenport, or Cornerstone.
You already run practices and keep a group of kids moving and focused.
Share your craft with kids who don't get studio time anywhere else.
School aides, morning-shift workers, and semi-retired adults who want work with purpose.
Infant and toddler childcare experience on its own isn't the right fit for these roles.
Every role is a Youth Development Professional: a mentor and a steady adult in a kid's day. The difference is where you spend it.
Lead games, sports, and active play for kids ages 6–18 while building teamwork, sportsmanship, and confidence.
Homework help that doesn't feel like homework. Support reading, math, and STEM through hands-on "disguised learning."
Plan creative projects, guide open studio time, and give kids a space where self-expression is the whole point.
The mission matters. So does a job that fits your life and builds your résumé.
Part-time staff earn PTO too. Starts after confirm.
Build your future while you help build theirs.
Behavior and group management, youth safety, and program skills, taught on the clock.
Same afternoons every week during the school year, with more hours in summer.
Real hours for teaching, social work, counseling, and coaching careers, plus references that mean something.
Many of our leaders started on the floor. See the path below.
This isn't a short-term gig unless you want it to be.
Gym, Learning Center, or Art Room
Lead a program area and support new staff
Help run the whole Club day
Lead a Club, like Nathan at Paul I. Phillips
Or take it with you: teacher, school social worker, counselor, coach, youth pastor, nonprofit leader.
Thirty seconds from the people you'd work alongside.
“The best part of my job is seeing a child's face light up when they learn a new skill or master something they have been working hard to achieve.”
Openings change between Clubs often. We'll tell you which Club has the opening when we reach out.
235 Straight Ave NW · West Side
726 Madison Ave SE · Heritage Hill / SE
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Know what to expect before you apply.
1+ year with school-age kids, and available all 5 school-year afternoons.
Before you applyTakes about 3 minutes, even from your phone.
TodayIf your experience is a match, we'll call or text to set up a quick phone chat. If not, we'll email you.
Within ~1 weekMeet the team and see the room you'd work in.
Next stepRequired for everyone who works with our kids. Then paid training.
Final stepTimelines are a starting point. BGC to confirm
Some of both. We look for people who already have experience leading school-age kids, and our paid training builds on it: behavior and group management, our programs, and youth safety. BGC to review
You'll usually lead a group of about __ kids, with a Program Team Lead and other staff nearby. confirm ratio
Mostly, yes. Many members come every day, so you'll build real relationships. That's where the impact happens.
You'll use Boys & Girls Clubs program curriculum and get supplies and planning time each shift. confirm prep time & supply budget
Staff eat with members during the Club's dinner time. confirm
These roles need you all 5 school-year afternoons, so kids see the same adults every day. BGC to review
Openings move between our three Clubs. We'll tell you where the opening is when we reach out.
BGC to answer PTO accrual, holiday schedule, and any annual increase for returning staff.
Your Program Team Lead and Club Director. Someone is always available when you need help during a shift.
About 3 minutes. No résumé handy? You can send it later.
Club alumni, staff, and families: send them this page, and have them add your name on their application.
Make homework the best part of a kid's afternoon. In the Learning Center you'll help members ages 6–18 with reading, math, and STEM through hands-on, games-based "disguised learning," and you'll be a steady, encouraging adult they look forward to seeing every day.
Full text from the official job description lives here, collapsed, so it's available without overwhelming the page.
Boys & Girls Clubs of Grand Rapids is an equal opportunity employer.
Roles beyond our part-time youth team. Each one opens its own job page with the full description and application.
Example role (Angie's recent posting).
Example role (Kristin's recent posting).
Duplicate the job page template, fill it in, and add a card here.
BGC approved this direction and said "I like this one a lot better." The goal: bring in applicants who have 1+ year of experience with school-age kids and can work all 5 school-year afternoons. Below is everything to build, what changed in the meeting, and what's on hold. Click any item to jump to it.
