Safety First!
Q: What does active supervision look like?
A: What is walking around the room, always being engaged with ALL members.
Q: What is the Club's policy on personal cell phone use during programming hours?
A: What is phones should be put away unless used for Club purposes- ie Telegram?
Q: A member is refusing to follow the rule to line up quietly for snack and is disrupting others. What should you do first?
A: What is calmly remind the member of the rule and redirect their behavior, if it continues call a full time?
Q: You see a child sitting alone and looking upset.
A: What is an opportunity — check in with them and offer support?
Q: What is 17 + 6?
A: What is 23?
Q: Name one thing you should do if you notice a broken chair or damaged equipment any where in the building.
A: What is report it immediately and take it out of use?
Q:What time are members allowed to be on their phones during rotations?
A: What is 5:45 last rotation?
Q: You notice someone in the building without a visitor badge or staff ID. What do you do?
A: What is approach the person, ask how you can help, and notify a supervisor?
Q: What should staff wear during programming to meet dress code expectations?
A: What is Club-appropriate clothing, staff shirt, and closed-toe shoes?
Q: What are the three states of matter?
A: What are solid, liquid, and gas?
Q: Why must all doors remain locked or monitored during program hours?
A: What is to prevent unauthorized access and keep youth safe and out of being in areas alone?
Q: Can staff give kids rides home, contact them on social media, or hang out outside of Club?
A: What is NO — it violates professional boundaries and Club policy?
Q: Two kids start arguing loudly over a game and it begins to escalate. How do you handle it?
A: What is separate the kids, listen to each side, and help them find a solution?
Q: It is time to rotate and bring your kids to the next area, what is the proper way to have your kids transition to the next rotation?
A: What is walk your kids in a straight line through the hallway, line them up outside of next rotation & WAIT for the staff to be ready to receive them?
Q: What do we call the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution?
A: What is the Bill of Rights?
Q: A member is playing in their area & out of no where gets a bloody nose and its GUSHING everywhere. What do you do?
A: What is walk them to the front to get cleaned up and get a full time staff immediately to clean up blood?
Q: All staff are considered what kind of reporters?
A: What are mandated reporters?
What is a mandated reporter?
At the Boys & Girls Club, this means if you see or suspect that a child is being hurt, unsafe, or not cared for properly, you must tell the proper authorities right away reporting it to your supervisor and then calling protective services.
You don’t need to prove anything you just need to report what you see, hear, or suspect.
Q: A member refuses to join any activities and sits with their head down, ignoring you.
What would you do?
A: What is check in with the child, ask if they’re okay, offer a quiet activity or a break, and inform your supervisor if it continues?
Q: What should staff be doing during snack time?
A: What is walking, helping distribute snacks, and engaging with members?
Q: You have 3/4 of a pizza. You eat 1/2 of what you have. How much pizza is left?
A: What is 3/8 of a pizza?
Q: If a child bumps their head pretty hard but says they feel fine, what should you still do?
A: What is inform a supervisor right away to have them assess the situation & call the guardian?
Q: How far in advance should time-off requests be submitted?
A: What is minimum of 2 weeks?
Q: You’re feeling mentally drained or overwhelmed during programming but don’t want to let your team down.
What would you do?
A: Communicate with your supervisor about how you're feeling and ask for a short break?
While walking the room during computers, you notice a member quickly minimizing a browser window. When you check the computer, you see they were looking up inappropriate images or websites.
What should you do next?
What is inform your supervisor immediately, and make sure you find out what other members were involved?
Q: What is the subject in this sentence:
"The tall boy ran across the field."
A: What is "The tall boy"?