I applied online. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at The Y (YMCA) (Las Vegas, NV) in May 2011
Interview
The interview was very straight forward, lots of typically interview questions. Followed by a tour of the facility. I was shown around in the area where the camp was to be held, and then received a job offer after the tour. I filled out quite a bit of paper work, and had to wait to start until the background/drug screens were processed.
Very casual, my interviewer kept things focused on my ability to work with children, public speaking, and working on a team. If you have any experience with working with kids, be sure to have some stories of how you have dealt with incidents relating to behavior.
Group interview with other canidates and panelists. Mostly get to know you style and situtational tasks. You will be interviewing alongside other canidadtes so make sure you stand out and seem unique. Howeer don;t overdo it and remain humble and willing to learn.
Fairly relaxed, standard questions related to your interest and experience with early childhood education. They didn't really go over my resume- many workers were in high school, so their expectations likely weren't high.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Name one time you settled a conflict and how you did that.