I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at The Y (YMCA) (Jennersville, PA) in Apr 2013
Interview
When I went into interview, there had apparently been miscommunication within management. The employee who was supposed to interview me thought I had cancelled and had went home for the day after I traveled an hour to get there. Afterward on the phone, she was very apologetic. We did the interview over the phone instead. Typical behavioral questions. Lots of questions about managing a group of people, and also teaching/instructing experience.
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.