YMCA Youth & Government provides hands-on civic education opportunities for teens and young adults throughout the state of Washington. Our staff works closely with educators, elected officials, local YMCAs and members of the legal community to organize local, regional, statewide and national leadership opportunities for students in our state.
Areas of Responsibility:
- Establishes new program activities and expands program(s) throughout the state in accordance with the Association and branch strategic plans.
- Develops and manages the budgets related to the position. Meets fiscal objectives. Closely monitors revenue and expense.
- Recruits, hires, trains, evaluates and supervises assigned staff and volunteers in assigned areas. Provides development and leadership.
- Compiles program statistics and provides data and reports as required for assigned program(s). Monitors and evaluates the effectiveness of and participation in program(s).
- Provides leadership and support for branch management team, annual fund raising campaign, and volunteer committees/boards as assigned.
- Travel to current and prospective program sites across the state.
- Develops and maintains collaborative relationships with community organizations and agencies related to assigned programs.
- Provides leadership and mentorship to student leaders and program participants.
- Develops, produces and distributes program information necessary to promote assigned programs, in accordance with branch marketing plans.
- Management of program related social media pages.
- Ensures that safety procedures are followed and that all programs are in compliance with YMCA standards, all regulations and other applicable standards.
- Ensures high quality programs through innovative program development evaluations and ongoing training of staff.
- Ensures upkeep of related facilities and equipment
- Other duties as assigned by supervisor
Educational Background:
Bachelor's degree in program area or related field or equivalent education/experience.
Skills/Experience:
- Four or more years of related experience including staff and volunteer supervision, community program development, financial management and fund raising.
- Broad knowledge of assigned program area(s) and the standards and regulations related to the programming.
- Ability to respond to safety and emergency situations.
- CPR and First Aid certifications required.
- Experience and knowledge with youth behavior management and child abuse prevention.
- Experience in work with challenging youth exposed to or involved in substance abuse, homelessness, mental illness, violence and other difficult situations
- Intermediate computer skills and experience with Microsoft Office suite.
- Ability to visit sites and community organizations.
Job Function:
Organization Info
Listing Stats
Post Date:
Feb 3 2018
Active Until:
Mar 3 2018
Hiring Organization:
YMCA of the USA
industry:
Nonprofit