Under the direction of the Executive Director and in harmony with the Christian nature and purpose of the established policies and goals of the YMCA. The Youth Development Director will be directly responsible for administration and program management of school-age licensed childcare, summer camp, Stay and Play, Interactive Zone and related programs. Provide visionary leadership in the development of new programs and maintain high standards of quality in all programs.
Areas of Responsibility:
- Provides strong leadership and support for attaining association’s goals and objectives
- Provides strong fiscal management in all areas of responsibility
- Plans, develops and implements school-age child care, summer camp and related programs
- Communicates the YMCA mission and objectives to the community
- Assists and fosters a strong Annual Campaign
- Ensures the safety and quality of day to day operations, including substitutes where needed, staff supervision, family interventions, school connections and business support
- Develops and maintains professional relationships with school officials: principals, custodial staff, support staff and key partners to gain support for above programs
- Ensures implementation of a developmentally appropriate and multicultural curriculum fostering a progression of skills and social development in all children
- Develops a weekly schedule for presence at designated sites to observe program, interactions, audit paperwork, address issues and support staff
- Responsible for promotion and increasing enrollment numbers in above mentioned programs
- Regularly conducts both formal and informal program evaluations by capturing parent and child feedback
- Responds to all parent, agency and community inquiries within 24 hours of receiving
- Personal and professional development of directors and their staff members; articulation and clarification for sit directors regarding regulations, expectations, referrals and policies for families
- Maintains administrative paperwork of participant files, staff lesson plans, program evaluations and licensing visit feedback
- Responsible for being Family Center expert on state licensing requirements
- Provides leadership for licensed summer camp program
- Recruits, trains, supervises and evaluates all staff and volunteers in related programs. Conducts all staff trainings and meetings
- 1Monitors the budget and exercises necessary controls to assure operations are carried out in a balanced fiscal position
- Manages payroll and schedules of staff within the program area
- Ensures safety, cleanliness and function of all facilities and equipment
- Is a good role model by promoting healthy living, social responsibility and youth development
- Incorporates character development within the activities of each program
- Plays major fundraising role in Annual Giving
- Maintains healthy and continual communication with supervisor
- Assists in the leadership of family center special events
- Participates in association Cabinet meetings and trainings
- Participates in Family Center staff, program and department meetings
- Completes all new employee trainings assigned including Blood borne Pathogens, Child Abuse Prevention
- Completion of YMCA certifications as defined by YMCA of South Hampton Roads
- Other job duties as assigned by Executive Director
Compensation/Benefits:
Salary: $34,411.00 - $38,000.00
Job Function:
Organization Info
Listing Stats
Post Date:
Aug 30 2018
Active Until:
Oct 1 2018
Hiring Organization:
YMCA of the USA
industry:
Nonprofit