The Senior Director of Quality Assurance and Administration at the Central Connecticut Coast YMCA supports all aspects of the Alpha Community Services YMCA’s mission to serve individuals experiencing chronic or temporary homelessness or housing insecurity. The position maintains a supportive, positive atmosphere that welcomes and respects all individuals and provides leadership, instruction, motivation, safety, and enjoyment for clients, co-workers and community partners. The Senior Director of Quality Assurance and Administration provides leadership in grant writing, grant compliance and data quality and assures the agency is in line with YMCA of the USA guidelines and association policies in accordance with their training.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The essential functions of this position include, but are not limited to the following:
- Models the YMCA core values of caring, honesty, respect, and responsibility with clients, program participants, community partners, colleagues, volunteers, funders and vendors.
- Develops and maintains positive relationships with partner agencies, at all levels of the organization.
- Uses motivational support and guidance to assist program directors in fostering a culture of accountability with grant proposals, reports and compliance.
- Executes all functions associated with Grant Management, including but not limited to contract and grant processing, tracking of routine reports, outcomes and contractual relationships.
- Actively seeks out, writes and/or assists in the writing of grant proposals and provides any documentation requested to support funding and financial transactions.
- Maintains, prepares, and presents proper reports or records, including any required reporting to governmental and private funders.
- Follows and insures that all team members follow Alpha Community Services YMCA procedures and guidelines including those pertaining to client confidentiality and record-keeping, budget and finance, Human Resources, health and safety, sessions, forms, reports, and staff expectations.
- Ensures that all team members comply with protocol and procedures associated with the statewide and regional networks for assisting the homeless, including but not limited to data input, reporting, training, and committee participation.
- Ambassador of all YMCA programs.
- Knows, follows, and enforces all YMCA policies, rules, regulations, and procedures, including emergency and safety procedures, and those for the prevention of child abuse.
- Attends all mandatory meetings and trainings and performs other duties as assigned.
- 2+ years related experience in Human Services related work.
- Must be able to work with a multicultural staff and clientele.
- Computer proficiency required.
- Knowledge of HMIS and other relevant systems supporting funding and services for individuals and families experiencing homelessness or housing insecurity.
Required Certifications
- Must complete online Blood borne Pathogens and Employee Safety trainings prior to initial assignment to position.
- Must complete online Hazard Communication training within the first 90-days of employment.
- Must complete other New Employee Orientation and department onboarding within the first 90-days of employment.
- Must complete Child Abuse Prevention and Mandated Reporter trainings within the first 90-days of employment.
Salary: $50,000.00 - $55,000.00