The Program Director - Kids Club is responsible for the health, safety, and welfare of each child enrolled in the program. This role is also responsible for the primary oversight of all Kids Club locations to include the site staff and program activities and must demonstrate leadership, show active participation in the programs, activities, and field trips, and serve as a positive and wholesome role model to all participants and other staff in accordance with the policies and procedures of the Scott County Family Y.
Areas of Responsibility:
- Responsible for supervising all Kids Club Site Coordinators and Group Leaders at their assigned sites.
- Serves as a role model to members and Y staff and at all times lives the mission, vision and values of the YMCA movement.
- Facilitate the teaching of caring, honesty, respect, and responsibility in Y programs.
- Provide “extraordinary” member service and responsiveness to members needs.
- Provide direct supervision to all staff as well as program participants at all times.
- Demonstrate professionalism in executing tasks.
- Attend all in-service trainings and staff meetings. Participate in an annual staff evaluation by maintaining your individual portfolio to showcase accomplishments as well as completing an annual review form.
- Assist the Child Care Site coordinators for the program to which you are assigned by ensuring that they have sufficient staff daily. This responsibility would include locating substitutes and working at a site when necessary. This includes taking calls related to staff absences during work and also during non-work hours.
- Ensure all records for your assigned sites are maintained as necessary this includes children’s files, staff files and payment records.
- Ensure staff members maintain a clean and safe work site as you monitor site during site visits.
- Prepares incident reports accurately, consistently and in accordance with established timelines. Communicate to supervisor in writing, accident and discipline situations which require corrective actions. Seek guidance from supervisor in unusual circumstances.
- Visit each site a minimum of one time per week to ensure that licensing regulations and other job duties are being met. Only exception would include actively working at a site to cover ratios and therefore cannot leave to visit other sites.
- Ensure supplies are available for site by ordering necessary materials with the approval of the Executive Director of CCFS.
- Prepare and manage a budget for the Kids Club program with assistance from the Executive Director of CCFS and the Administrative Services Director.
- Track/approve employee absences, sick days & vacation; sign, review and submit all staff payroll bi-weekly.
- Perform yearly reviews on all staff.
- Assist the Executive Director in hiring staff for sites which includes ensuring the background check and employee physical have been completed and cleared prior to beginning work, scheduling the New Hire Meeting and QRS Orientation, and follow up with all scheduled staff trainings.
- Plan all field trips and major activities for Summer Fun Club and Kids Days Out.
- Schedule staff at different sites to cover the program (Kids Club, Kids Day Out and Summer Fun Club) staff to child ratio requirements
- Maintain certifications listed under Certificates and Other Requirements.
- Adherence to all policies and procedures of Scott County Family Y.
- Understand and follow all safety rules and regulations including knowledge of emergency procedures and location of emergency equipment.
- Regular and timely adherence to respective schedule/meetings.
- All other duties as assigned by the Executive Director CCFS.
Educational Background:
Associates degree in Education, social work, business administration or related field is required, Bachelor’s degree preferred.
Skills/Experience:
- Minimum 2 years prior experience working in licensed child care school age programs in a supervisory capacity is required.
- Possess strong verbal and written communication skills to effectively share information with staff, parents, and members.
Required Certifications
- Must obtain a minimum of 75 points as established by DHS regulations this is achieved through a combination of education, experience and training.
- Must obtain a minimum of 6 hours training annually according to DHS requirements
- Must be able to pass background check
- CPR/First Aid/AED certification*
- Mandatory Reporter*
Compensation/Benefits:
Salary: $32,800.00
Job Function:
Organization Info
Listing Stats
Post Date:
Jun 20 2018
Active Until:
Jul 20 2018
Hiring Organization:
YMCA of the USA
industry:
Nonprofit