Family & Youth Program Director II

Essential Administrative Duties 60%:

• Provides direct supervision of part time staff and volunteers.
• Recruits, employs, develops, supervises, evaluates and terminates (when needed) staff.
• Hire and engage staff that are reflective of the community demographics where possible to support inclusion and the social responsibility pillar of the Y.
• Participates in training and abide by the policies of the YMCA of Greater Pittsburgh.
• Creates monitors and manages revenue and expenses related to program budget.
• Collaborates and assists in forming community partnerships to expand the Y without Walls concept into the broader regional community.
• Assist in fundraising events and projects for the region and/or association.
• Monitors the achievement of the program objectives through measurable outcomes, taking appropriate action to see they are met.
• Leads with customer service as a priority.
• Collaborates with branch leadership, branch staff, day camp staff and camping services staff.

Essential Program Development & Implementation Duties 40%:

• This position is responsible for creating new and innovative programs that meet the needs of the community. This includes participating in program events/activities including evenings, weekends and outside/indoor events (i.e.: camp outs).
•  Evaluates current programs and class participation to expand or discontinue classes based on customer satisfaction and member retention.
•  Maintains a high level of knowledge on innovative techniques and programs to keep the Y at the forefront of youth and family programs.
•  Travel to and from various branch sites and distributes time efficiently and effectively among service areas.
•  Facilitates quality results in operations in collaboration with staff providing service delivery.  These may include childcare licensing, safety guidelines and adhering to youth program required ratios Recruits program participants.
•  Assists in the maintenance of a clean and safe facility. 
• All other duties as assigned.

Essential Day Camp Duties:

• Maintains all regulations set for day camps, either for a licensed camp and/or American    Camping Association accreditation yearly. 
• Establishes contacts with and provides program information for families’ contacts/marketing information for families in branches and day camp alumni monthly in off-season and weekly in the summer. 
• Establishes networks and hosts activities to develop a counselor in training program. 
• Facilitates a winter reunion for day camp alumni. 
• Participates in raising money to scholarship campers to day camp 
• An active leader in Association and regional day camp training.

Essential Family Program Duties:

• Facilitate planning and delivery a minimum three association wide initiatives, in your region. Healthy Kids Day, Halloween at the Y, winter event.
• Welcoming in first 30 days, and contacting members on monthly basis to evaluate participation in family membership activities.
• Establishing multiply/varying family programs to target a min of 25% of our family memberships.
• Working with other family and youth program directors to run association wide family activities.
• Attend branch staff meetings on a monthly basis to increase communication and collaboration with branch leadership, branch staff and core services leaders.
• Work with branches and core services leaders to have a welcoming atmosphere for all families from entry to exit