Youth & Family Services Assistant Program Director

Overview:

The YMCA of Greenville is a dynamic and rapidly growing association that seeks to strengthen the community through youth development, healthy living and social responsibility.

Under the direction of the Youth & Family Services Director at the Y, the Youth & Family Services Assistant Program Director is responsible for leading the development and operations of the Afterschool Child Care (ASCC), Day Camp (DC), and assist with Child Watch programs.

Not only will you be part of amazing mission driven work, we offer the following benefits:

• 12% Retirement Contribution, once fully vested
• 403b Retirement Savings Plan
• Separate Paid Sick and Vacation Leave
• Medical Benefits
• Company Paid Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
• 11 Company Paid Holidays
• Household Membership to the YMCA of Greenville
• 50% Discount on Programs, including Childcare, Sports, Aquatics, and Personal Training

Our mission and core values are brought to life by our culture. In the Y, we strive to live our cause of strengthening communities with purpose and intentionality every day.

We are determined: above all else, we are on a relentless quest to make our community stronger beginning with you.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee and coordinate all afterschool and Day Camp programming and staffing in compliance with state and local regulations and YMCA standards.
• Develop and implement high-quality childcare curriculum and activities for students of various ages and developmental stages.
• Assist the Y&FS Director in child watch programming.
• Coordinate the use of branch facilities for daily activities.
• Purchase and maintain supplies for activities.
• Ensure that program standards are met, and safety procedures are followed within all childcare programs.
• Promote and incorporate the YMCA four core values and character development model into all program activities.

• Directly supervise, recruit, train, and develop part-time childcare staff (ASCC and DC) in partnership with the Y&FS Director and Human Resources.
• Assist in developing and maintaining a positive childcare staff team, working toward the same goals and with a vision of offering high-quality, high-value programs for members and participants.
• Conduct and report staff evaluations annually, as well as ongoing, non-formal evaluations to ensure the highest quality of staff are in place and adding value to childcare programs.

• Assure compliance with state and local regulations as they relate to childcare and camps.
• Ensure program standards are met, and safety procedures are followed within all childcare programs.

• Develop and monitor the Day Camp and Afterschool budget to meet fiscal objectives and assist in Child Watch budget preparation.

• Intentionally and continuously strive to promote an organizational culture that advances practices and policies valuing staff engagement, diversity, strengthening inclusion, and building a global community in the US and abroad.
• Actively practice the YMCA of Greenville leadership attributes of Accountability, Ownership, Managerial Courage, Teamwork, and Focused Discipline as defined and communicated by HR.
• Participate in quarterly reviews with executive leadership, examining and evaluating departmental progress, growth, staffing, results, and goals, as well as personal application of YMCA of Greenville Leadership Attributes.

• Respond to all members and community inquiries and complaints in a timely manner.
• Represent the branch at various meetings related to the position, including all assigned branch and association committees, as hours allow.

• Adhere to policies related to boundaries with consumers.
• Attend/complete required abuse risk management training
• Adhere to procedures related to managing high-risk activities and supervising consumers
• Follow mandated reporting requirements
• Adhere to job specific abuse risk management responsibilities
• Follow employees and volunteers screening requirements and use screening instruments to screen for abuse risk
• Provide employees and volunteers with ongoing supervision and training related to abuse risk
• Provide employees and volunteers with regular feedback regarding their boundaries with consumers.
• Require employees and volunteers to adhere to policies and procedures related to abuse risk
• Respond quickly to policy and procedure violation using the organization’s progressive disciplinary procedures
• Respond seriously and confidentially to reports of suspicious and inappropriate behaviors
• Follow mandated reporting requirements
• Communicate to all employees and volunteers the organization’s commitment to protect their consumer from abuse
• Report essential abuse risk management information to the board of directors.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in education, early childhood, recreation, human services or equivalent.
• Two or more year’s related supervisory experience in school-aged childcare, teen programming, and/or day camping.
• Knowledge of childcare licensing requirements, YMCA standards and ACA standards for day camps.
• Must have good interpersonal, public relations and communications skills, including the ability to make oral presentations.
• Skills in staff and volunteer supervision, values education, community program development, and fund raising.
• Must be able to drive bus
• Must be at least 20 years old to drive a bus
• Ability to respond to safety and emergency situations.
• Incumbents must complete mandatory training of New Staff Orientation, BBP/Child Abuse Prevention and CPR/1st Aid/AED trainings within 30 days of employment.