Youth Program Director

Description

An exciting opportunity to join the team of a progressive YMCA located in Princeton, New Jersey. The YMCA is one of the nation’s leading nonprofit organizations dedicated to strengthening communities through youth development, healthy living and social responsibility. With a 150-year-old history, Greater Somerset County YMCA (GSCY) is a pillar of the community and has seven locations across three counties, which collectively serve upwards of 30,000 individuals.

The Y empowers everyone no matter who they are or where they are from. To fulfill our purpose of strengthening community for all, GSCY is committed to being an inclusive organization and leveraging our collective impact to address social inequities. To learn more about GSCY, visit our website:

POSITION SUMMARY

Under the direction of the Associate Branch Executive Director, the Youth Program Director is responsible for promoting, developing, and managing all activities associated with our School Age Child Care, Sports and Summer Camp Programs within the Princeton and Montgomery service area. Primary responsibilities include ensuring the delivery of high quality, safe, YMCA youth programming in a nurturing environment. Developing and maintaining yearly budgets and establishing and sustaining positive relationships with program participants, families and prospective members. Hiring, training, and providing continuous support and feedback to program staff. Additional responsibilities include supporting fundraising activities and special events as necessary and responding to member and community inquiries in a timely manner.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Ensures the delivery of high quality, safe, educational youth programming in a nurturing environment
• Hire, train and provide continuous support and feedback to program staff.
• Establishes and sustains positive relationships with program participants, their families, and prospective members.
• Ensures all SACC (School Age Child Care) programs are continuously maintaining the guidelines for a safe, educational, social and nurturing environment as set by the YMCA and other regulatory organizations.
• Develop and maintain yearly budgets.
• Responds to child and family inquires and complaints.
• Oversee all aspects of running the Summer Camp program including overseeing camp staff.
• Plan weekly special events and camp activities.
• Oversee all staff training sessions/meetings prior to and during camp session.
• Help staff prepare lesson plans for their groups.
• Acquaint campers with rules, activities, daily schedule and traditions of camp.
• Ensure that all equipment and supplies are being properly used and maintained.
• Keep daily attendance and ensure staff is performing head counts at each new activity.
• Report all accidents and complete incident report forms as outlined in our policies.
• Assures compliance with federal, state and local regulations as they relate to program areas.
• Responsible for complying with all Greater Somerset County YMCA Policies and Procedures.
• Assist with collaborating and building relationships within Branch and community organizations in accordance with strategic and operating plans.
• Actively participate in trainings, seminars, special events, and meetings as required.
• Represents and promotes the YMCA in the local community and develops and maintains collaborative relationships with schools and community organizations in service delivery area.
• Supports the Annual Campaign.
• Serves as a member of YMCA management and supports the overall objectives of the YMCA.
• Adheres and incorporates the YMCA values of caring, honesty, respect, and responsibility and educates members about the YMCA mission and goals.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in education or a related field
• 3 years’ experience in coordinating and structuring youth programs for school age children
• Experience in hiring and supervising staff
• Flexibility in work schedule and expectations to work some early mornings, evenings, and weekends
• Current CPR/AED and First Aid certification or obtain within 30 days of hire.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Suite

YMCA COMPETENCIES (Team Leader)

Mission Advancement

Models and teaches the Ys values. Ensures a high level of service with a commitment to changing lives. Provides volunteers with orientation, training, development, and recognition. Cultivates relationships to support fund-raising.

Collaboration

Champions inclusion activities, strategies, and initiatives. Builds relationships to create small communities. Empathetically listens and communicates for understanding when negotiating and dealing with conflict. Effectively tailors' communications to the appropriate audience. Provides staff with feedback, coaching, guidance and support.

Operational Effectiveness

Provides others with frameworks for making decisions. Conducts prototypes to support the launching of programs and activities. Develops plans and manages best practices through engagement of team. Effectively creates and manages budgets. Holds staff accountable for high-quality results using a formal process to measure progress.

Personal Growth

Shares new insights. Facilitates change, models adaptability and an awareness of the impact of change. Utilizes non-threatening methods to address sensitive issues and inappropriate behavior or performance. Has the functional and technical knowledge and skills required to perform well; uses best practices and demonstrates up-to-date knowledge and skills in technology.

WORK ENVIRONMENT & PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Sufficient strength, agility and mobility to perform essential functions of position and to supervise program activities.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use a computer for extended periods of time and be able to communicate using a computer and phone/smart device.
• The employee frequently is required to sit and reach and must be able to move around the work environment.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate, with occasional noise levels associated with working with school-aged children.
• This position is fully in person without opportunities for remote work

Benefits of working full-time at GSC YMCA include

• FREE family membership to Greater Somerset County YMCA, including full access to all of our branch facilities including Bridgewater YMCA, Hillsborough YMCA, Princeton YMCA, Somerset Hills YMCA, and Somerville YMCA.
• FREE nationwide membership with access to over 2,500 YMCA locations across the country
• Discounted program fees
• Paid sick leave and short-term disability insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Generous 12% retirement contribution to the YMCA Retirement Fund after eligibility period (no employee contribution required)
• Medical and dental insurance with prescription coverage
• Vision insurance
• Flexible Spending Account for medical and/or dependent care
• 100% contribution towards life insurance and long-term disability
• Optional additional life insurance and dependent life insurance available at low rates
• 403(b) Smart Savings Plan
• Generous paid time off policy
• 7 paid holidays

Greater Somerset County YMCA is a drug free work environment. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information who share our values of Caring, Honesty, Respect and Responsibility.

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