Site Lead Out of School Time, Lansdowne YMCA

Community YMCA•Lansdowne, PA

10d•Onsite

About The Position

As a proud partner of the Upper Darby School District, the Lansdowne YMCA delivers high quality Out of School Time programs year-round, helping students learn, grow, and thrive beyond the classroom. The Site Lead Out of School Time is responsible for planning, implementing, and evaluating the daily operations of the School Age and Camp site/s. This role involves the supervision of staff, coordinating activities, and creating schedules. The Site Lead creates a safe and positive atmosphere that promotes member safety and engagement in accordance with YMCA policies and procedures.

Requirements

Minimum age of 18.
Minimum of AAS Degree including ECE, Elem. Ed, Child Dev., Special Ed., or Human Resource Field of Studies and 3 years of experience working with children.
Certifications: Current American Heart Association or American Red Cross CPR/AED and Pediatric First Aid.
Strong Leadership and Communication Skills.
Must like working with children.
A commitment to continuous quality program improvements.
Completion of required trainings.
Ability to relate effectively to diverse groups of people from all social and economic segments of the community.

Responsibilities

Hires, supervises, schedules, and trains all staff and volunteers in assigned departments.
Schedules staff using CYEDC approved scheduling platform.
Reviews and evaluates staff performance.
Develops strategies to motivate staff and achieve goals.
Budget administration for all assigned departments.
Coordinate activities that meet the emotional, social, physical, and cognitive development of each individual child.
Maintaining a safe and healthy environment for all children on a daily basis; ensuring the site is well supervised and in good condition.
Upon the start of each day, make sure all children on roster are accounted for. Make sure all children arrive to program. Check the absentee list and if a child is not there, call the parent/guardian or principal immediately to ensure the child is safe.
Using positive guidance techniques outlined in the parent handbook, that incorporate the YMCA values of caring, honesty, respect and responsibility when working with children, families and coworkers.
Establishing and maintaining positive and productive relationships with families, keeping parents/guardians well informed regarding the child’s growth and development, offering family resources and utilizing all communication resources.
Maintaining all paperwork (staff files, children’s files, attendance log, accident/incident reports).
Oversee staff schedule and keep track of all payroll hours.
Attending all staff meetings and family events as instructed by the Director.
Maintaining a professional appearance and attitude that reflects the YMCA at all times, upholding the policies outlined in the YMCA Personnel Policy handbook and Child Care Parent Handbook.
Any other duties deemed necessary to ensure the success of the Community YMCA of Eastern Delaware County.