Youth and Community Engagement Director
About The Position
As the nation’s leading nonprofit organization committed to strengthening communities through youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility, the Y offers more than just a job. We offer you a career with a future and the chance to make a lasting difference in your community. This position requires an enthusiastic and energetic professional with proven skills in leadership development and supervision, innovation, fiscal management and collaborative leadership. This position must be able to develop and lead a high performing team of staff focused on safety, relationship building, program development and impact. Seeking excellence in all that we do is the foundation of our work. The Director is responsible for a broad base of character development, youth development, family stability and health and well-being programs. The Director plans, organizes and directs youth, teen and adult programs and instructional classes. The Director is responsible for recruiting and training of instructors and volunteers. The Director is also responsible for scheduling, programming, promoting, and monitoring all activities.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree or Master’s Degree in education, human services, social services, business, or equivalent
- Previous budget experience of at least 150k
- 3 years of supervisory experience
- 3 years of experience working with youth
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Technologically proficient, with the ability to use technology to advance the mission
- Knowledge and understanding of childcare licensing
Responsibilities
- Uphold the mission of the YMCA and demonstrate behaviors that reflect a determined, nurturing, genuine, hopeful, and welcoming nature.
- Serves as a role model and advocate of the YMCA Mission, Promise, Values and Voice.
- Spearheads and manages efforts around space/event rental and facilitating such occurrences.
- Coordinate the development, management, and promotion of programs to meet the needs of community and achieve branch/association operating objectives
- Supervision of Kid’s Club, Youth Development, Community Engagement and Summer Day Camp.
- Lead efforts to recruit, employ, train, schedule, evaluate, and retain program staff within the operational needs and budget, providing an environment for the development of highly competent and motivated program teams.
- Willingness to step into open shifts to maximize coverage as needed.
- Meets or exceeds program goals in regards to enrollment, budget, measured impact, and addressing of the expressed needs of the community.
- Carry out the branch vision of an extraordinary commitment to customer service and participant driven customer friendly practices and procedures.
- Demonstrates a commitment to the charitable work of the YMCA and accepts a leadership role in the activities and events of the YMCA Annual Campaign.
- Ensure all required certifications and YMCA of the USA training guidelines of self and staff are maintained.
- Budget responsibility of approximately $200,000.
- Leadership of after school and teen programming, summer day camp, and special events.
- Recruit, supervise and train kids club attendants, group leaders and camp directors
- Train, recruit, and manage program volunteers.
- Shared accountability for Annual Campaign.
- Manager on Duty shifts scheduled weekly
- Develop and maintain positive relationships with community members, partners, and funders by means of outreach and engagement activities.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
