Youth Program Director

GREATER SOMERSET COUNTY YMCA•Princeton, NJ

22h•$60,000 - $62,500•Onsite

About The Position

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: http://gscymca.org

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

Nice To Haves

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.

Responsibilities

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.
Ensuring the delivery of high quality, safe, YMCA youth programming in a nurturing environment.
Developing and maintaining yearly budgets.
Establishing and sustaining positive relationships with program participants, families and prospective members.
Hiring, training, and providing continuous support and feedback to program staff.
Supporting fundraising activities and special events as necessary.
Responding to member and community inquiries in a timely manner.
Ensuring 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.
Overseeing all aspects of running the Summer Camp program including overseeing camp staff.
Planning weekly special events and camp activities.
Overseeing all staff training sessions/meetings prior to and during camp session.
Helping staff prepare lesson plans for their groups.
Acquainting campers with rules, activities, daily schedule and traditions of camp.
Ensuring that all equipment and supplies are being properly used and maintained.
Keeping daily attendance and ensuring staff is performing head counts at each new activity.
Reporting all accidents and completing incident report forms as outlined in our policies.
Assuring compliance with federal, state and local regulations as they relate to program areas.
Complying with all Greater Somerset County YMCA Policies and Procedures.
Collaborating and building relationships within Branch and community organizations in accordance with strategic and operating plans.
Actively participating in trainings, seminars, special events, and meetings as required.
Representing and promoting the YMCA in the local community and developing and maintaining collaborative relationships with schools and community organizations in service delivery area.
Supporting the Annual Campaign.
Serving as a member of YMCA management and supporting the overall objectives of the YMCA.
Adhering and incorporating the YMCA values of caring, honesty, respect, and responsibility and educating members about the YMCA mission and goals.

Benefits

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