Before & After Care Site Director (FT)- Mississippi

About the role

The Apply Before & After Care Site Director (FT) position is located in Mississippi Olive Branch, MS. This is a full-time position with all the benefits and responsibilities afforded full-time employees of the YMCA of Memphis & the Mid-South.

Responsibilities

• Model the YMCA core values: Caring, Honesty, Respect and Responsibility.
• Oversee the operation of a before/after school site, additionally supporting seasonal camp sites.
• Maintain all state and local policies and procedures; adhere to state licensing standards; conduct a licensing inspection at the site.
• Implement a daily curriculum that meets YMCA guidelines and direct staff and children in the daily activities outlines and weekly lesson plans given.
• Keep up with calendars, and maintain daily record keeping including rosters.
• Actively lead and engage a group of 15 to 20 (MSDH maximum is 20) children in activities outlined in the curriculum given, either inside or outside program areas and during transition times.
• Set up and take down program space so that area is transformed into a child-friendly environment; this includes moving, cleaning, picking up and putting back furniture and equipment ensuring program space is left in organized fashion.
• Supervise staff including schedules, staff coverage, assist in training and developing group leaders and assistant site directors.
• Attend all staff meetings and in-service training as required by the program staff.
• Develop and maintain a positive relationship with the school community to include; principals, assistant principals, teachers, and support staff.
• Develop and maintain communication with parents that meet MSDH requirements; attend and/or conduct parent conferences.
• Maintain MSDH child care licensing individual files for staff and children and to ensure that they are current and complete according to SOP’s.
• Provide communication to families regarding their students and sometimes sensitive matters.
• Aid in controlling and maintaining supplies and inventory on site and maintain meal time.
• Participate in YMCA volunteer programs and the Annual Giving Campaign.
• Help facilitate trainings of part time staff.
• Be available for some weekend work.
• Carry out special projects and perform office duties as assigned by program staff.

Qualifications

• Passion, enthusiasm, and commitment to the mission and cause of the YMCA.
• An enthusiastic personality with the desire to serve members, volunteers, guests, participants and staff to create a culture of service.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to relate effectively to diverse groups of people from all social and economic segments of the community.
• Present a professional image and possess conflict resolution skills, and demonstrate sound judgment and initiative.
• Highest level of organizational skills with the ability to work under pressure and handle multiple tasks.
• Able to maintain confidentiality of information.
• Able to work a flexible schedule, including evenings and weekends.
• Minimum 21 years of age.

Education/Experience

• A bachelor’s degree in early childhood education, child development, elementary education, child care, special education, psychology (with emphasis on child psychology), or family and consumer sciences (with emphasis on child development), or equivalent degree from another child related field or course of study.
• A two-year associate degree from an accredited community or junior college in child development technology which must include a minimum of 480 hours of practical training, supervised by college instructors, in a college operated child care learning laboratory.
• A two-year associate degree from an accredited community or junior college in child development technology or child care and two years paid experience in a licensed child care facility.
• Two years paid experience as a caregiver in a licensed child care facility, and either (1) a current Child Development Associate (CDA) credential from the Council for Early Childhood Professional Recognition (CECPR), or (2) a Mississippi Department of Human Services (MDHS) Division of Early Childhood Care and Development (DECCD) Child Care Director’s Credential.