Program Supervisor, School-Age-Highline School District (Des Moines Elementary)

Grade 14. Hiring range: $24.00–$29.40/hr, depending on experience. Must be 21 years or older to apply.

About the role

As the Program Supervisor of our Year-Round Youth Development Programs, you will lead and develop our before- and after-school staff during the school year and day-camp staff in the summer. This position serves on an engaging and dynamic team, playing a key role in ensuring planning and implementation of developmentally appropriate activities and curriculum for participants. You will oversee the planning and implementation of a safe, quality child-care program, providing day-to-day support and overall management of the program site. You will supervise and evaluate staff and volunteers, including hiring and training, maintaining required staff/child ratios, and conducting regular staff meetings. You will help maintain professional relationships with families, facility/school personnel, and the community.

BASE supervisors start 8/17. This is a full-time, onsite position based at Des Moines Elementary, with occasional support or substitution at nearby sites as needed. Hours and shifts are determined by school schedules: Monday–Friday, 6:45 a.m.–start of school and end of school–6:00 p.m., including administrative hours. Supervisors are expected to work 35–40 hours per week in a combination of administrative and in-ratio hours.

Responsibilities

• Ensure planning and implementation of culturally relevant and developmentally appropriate activities within the curriculum.
• Oversee the quality and completion of all program plans, including lesson, behavior, and event plans.
• Hire, train, supervise, and evaluate child-care site staff and volunteers; conduct professional development planning.
• Conduct staff meetings and organize trainings.
• Maintain required staff/child ratios.
• Communicate professionally and confidentially with parents/guardians, including newsletters, individual parent communication, and parent/teacher conferences.
• Follow YMCA policies and procedures related to medical and disciplinary situations, child-abuse prevention, and emergency procedures.
• Maintain professional relationships with families, facility/school personnel, and the community; may plan and conduct parent events.
• Maintain required child/staff ratio and provide direct supervision to a group of children.
• Maintain required records according to YMCA and DEL standards (attendance, immunization, registration, accident reports, discipline records, fire-evacuation records).
• Recruit new enrollments and partner with school staff and administration.
• Ensure site supplies are maintained and purchased as necessary.
• May assist with developing and monitoring department budgets and manage the site budget.
• Ensure developmentally appropriate classrooms, including appearance, décor, and cleanliness of the site.
• May supervise a group of children to ensure their health, safety, and positive experience.
• Purchase, prepare, and serve snacks.
• Attend staff meetings and trainings as required.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Three or more years of experience working with children in camps, childcare, tutoring, or nannying.
• One or more years of supervisory experience.
• High school graduate or equivalent; completed 30 credits of 100-level or above college-level coursework.
• 21 years of age or older.
• Ability to model and demonstrate Y values: caring, respect, responsibility, and honesty.
• Experience planning and implementing group activities.
• Pre-employment TB test and MMR vaccination required (provided at no cost).

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of, and experience with, diverse populations (language, culture, race, physical ability, sexual orientation, etc.).
• Ability to speak a language in addition to English.
• 45 credits of 100-level or above college-level coursework.
• Previous experience in school-age care programs and summer day camps.

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to talk or hear.
• Frequently required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, and reach with hands and arms.
• Specific vision abilities required: close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• Ability to occasionally lift office products and supplies up to 20 pounds.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Benefits

• Membership to the YMCA of Greater Seattle for you and your household.
• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
• Retirement with generous employer contributions.
• Free access to mental health resources.
• Rapidly accruing paid time off (PTO) available immediately upon hire.
• Discounts on qualifying YMCA of Greater Seattle childcare, day camp, overnight camp, and outdoor leadership programs (25% for part-time staff, 50% for full-time staff).

Code of Conduct

All employees and volunteers are responsible for adhering to abuse-prevention policies, maintaining appropriate boundaries, completing required training, reporting suspicious or inappropriate behavior, and complying with mandated reporting requirements. You are responsible for ensuring staff are properly screened, trained, supervised, and held accountable to the organization’s abuse-risk-management standards.