School Aged Child Care - Program Coordinator

About the role

This position supports the work of the Y, a leading nonprofit, charitable organization committed to strengthening community through youth development, healthy living and social responsibility. Under the direction of the Director of Child Care Services, the Program Coordinator provides leadership and direction to the before and after school sites.

Responsibilities

• Provide exceptional customer service.
• Aid in the recruitment and hiring of staff.
• Create and send weekly staff schedules with support from the Director of Child Care Services.
• Assist site directors with planning and behavior management aspects of programs.
• Oversee the Centralized Purchasing Process; Orders, Tracking, Stock Rotation.
• Communicate with families and community partners as appropriate.
• Draft monthly newsletters with input from Site Directors.
• Develop, implement, and track staff training and professional development.
• Ensure program quality via regular site visits, verifying sites comply with state childcare regulations.
• Directly supervise and evaluate site directors, and assist site directors with group leader and program assistant evaluations.
• Cover the coordination of set-up and closeout of programs at the start/end of the school year.
• Aid in staff meetings and attendance tracking.
• Plan and lead in-service day programming.
• Aid in tracking and upkeep of New Hampshire Child Care Licensing standards and requirements.
• Uphold association policies, demonstrate ethical behavior and exhibit the YMCA’s core values.
• Adhere to policies related to boundaries with consumers.
• Attend required abuse risk management training.
• Adhere to procedures related to managing high-risk activities and supervising consumers.
• Report suspicious or inappropriate behaviors and policy violations.
• Follow mandated abuse reporting requirements.
• Function as Site Director as needed.
• Function as the Director of Camp Little River and assist in its planning and operation.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Must be 20+ years old.
• Must have at least one of the following:
• A bachelor’s degree in elementary education or recreation, awarded by a regionally accredited college or university.
• An associate’s degree in early childhood education, awarded by a regionally accredited college or university.
• Certification of successful completion of training as a Recreation Director PLUS 1,000 hours experience working with children in a licensed child care program, recreation program or elementary school.
• A total of 12 credits in early childhood education, human growth and development, education or recreation; PLUS 1,000 hours of experience working with children.
• Current certification as an educator by the NH Department of Education.
• Experience working with children totaling 2,000 hours with documentation of enrollment in a course for at least 3 credits in elementary education, human growth and development, recreation, or early childhood education through a regionally accredited college or university and a written plan on file for completion of at least 3 additional credits as specified; AND within 12 months of the date the individual begins working as a Site Director, documentation of successful completion of a total of 6 credits in elementary education, human growth and development, recreation or early childhood education through a regionally accredited college or university, shall be on file for review by the department.
• Written documentation from or filed with the BCCL of being qualified as a center director in a school age program on or before the date of adoption of BCCL licensing rules.
• Maintain current medical health form. Form must be on file at YMCA within 60 days of hire date. Screening must have been conducted within 12 months of date of hire and renewed every three years.
• Agree to be fingerprinted for FBI and state criminal background checks.
• Must be CPR and First Aid certified or willing to become certified within 30 days and able to meet licensing requirements for professional development.
• Experience supervising and coaching others preferred.
• Ability travel between multiple program sites/locations daily.
• Desire and ability to work with children and adults in a child care setting.
• Must have enthusiasm, sense of humor, patience, creativity, self-control, good character, judgement, integrity and adaptability.
• Ability to transfer location as needed to ensure program success.
• Strong visual and auditory ability.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Ability to multi-task.
• Ability to connect with people of diverse backgrounds.
• Excellent problem-solving skills.
• Must be able to complete YMCA required training as scheduled by management.
• Maintain updated certifications of the job (CPR and First Aid/AED).
• Ability to respond to critical incidents and act swiftly in emergency situations.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to walk, stand or sit for long periods of time.
• Ability to bend, kneel, push, and pull.
• Ability to lift up to 50lbs.
• Ability to speak and write concisely and effectively communicate needs.