Site Director - YMCA Childcare - Waterford

About the role

The YMCA of Greater Erie is seeking a Full-time Site Director - Child Care for its Waterford location. This role supports the Y’s mission of strengthening community through youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility by developing, organizing, and implementing high‑quality YMCA childcare programs.

Responsibilities

• Manages, directs and coordinates the day care and school age childcare programs for assigned location(s).
• Ensures high quality programs and establishes new program activities.
• Expands program within the community in accordance with strategic and operating plans.
• Implements supervision and ratio compliance for children, ensuring safety in the daily care of children by maintaining appropriate ratios and practicing strong supervision.
• Recruits, hires, trains, develops, schedules and directs personnel and volunteers as needed.
• Reviews and evaluates staff performance.
• Develops strategies to motivate staff and achieve.
• Actively enrolls new children and facilitates the onboarding of the child and their guardian(s) into the Y Program along with the classroom teacher.
• Develops, manages and controls budgets related to the position.
• Ensures program operates within budget and that program fees are collected.
• Supports and budgets for healthy eating through coaching, mentoring, and monitoring menu quality.
• Assures compliance with federal, state and local regulations as they relate to program areas, including ADA accommodations where appropriate.
• Ensures that YM