Youth Development Program Director - Boerne Area

About the role

The Youth Development Program Director oversees five School Age sites and a summer camp program. Reporting to the Youth Development Program Executive, this role develops, organizes, and implements high-quality YMCA afterschool programs. The Director ensures all staff complete required training classes and serves as a coach and mentor to address deficiencies identified during licensing inspections.

Responsibilities

• Manages, directs, and coordinates afterschool programs for assigned locations.
• Ensures high-quality programs and expands them within the community according to strategic and operating plans.
• Recruits, hires, trains, develops, schedules, and directs staff and volunteers as needed.
• Reviews and evaluates staff performance, developing strategies to motivate staff and achieve goals.
• Develops, manages, and controls budgets related to the position, ensuring programs operate within budget.
• Prepares monthly variance reports, ensuring the start-up and close-down of each program site.
• Affirms compliance with state and local regulations relating to program areas and ensures YMCA standards are met.
• Provides for upkeep of assigned program facilities and equipment, ensuring the physical environment supports healthy living.
• Develops and maintains relationships with state child care licensing agency, school administration, parent groups, and other organizations and agencies related to assigned programs.
• Responds to all agency, parent, and community inquiries and concerns in a timely manner.
• Provides staff leadership for annual fund-raising campaigns and committees as assigned.
• Organizes special events for parents.
• Assists with Program Committee meetings.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Recreation, Education, Child Development, Family Services, or related field preferred.
• Minimum of two years experience in administration, staff supervision, and promotion required.
• Must be at least 21 years old.
• Must meet TDFPS standards for Director qualifications.
• Ability to relate effectively to diverse groups of people from all social and economic segments of the community.
• Must understand the basic concepts of a voluntary, non-profit organization, as well as the structure of the YMCA as a partnership of volunteers and staff, and accept a commitment to the YMCA mission.
• Employee must have working knowledge of a Mac environment, Gmail, and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Must obtain minimum 20 hours of continuing education training hours within the first 60 days of hire.
• Certifications required within the first 60 days of hire: CPR Pro and First Aid.

Compensation and Benefits

This position comes with a minimum of 4 weeks Paid-Time Off, Holiday Pay, and full-time benefits including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, a Retirement 403(b) pension plan upon eligibility, and a Free YMCA Household Membership.