YOUTH SERVICES DIRECTOR

Salary Range: $35,568 to $50,000: Full YMCA Exempt Benefits package; including 12% retirement (once threshold is met) and generous accruals. All benefits outlined in the Employee handbook.

Position Summary

The YMCA Youth Program Director is responsible for administrating, organizing, promoting, and managing the functions that relate to YMCA youth, teen and family programming. The position is responsible for working with other members of the management team to enable the YMCA to operate at maximum capacity. The Youth Program Director will manage current programs in place including some or all the following: summer camps, family nights, “no school days,” after-school programming, member child watch for ages 6 weeks to 5 years, before school programming, homeschool programming and will assist the branch director in expanding the Y’s youth programming throughout the community.

Our Culture

Our mission and core values are brought to life by our culture. In the Y, we strive to live our cause of strengthening communities with purpose and intentionality every day. We are welcoming: we are open to all. We are a place where you can belong and become. We are genuine: we value you and embrace your individuality. We are hopeful: we believe in you and your potential to become a catalyst in the world. We are determined: above all else, we are on a quest to make our community.

Essential Functions

• Responsible for managing, creating, researching, budgeting, and implementing programs that meet the mission and purpose of the YMCA. Included but not limited to summer day camp, after school programs, before school programming, member child watch of infants up to age 5, family programming, and all other programs that apply to youth.
• Supervises, schedules, and creates curriculum of all youth programs and youth service employees for assigned branch.
• Recruits, trains, and executes performance appraisal of all staff and volunteers in assigned areas, within association policies and guidelines.
• Develops relationships that foster program growth, new programming opportunities for the YMCA, and a close bond of program participants.
• Works as part of the management team by attending staff meetings, and YMCA specific fundraising events. Supports association and branch fundraising efforts.
• Returns communication modalities (e.g. supervisor and participant email) within a 24-hour business day.
• Evaluates programs on a regular basis using association-approved processes.
• Responsible for developing collaborative efforts with entities outside the YMCA to strengthen YMCA programs, image, and resources.
• Responsible for other duties deemed necessary for effective completion of the job role.
• Role may require lifting to 30 pounds.
• Willing to assist in expanding YSAL youth services programming throughout Baldwin county.
• Shows initiative in the absence of supervision.
• Specific vision abilities required for this job include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.
• Ensures safety procedures are followed, and accident/incident reports are filed with Human Resources.