AFTERSCHOOL SITE COORDINATOR (JESSIE MAE ELEMENTARY)

YMCA of Southeastern NC; Ash (NC); On-site; USD 20,829 - 21,876; Part time

Job summary

A community-focused organization in Ash, NC, is looking for an Afterschool Site Coordinator dedicated to providing quality afterschool programs. Responsibilities include supervising children, communicating with parents, and implementing a curriculum that aligns with YMCA values. Candidates should have leadership skills, experience working with youth, and relevant certifications. This is a part-time, seasonal position with pay ranging from $15.12 to $15.88 per hour based on experience. Opportunity to engage with the community and foster positive relationships.

Qualifications

• At least 21 years of age and/or significant training relevant to the YMCA program.
• Two years’ experience working with children in a developmental setting preferred.
• Ability to plan, organize, and implement age-appropriate activities.

Responsibilities

• Supervise children, plan and implement daily activity schedules.
• Communicate effectively with parents and conduct conferences.
• Maintain required program records including attendance and behavior reports.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Curriculum Implementation

Relationship Building

Education

College Degree in Education or Related Field

Tools

CPR Certification

First Aid Certification

AED Certification

Job description

Position Summary

Under the direction and guidance of the Regional Education Director and consistent with the mission and policies of the YMCA of Southern NC, the Afterschool Site Coordinator is fully dedicated to the afterschool program site location and is responsible for oversight of the program in partnership with the collaborating school.

The site director serves as the primary daily face-to-face contact for the school administration, faculty, parents and guardians and helps establish the afterschool program at the assigned school.

The Director must have the competencies, skills and proven leadership ability to successfully carry out the YMCA mission, goals, and vision for serving the community.

The Director will provide direction for the program and classroom, implement the program curriculum and provide a quality experience to children and parents that focuses on the YMCA values: honesty, respect, responsibility and caring.

Position type: Seasonal, part-time, hourly position paying $15.12‑$15.88 per hour based on experience.

Essential Functions

• Implements curriculum within the established guidelines.
• Designs and implements daily lesson/activity plans.
• Supervises the children, classroom, and all activities.
• Makes ongoing, systematic observations and evaluations of each child.
• Ensures parents are kept informed of all site and program activities and communicates both positive and negative behavior of children to parents.
• Conducts parent conferences, maintains positive relationships and effective communication with parents and engages parents as volunteers.
• Maintains program site and equipment.
• Maintains required program records including attendance sheets, incident sheets, behavior reports and CACFP records.
• Attends and participates in family nights, program activities, staff meetings and staff training.
• Follows and implements the Healthy Eating and Physical Activity standards.
• Trains new staff on current YMCA policies and procedures.
• Supervises afterschool counselors; modifies the schedule as necessary to maintain appropriate staff‑to‑student ratios and remain within budget.
• Develops relationships with school and community stakeholders to deepen the YMCA and school relationship.
  • Site Coordinators with sites serving 60 or more students may be assigned to help the school with lunch monitoring, playground monitoring and other duties.
• Performs all other tasks as assigned by the Youth Services Director.

YMCA Competencies (Leader)

Mission Advancement: Accepts and demonstrates the Y’s values, demonstrates a desire to serve others and fulfill community needs, recruits volunteers and builds effective supportive working relationships, supports fundraising.

Collaboration: Works effectively with people of different backgrounds, abilities, opinions and perceptions, builds rapport, seeks to understand others’ viewpoints, remains calm, listens for understanding and meaning, speaks and writes effectively, takes initiative to assist in developing others.

Operational Effectiveness: Makes sound judgments, transfers learning from one situation to another, embraces new approaches, discovers ideas to create a better member experience, establishes goals, clarifies tasks, plans work, actively participates in meetings, follows budgeting policies and reports all financial irregularities immediately, strives to meet or exceed goals and deliver a high-value experience for members.

Personal Growth: Pursues self‑development that enhances job performance, demonstrates openness to change, seeks opportunities in change process, accurately assesses personal feelings, strengths and limitations and how they impact relationships, has the functional and technical knowledge and skills required and uses best practices and up-to-date knowledge.

Qualifications

• Two years or more of college (preferred) working toward a degree in education or related field.
• At least 21 years of age and/or training significant for the YMCA program.
• CPR, First Aid, AED certifications within 30 days of hire date.
• Two years’ experience working with children in a developmental setting (preferred).
• Ability to plan, organize and implement age‑appropriate / developmentally appropriate program activities.
• Previous experience with diverse populations and ability to develop positive authentic relationships with people from different backgrounds.

Physical Demands

Ability to plan, lead and participate in activities.

We understand and mutually accept that the above job description represents our agreement as to the job that is to be performed.

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