Area Youth Development Director

YMCA; Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision insurance

Flexible Spending Account

Company-paid life insurance

Paid holidays & PTO

403(b) plan with company contribution

Free YMCA membership

Job summary

YMCA is seeking a dedicated leader to oversee school-based childcare and camp programs across Hoover, Homewood, and Trussville. The role requires travel and reports to the Executive Director of School Based Programs. It is a full-time position with oversight of staff, budgets, and program quality.

You will design and run Afterschool and Summer Day Camp offerings at multiple sites, ensuring strong family engagement, safety, and positive youth development outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher preferred.
• 3–5 years relevant experience preferred.
• Supervisory and staff development experience required.
• Experience supervising multiple sites.
• Knowledge of budgets and financial processes.
• Strong customer service, oral and written communication, and computer skills.
• Must complete background and child abuse screening; obtain certifications prior to start date.

Responsibilities

• Plan, design, and run afterschool childcare and summer camp programs across 5–7 sites.
• Lead summer camp teams and support School's Out Camps.
• Track participation, evaluate effectiveness, and adjust programs.
• Build relationships with community organizations to strengthen offerings.
• Recruit, train, and supervise paid staff and volunteers; lead monthly meetings.
• Monitor budgets, payroll, and purchasing; report on progress; ensure safety compliance.

Skills

Communication

Project management

Developing others

Decision-making

Innovation

Quality results

Self-development

Change capacity

Education

Bachelor's degree in education or relevant field

Job description

Ask any parent picking up their kid from after-school care, and they'll tell you it's not really about childcare at all — it's about who's leading the room. It's the adult who notices when a shy kid needs an invitation into the group, who turns a Tuesday afternoon into the best part of someone's day, and who a school starts to count on as a true partner. We're looking for that person to lead our school-based childcare and camp programs across multiple sites — someone ready to build something kids and families can count on, year after year.

Role at a Glance

• Serving school-based sites across Hoover, Homewood, and Trussville — daily/weekly travel required
• Reports to the Executive Director of School Based Programs
• Full-time

What You'll Do

You'll plan, design, and run Afterschool Childcare and Summer Day Camp programming across 5–7 school-based sites, plus lead summer camp teams at one location and support School's Out Camps. You'll build a real pathway for kids to grow from child development programs into our programming for teens. Along the way, you'll keep a close eye on how programs are actually working — tracking participation, evaluating effectiveness, and adjusting as needed — while building relationships with community organizations that strengthen what you offer.

You'll lead people, too: recruiting, training, and supervising both paid staff and volunteers, running monthly team meetings, and giving the kind of feedback and coaching that helps people grow. You'll stay closely connected to the families you serve, building trust with students, parents, and school staff, and responding to concerns with care.

You'll help steer the budget for your sites — watching payroll and purchasing, recommending adjustments, and reporting on how things are tracking. And above all, you'll make child safety non-negotiable: following every YMCA policy on medical situations, discipline, emergencies, and child abuse prevention, and holding your team to the same standard — including proper screening, supervision, and training around abuse risk.

Why the Y

• This job comes with a healthier life built in. You'll get medical, dental, and vision coverage, plus a Flexible Spending Account.
• Company-paid life insurance and long-term disability.
• A generous PTO plan, 10 paid holidays, 6 weeks of paid FMLA, and a week of grandparent leave.
• A 403(b) plan with a 12% company contribution after 2 years.
• Free Y membership for you and your household, free summer day camp and afterschool care, one free week of summer resident camp, and discounts on childcare, youth sports, swim lessons, and more.
• Plus tuition discounts through our educational partnerships.

Qualifications

Cause-Driven Leadership® Competencies

YMCA Competencies (Multi-Team Leader):

• Communication: Effectively tailors communications to the appropriate audience.
• Project Management: Ensures execution of the plan
• Developing Others: Provides staff with feedback, coaching, guidance, and support.
• Decision-Making: Provides others with frameworks for making decisions.
• Innovation: Conducts prototypes to support the launching of programs and activities.
• Quality Results: Holds staff accountable for high-quality results using a formal process to measure progress.
• Self-Development: Shares new insights. Fosters a learning environment embracing diverse abilities and approaches
• Change Capacity: Creates a sense of urgency and positive tensions to support change.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in education or other relevant field preferred
• 3-5 years relevant experience preferred
• Supervisory and staff development experience required.
• Experience supervising multiple sites
• Knowledge of budgets
• Must be customer service focused with strong oral and written communication skills and solid computer skills.
• Proven experience in building strong community relationships
• Ability to represent the YMCA maturely and professionally building solid relationships with leaders in a wide variety of organizations in the community
• Must be well organized and able to handle shifting priorities.
• Successful completion of background and Child Abuse and Neglect screening.
• Acquire and maintain the following certifications before the start date via YMCA, American Red Cross, American Heart Association, and American Health and Safety Institute (ASHI):

Acquire and maintain the following certifications before the start date via YMCA, American Red Cross, American Heart Association, and American Health and Safety Institute (ASHI):

• First Aid/CPR /AED (valid 2 yeartwo unless otherwise noted)
• Requisite Risk Management/Safety Online Training Modules (completed prior before date and repeated annually)

Must be willing to travel within the service area on a daily/weekly basis

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Ability to plan, lead and participate in a range of activities in a variety of outdoor/indoor settings.
• Ability to be physically active to include, but not limited to, walking, sitting, squatting, standing, kneeling, climbing, running, lifting, pushing, pulling, etc.
• Must have the physical, visual, and auditory ability to perform the job's essential functions.