Executive Director - Out-of-School Time

YMCA of the USA; Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

YMCA of the USA seeks an Executive Director of Out-of-School Time to lead afterschool care, summer learning loss programs and day camp operations across multiple sites. The role also guides middle and high school youth programming and directs staff, budgets and partnerships.

You will manage human and fiscal resources, build and maintain partnerships with community organizations, and oversee marketing, fundraising and compliance activities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
• 5+ years in youth development program management.
• 2–5 years in supervisory or leadership roles.
• Computer skills in Microsoft Office or Google Workspace.
• Ability to supervise staff and volunteers, manage budgets, marketing and public relations, fundraising.
• Ability to establish collaborations with community organizations.
• CPR/First Aid Certification required before start.
• Child Abuse Prevention Training required before start and annually.
• YMCA Multi-Team Leader certification preferred.
• Additional trainings within the first 30 days.

Skills

MS Office / Google Workspace

Staff supervision

Budget management

Fundraising

Partnerships

Public relations

CPR/First Aid

Child Abuse Prevention

YMCA certification

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience

5+ years youth development program management

2–5 years supervisory or leadership experience

Job description

The Executive Director of Out-of-School Time (OST) is responsible for Afterschool Child Care programming, Summer Learning Loss programming, and Summer Day Camp operations at multiple program locations. This position also provides leadership and direction for middle school and high school youth programming. This role oversees the management of staff, program development and operations, human resource management, fiscal management as well as managing strategic partnerships,

• Bachelor’s degree in recreation, education, human services, social services, related field or equivalent work experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in youth development program management experience, preferably in a YMCA or other licensed child care center.
• Two to five years of experience in a supervisory or leadership role.
• Demonstrated computer skills in a Microsoft Office or Google Workspace environment, for communication, reports, and proposals.
• Ability to direct programs through supervision of staff and volunteers, development and monitoring of budgets, marketing and public relations, program development and fund-raising.
• Ability to establish and maintain collaborations with community organizations.
• Current Red Cross CPR / AED / First Aid Certifications or equivalent - prior to starting if hired
• Child Abuse Prevention Training - prior to starting if hired, and maintained annually.
• YMCA Multi-Team Leader certification preferred
• Additional training to be completed within the first 30 days and maintained afterwards.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the responsibilities of this position, the employee is:

• Required to talk, hear, sit, use their hands and fingers, to handle or feel, stand, walk, reach with arms and hands.
• Often required to lift up to twenty-five pounds of weight, climb, balance, and to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Vision abilities required by this job include close and distance vision, and may at times require peripheral vision.