School Age Associate Program Director - Longmont

YMCA of Northern Colorado; Longmont (CO); On-site; USD 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free Family Membership

Free and Discounted Programs

Generous retirement benefits - 12%

Employee Assistance Program

Paid Vacation, Sick Days, and Holidays

Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance

Disability Benefits

Life Insurance

Job summary

The YMCA of Northern Colorado is seeking a School Age Associate Program Director who brings energy, empathy, and strong leadership to supervise staff, nurture children, and maintain safety standards. The role runs year-round, with 6:45am-6:00pm hours and continued full-time duties into summer as a day camp site director.

Responsibilities include directing before/after school sites, training staff, ensuring program quality, and maintaining partnerships with school and administrative staff.

Qualifications

• Must be 21 years or older.
• CPR and First Aid certification (or willing to obtain)
• AND have at least one of the following: a four-year degree OR associate degree or 60 credit hours + experience OR 3,185 hours of experience OR early childhood credential level 2+

Responsibilities

• Coordinate program areas with Program Directors to ensure high-quality programs.
• Direct before-school and after-school sites as scheduled.
• Train, develop, schedule and supervise staff and volunteers.
• Ensure compliance with state/local regulations and YMCA safety standards.
• Maintain relationships with school administration and communicate updates weekly.
• Support fundraising and assist in marketing and distributing program information.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Staff Development

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Associate degree or 60 credit hours + experience

3,185 hours of experience with children

Early childhood credential level 2+

Job description

Overview

The YMCA is seeking a School Age Associate Program Director. This position requires someone who has energy, a positive mind set and strong leadership skills to supervise, teach, nurture and encourage our staff and kiddos with a balance of empathy, accountability, role modeling and hands-on work.

You might be the right candidate if...

You are a communicator, a listener and a patient answerer of questions. You are creative, generating ideas to keep our programming fresh, interesting, engaging and all-around fun. You are detail oriented. You are ready to implement our important safety policies and procedures, and you have the flexibility and calm nature to navigate the ups and downs that can come with the job. You work well with administrative and program-based tasks, with people and numbers, with concrete policies and shades of gray. You can speak eloquently to parents and administrative staff and have the skills to send a child into a fit of giggles.

This is a year-round, full-time role, working Monday-Friday hours varying from 6:45am-6:00pm and the position continues through summer as full-time day camp site director.

Positions continue 40 hours a week through summer, at one of our 15+ Day Camp Locations. We will work with you to determine the best fit for summer camp.

Responsibilities

• Works with Program Directors to manage, direct and coordinate program areas, ensure high quality programs and establish new program activities.
• Directs a before school site 3-4 mornings per week and an after-school site 5 afternoons each week.
• Trains, develops, schedules and directs personnel and volunteers as needed. Develops strategies to motivate staff and achieve goals.
• Assures compliance with state and local regulations as they relate to program areas. Ensures that YMCA program standards are met, and safety procedures followed.
• Informs Program Director of needed upkeep of assigned program facilities and equipment and ensures the physical environment supports safety practices aligning with YMCA, Health Department and CDHS standards.
• Develops and maintains relationships with school administration. Checks in weekly with office staff to communicate any updates or concerns.
• With support of Program Director, provides staff leadership for annual fund-raising campaign. Represents the YMCA and participates in association special events.
• Assists in the marketing and distribution of program information.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• 21 years or older.
• Supply documentation of current certification or become certified in CPR and First Aid. We can assist with this.
• AND have at least one of the following
  • A four-year degree in a related field OR
  • An associate’s degree or sixty (60) semester credit hours from an accredited college or university and three (3) months (455 hours) of experience in the care and supervision of four (4) or more children over the ages of four (4) years who are not related to the individual OR
  • 3,185 hours of experience in the care and supervision of four (4) or more children over the ages of four (4) years who are not related to the individual OR
  • A current early childhood professional credential level 2 or higher.

Benefits

• Free Family Membership
• Free and Discounted Programs
• Generous retirement benefits - 12% after eligibility is met
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Vacation, Sick Days, and Holidays
• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Disability Benefits
• Life Insurance

Childcare benefits of more than $5000 are considered taxable income and will be processed accordingly.Limitations and restrictions apply to some programs.

Posted Salary Range

USD $20.00 - USD $25.00 /Hr.