Youth & Family Services Program Director - After School Focus

YMCA of Greenville; Verdin Estates (SC); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Earned wages access

Retirement contributions

Health benefits

Paid time off

Insurance: Life, Dental, Vision

Holidays: 11

Job summary

The YMCA of Greenville is seeking an experienced Youth & Family Services Program Director to lead After School Child Care (ASCC) programs. You will oversee operations, staff recruitment and development, curriculum design, and field trips, ensuring safety and regulatory compliance.

Reporting to the Youth & Family Services Director, you will drive program growth, partner with HR and leadership, and manage the branch budget while promoting YMCA values and family engagement across the community.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in education, early childhood, recreation, human services or equivalent.
• Two+ years of supervisory experience in school-aged childcare, teen programming, or day camp programming.

Responsibilities

• Direct the Afterschool program operations including staffing, planning, and daily implementation.
• Recruit, train, supervise, and develop part-time staff and volunteers.
• Develop high-quality childcare curricula and activities for diverse ages.
• Coordinate registrations, facilities, transportation, and field trips.
• Ensure compliance with state/local childcare regulations and safety procedures.
• Develop and monitor program budget to meet fiscal objectives.
• Promote programs and recruit families to participate.

Skills

Leadership

Staff supervision

Program development

Budget management

Compliance & safety

Community engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Overview

The YMCA of Greenville is a dynamic and rapidly growing association that seeks to strengthen the community through youth development, healthy living and social responsibility.

The Youth & Family Services Program Director supports the work of the Y, a leading nonprofit charitable organization committed to strengthening community through youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility. Under the direction of the Youth & Family Services Director, this role is responsible for leading the development and operations with a primary focus on After School Child Care (ASCC) programs.

Not only will you be part of amazing mission driven work, we offer the following benefits:

• Access to your Earned Wages before scheduled Pay Days!
• 12% Retirement Contribution, once fully vested
• 403b Retirement Savings Plan
• Separate Paid Sick and Vacation Leave
• Medical Benefits
• Company Paid Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
• 11 Company Paid Holidays
• Household Membership to the YMCA of Greenville
• 50% Discount on Programs, including Childcare, Sports, Aquatics, and Personal Training

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 nurturing: we support you in your journey to develop your full potential.

We are determined: above all else, we are on a relentless quest to make our community stronger beginning with you.

*Compensation will be determined commensurate qualifications and experience.*

Responsibilities

Leadership & Management

• Report directly to the branch Youth & Family Services Director on behalf of the Youth & Family Services department.
• Develop and maintain a positive childcare leadership team with the branch Youth & Family Services Director and Assistant Program Director, working toward the same goals and with a vision of offering high-quality, high-value programs for members and participants.
• Directly recruit, train, supervise, and develop part-time staff and volunteers in partnership with the Human Resource department and the Vice President of Youth & Family Services.
• Conduct and report staff evaluations annually, as well as on-going, non-formal evaluations of staff to ensure the highest quality of staff are in place and adding value to childcare programs.
• Communicate and partner with the Vice President of Youth & Family Services as a resource for program and staffing support, curriculum development, staff development and training efforts, program growth initiatives, and staff/participant engagement and retention.
• Act as the Childcare Cabinet representative for your branch.
• Participation in quarterly reviews with executive leadership examining and evaluating departmental progress, growth, staffing, results, and goals as well as personal application of YMCA of Greenville Leadership Attributes.

Program Development & Operations

• Manages, directs, and coordinates all aspects of the Afterschool program for branch.
• During the school year, responsible for operations of the Afterschool program, planning, hiring, staff management, and daily implementation.
• During the summer, assists with camp when needed, prepping for the upcoming Afterschool year with recruitment of staff and new families.
• Develop and implement high-quality childcare curricula and activities for students of various ages and developmental stages.
• Organize and schedule program registrations for Afterschool.
• Coordinate the use of branch facilities for daily activities.
• Secure facilities and admission for field trips and events.
• Secure, monitor, and oversee transportation of participants on field trips.
• Establish new program activities and expand program within the community in accordance with the Association and branch strategic plans.

Compliance & Safety

• Assures compliance with state and local regulations as they relate to childcare.
• Ensure that program standards are met, and safety procedures followed.

Budget & Resource Management

• Purchase and maintain materials and supply for ASCC Program, including snacks.
• Develop and monitor program budget to meet fiscal objectives.

Community Engagement & Marketing

• Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with other community organizations.
• Responsible for promotion of all childcare programs, in conjunction with branch marketing and promotion plans.
• Develop and implement recruiting plans for YMCA Childcare programs.

Organizational Culture & Values

• Promote and incorporate the YMCA four core values and character development model into all program activities.
• Intentionally and continuously strive to promote an organizational culture that advances practices and policies which value staff engagement, diversity, strengthens inclusion, and builds global community in the US and abroad.
• Actively practice the YMCA of Greenville leadership attributes of Accountability, Ownership, Managerial Courage, Teamwork, and Focused Discipline as defined and communicated by HR.

Other Expectations

• Adhere to policies related to boundaries with consumers.
• Attend/complete required abuse risk management training.
• Adhere to procedures related to managing high-risk activities and supervising consumers.
• Follow mandated reporting requirements.
• Adhere to job specific abuse risk management responsibilities.
• Follow employees and volunteers screening requirements and use screening instruments to screen for abuse risk.
• Provide employees and volunteers with ongoing supervision and training related to abuse risk.
• Provide employees and volunteers with regular feedback regarding their boundaries with consumers.
• Require employees and volunteers to adhere to policies and procedures related to abuse risk.
• Respond quickly to policy and procedure violations using the organization’s progressive disciplinary procedures.
• Respond seriously and confidentially to reports of suspicious and inappropriate behaviors.
• Follow mandated reporting requirements.
• Communicate to all employees and volunteers the organization’s commitment to protect their consumer from abuse.
• Report essential abuse risk management information to the board of directors.

LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES:

• Engaging Community
• Communication & Influence
• Change Leadership
• Critical Thinking & Decision Making
• Emotional Maturity
• Developing Self & Others

Qualifications

*Compensation will be determined commensurate qualifications and experience.*

• Bachelor’s degree in education, early childhood, recreation, human services or equivalent.
• Two or more year’s related supervisory experience in school-aged childcare, teen programming, and/or day camp programming.
• Must be at least 20 years old and able to drive bus. Clean driving record required.
• Knowledge of childcare licensing requirements, YMCA standards and ACA standards for day camps.
• Must have good interpersonal, public relations and communications skills, including the ability to make oral presentations.
• Skills in staff and volunteer supervision, values education, community program development, and fund raising.
• Ability to respond to safety and emergency situations.
• Incumbents must complete mandatory training in New Staff Orientation, BBP/Child Abuse Prevention and CPR/1st Aid/AED training within 30 days of employment.

WORK ENVIRONMENT & PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

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.

• Frequently move throughout the facilities
• Constantly stationary for more than 2.5 hours per day
• Constantly communicating over the phone or in-person
• Frequently moving objects and equipment weighing up to 20 pounds.
• Constantly handling office equipment such as computer, keyboard, printer, etc.