Youth Programs Director: Camps & After School Leadership

YMCA; Charlottesville (VA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Piedmont Family YMCA seeks a Director of Youth Development to lead all youth programs, including Summer Camp and After School, across multiple sites. You will oversee five full-time Multi-Site Directors and part-time staff, ensuring high-quality, compliant program delivery and staff development.

The role requires strong leadership, organizational, and communication skills, with a focus on recruiting, training, and developing volunteers.

Qualifications

• Leadership experience overseeing youth programs or licensed child care.
• Experience recruiting, training, and developing volunteers and staff.
• Strong organizational and analytical project-management capabilities.
• Demonstrated communication skills, oral and written.

Responsibilities

• Manage all Youth Development programs including summer camp and after-school.
• Direct a team of five full-time Multi-Site Directors and part-time staff.
• Ensure best-in-class execution of youth-serving programs.
• Recruit, hire, and train volunteers and staff.

Skills

Team leadership

Organizational skills

Project management

Communication skills

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Virginia childcare regulations knowledge

YMCA Team Leader certification

Job description

Piedmont Family YMCA seeks a Director of Youth Development to lead all youth programs, including Summer Camp and After School, across multiple sites. You will oversee five full-time Multi-Site Directors and part-time staff, ensuring high-quality, compliant program delivery and staff development.

The role requires strong leadership, organizational, and communication skills, with a focus on recruiting, training, and developing volunteers.