Director of Center Youth Family and Camp

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GENERAL FUNCTION

Under the direction of Youth Development leadership and with close guidance from the Vice President of Child Care, youth Development- the Director of Center Youth, Family & Camp will be responsible for administering all facets of our identified core youth center focused services; including, homeschool programming, day camp, family programming, special events and the development of other community focused programing. The staff person will be accountable for the implementation and administration of the program initiatives, successful program implementation, recruitment of participants and volunteers, and responsible financial operation in accordance with Association goals, objectives and policies throughout a specified Center. Specific program areas include core Play and Learn staff management, family weekend programs, Family Nights (Kids night out, Parent night out) special events, Center Day Camp, and development of new and innovative community-based programs. The Youth, Family & Camp Director must understand their role in helping build relationships and a small community atmosphere among our members. This position is responsible for relationship building to assist with cross system family engagement, for example- creating connections between BAS staff and Center staff to offer sports, and other types of clinics within out of school time settings; collaborate with other Center staff and service lines to engage sports clinic patrons with camp, and other family programing within the centers- thus generating wholistic use of all youth facing YMCA experiences.

KNOW HOW

This position requires a BA/BS degree in child development, recreation, elementary education or related field, or its equivalent in related experience, and must have a minimum of 3-5 years professional experience in YMCA or similar agency. Applicant must have event planning, program development and delivery skills with special emphasis on youth and family activities and volunteer recruitment and engagement. The ability to relate to all age groups is essential. Experience with volunteers, fiscal management, and program development is also important. The need exists to be current with community trends. Ability and willingness to collaborate with internal partners to develop well rounded family and youth focused programs, allowing for experiences within several facets of youth facing programming .

Due to the diversity of responsibility, a high degree of organizational, project management, and event planning ability is needed. Strong skills are necessary in supervision, management, income production, expense control, public relations, promotion, communication skills, and record-keeping.

PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES

*Designated as a First Responder in the event of an emergency.

• May Manage Play and Learn including employee schedules, working in tandem with the Center Association Executive of the Center based on hours of operation.
• Responsible for operations and implementation of standardized Day Camp processes for assigned Center including collaborating with Center staff to offer sports, and other recreation programs as enhancements for Day Camp.
• Assists with the development, administration and control of designated budgets, including meeting staffing ratio targets, administrative staffing ratios per camp Standard Operating Procedure for Day Camp and expense control, in consultation with Association Director of Camp and Family Programs.
• Selects, trains and supervises paid and volunteer department staff, as indicated in the Standard Operating Procedure for Day Camp, Youth and Family experiences within the assigned Center.
• Evaluates programs and recommends changes based on compatibility with Association Strategic Plan focused on Day Camp, Youth and Family engagement programs. Gathering statistics with help of other agency personnel to develop a dashboard of Youth and Family Impact.
• Interprets Association goals, objectives and policies to the community and constituency.
• Serves as manager on duty in a week night and monthly weekend rotation for assigned YMCA as designated by Associate Executive through collaboration with Association Director of Camp and Family Programing.
• Maintain program initiative records and documentation, and prepare reports as needed (e.g. grant outcome reports).
• Assists the international aspect of the Association including World Service education and fundraising.
• Supervises and is accountable for care and up keep of program equipment and facilities, including applicable off-site program locations.
• Assists in the annual campaign for Youth Development.
• Provides direct leadership to specific programs as agreed upon with their supervisor.
• Involved with other community groups in identifying and responding to community needs and issues.

Assists with any other projects or activities as may be assigned by the Association Director of Camp and Family Programing and the Center Associate Executive Director.

It is the policy of the YMCA of Greater Indianapolis to provide equal employment opportunity to employees and candidates for employment. Accordingly, there shall be no discrimination against any employee or candidate for employment due to race, color, religious creed, sex, national origin, age, citizenship, disability or against disabled veterans and veterans of the Vietnam era. This policy is applicable to the policies governing recruitment, hiring and placement, promotion, training, compensation, employment environment, and separation or termination.

Compliance with this policy is the personal responsibility of all personnel, especially those whose duties are related to the hiring of new employees and the status or tenure of current employees. Further, as an Equal Opportunity Employer, the company will cooperate fully in the implementation of applicable laws and executive orders.