Job Description
Job Description
School Age Program Site Coordinator
Whether you are interested in joining a leading non-profit or looking to advance your Y career, this is your opportunity to help make our community better together.
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Please note that any and all offers of employment are contingent on the successful completion of a background check, reference check, and new hire packet.
In roles where driving is required as an essential function, a driver history check must also be successfully completed.
Essential Functions :
This person will play an important part in the work that we do each day. In addition to all other duties as assigned, this role will :
- Oversee the daily operation of the School's Out program at a given site(s) under the guidance of the School Age Director for the region.
- Actively work to build and maintain strong family, community, and school relationships.
- Provide leadership to Group Leaders at an assigned site in the areas of : child supervision, youth programming, and parent relationships.
- Lead Group Leaders in planning and implementing a holistic curriculum for a given site or sites that reflects Y values.
- Role model acceptable behaviors and decision-making for participants and peers.
- Actively participate in all related meetings, in-services, trainings, and activities.
- Utilize appropriate guidance and developmental techniques with participants to create an orderly environment that is conducive to learning and child safety.
- Provide substitute coverage to other sites on an as needed basis.
- Enforce and support the policies contained in the Y Parent Guide, Behavior Management Guide, and Staff Handbook.
- Implement and expand all Y curriculum and evaluation standards.
- Coordinate and submit logistical needs for a site around supplies, staffing, and transportation.
- Evaluate programs and staff on an ongoing basis and make recommendations for improvements or adjustments.
- Attend at least 20 hours of Y-provided training per calendar year and lead one training session per year.
- Serve as the key person responsible for child safety and risk mitigation at a given site(s).
Qualifications :
- Must be at least 20 years of age at time of application (EEC requirement)
- Associates degree (completed or in progress) in education, child studies, child psychology, or another related field
- Additional years of professional experience or a Rank of E-5 or better may be used in lieu of education requirements where permitted.
- At least 3 years of experience in working with school-age children
- At least 2 years of experience in a customer service / relation
- At least 2 years of experience in staff supervision
- First Aid / CPR / AED certifications or willing to obtain within 60 days of hire
- Demonstrated ability to conduct complex, critical problem solving independently
- Knowledge of and ability to learn appropriate child development techniques
- Demonstrated track record of timeliness and punctuality
Leadership Competencies :
- Values - Accepts and demonstrates the Y values.
- Community
- Volunteerism
- Philanthropy
- Inclusion
- Relationships - Builds rapport and relates well to others.
- Influence
- Communication - Listens for understanding : speaks and writes effectively.
- Developing Others
- Decision Making - Makes sound judgements and transfers learning from one situation to another.
- Innovation
- Project Management
- Finance
- Quality Results
- Self-Development
- Change Capacity
- Emotional Intelligence
- Functional Expertise
Work Environment and Physical Requirements :
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a staff member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
We are proud to be a champion of diversity and an equal employment opportunity / affirmative action employer. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- While performing the duties of this job, the staff member is regularly required to :
- Sit, stand, or reach for extended periods of time;
- Move around the work environment independently;
Communicate via computer, multi-line phone, and smart-phone; and,
Push, pull, or lift up to 25 pounds for short periods of time.
- The noise level in the work place is usually moderate, but may vary based on a number of external factors.