School Age Program Site Coordinator 2024 - 2025

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. The Y. ™ For a better us. ™

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.