POSITION SUMMARY:

Under the supervision of the Sr. Healthy Living Director and in accordance with the policies of the YMCA of the Triangle, the Family Programs Director is responsible for family engagement for his/her assigned branch. This position will work with the Sr. Healthy Living Director and other branch staff members to strengthen relationships between the Y and families by assisting with organizing, implementing, and developing the family engagement opportunities.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Oversees, supports Kid’s Zone program for the branch. Supporting coordinator to manage day to day operations.
• Oversees, supports and directs Kinder/ Wee summer camp program.
• Responsible for mapping the family engagement strategy for the Finley YMCA and working with Association programs to connect members and participants in various programs.
• Develops and leads a comprehensive strategy for family engagement initiatives and activities that support families spending quality time together, being active together and serving together.
• Collaborates with colleagues, membership teams and branch and Association departments to implement a cross-functional continuum of quality family engagement events and programs.
• Partners with colleagues within the organization (branch, region and Association-wide) to implement cross-branch/cross-department quality experiences for families to spend time together, be active together and serve together.
• Works with colleagues across the Association to coordinate family events and develop an annual association-wide calendar for all YMCA of the Triangle families.
• Fully supports, actively promotes participation in and provides collaborative leadership/partnership in key YMCA of the Triangle signature family events: YMCA Families On! Challenge, Finley Freedom Festival, Finley Frenzy, Rain Deer Run, Family Camp (Kanata and Sea Gull Seafarer), Y Guides Weekends and others as needed/developed.
• Collaborates with parents, program staff, and community partners to develop and implement educational seminars, resources and support for parents and families hosted/presented by the YMCA of the Triangle.
• Assists in the development and management of the budget for Family Programs through controlling costs, ordering of supplies and managing inventory at the highest standards.
• Supports branch Membership team by being fully capable to answer customer service questions from participants, including fully trained in proper use of PersonifyGo.
• Assists in the Annual Campaign by attending all events, recruiting and interacting with volunteers, and articulating case for giving.
• Serve as a role model for members, volunteers, children, and other staff members.
• Performs other duties not specifically outlined in this job descriptions as the demands of the Association might require.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Prefers a baccalaureate undergraduate degree from an accredited college or university with at least 4 years of youth and/or family programs experience.
• Models a commitment to the YMCA Mission, Cause, values and leadership competency model.
• Proven skills in human relations, relationship building and engagement, public speaking, program management, and volunteer development.
• Maintain necessary certifications including but not limited to CPR and First Aid.
• Demonstrates a broad understanding of Youth Development, Sports, Recreation and Outdoor Activities, and should be a competent leader in several such activities.
• Strong ability around marketing and communication for the vision of growth and improvement of Family engagement across the association.
• Ability to relate effectively to diverse groups of people from all social and economic segments of the community.
• Multi-lingual desired but not required.

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.

• Requires vision, speech, and hearing to normal range, with or without accommodations made of sufficient nature for the completion of assigned tasks.
• Ability to communicate clearly through written and verbal communication.
• Ability to lift and carry a maximum of 20 pounds.
• Ability to stand, walk, bend, stoop, pull and push.
• Must have a valid driver’s license and have the ability to drive.
• Ability to adapt to change quickly, work under stressful conditions on a regular basis, and take the responsibility for the health and safety of others.
• The YMCA of the Triangle requires employees to comply with all COVID related PPE, cleaning, reporting and prevention expectations efforts. Further training and detail will be provided upon question and/or hire.