REACH & RISE PROGRAM MANAGER

FULL TIME EMPLOYEE BENEFITS:

35-40 hours/week
 Medical, Vision, and Dental Insurance
 8 Paid Holidays
 Generous Paid Time Off
 12% Retirement Fund
 403b Retirement Savings Plan
 Long Term Disability
 Company-paid Life Insurance

Free Child Care for your first child, 50% additional children
 Free Family YMCA Membership
 Up to 50% off select YMCA programming 
 Staff Growth and Development Opportunities 

Tuition Reimbursement

The Program Manager of Reach & Rise® Youth Mentoring at the Butler County Family YMCA builds the community’s understanding of the YMCA’s cause and impact through the development and implementation of an effective mentoring program that strives to make a difference in a child’s life. The Reach & Rise® program is designed to provide guidance and group-based mentoring services to create safe, healthy, and meaningful relationships with youth and help them reach their full potential through the support of caring adults. Reach & Rise® supports youth ages 6 to 17 that need the benefit of a positive adult role model. 

OUR CULTURE: 
 Our mission and core values are brought to life by our culture. In the Y, we strive to live our cause of strengthening communities with purpose and intentionality every day.  

We are welcoming: we are open to all. We are a place where you can belong and become. 

We are genuine: we value you and embrace your individuality. 

We are hopeful: we believe in you and your potential to become a catalyst in the world. 

We are nurturing: we support you in your journey to develop your full potential. 

We are determined: above all else, we are on a relentless quest to make our community stronger beginning with you.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in social work, therapy or counseling, early childhood education, child development, special education, elementary education, or the human services field; required.
• Minimum 2 years of experience working with youth who have a mental health diagnosis; required.
• Organization management and program development skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent conflict resolution skills.
• Ability to work independently and produce results with minimal supervision.
• Proven ability to work with people from a variety of different ethnic, socioeconomic, educational, religious, sexual, and generational backgrounds.

YMCA Competencies (Team Leader):

Mission Advancement: Models and teaches the Ys values. Ensures a high level of service with a commitment to changing lives. Provides volunteers with orientation, training, development, and recognition. Cultivates relationships to support fund-raising.

Collaboration: Champions inclusion activities, strategies, and initiatives. Builds relationships to create small communities. Empathetically listens and communicates for understanding when negotiating and dealing with conflict. Effectively tailors communications to the appropriate audience. Provides staff with feedback, coaching, guidance, and support. 

Operational Effectiveness: Provides others with frameworks for making decisions. Conducts prototypes to support the launching of programs and activities. Develops plans and manages best practices through the engagement of the team. Effectively creates and manages budgets. Holds staff accountable for high-quality results using a formal process to measure progress.

Personal Growth: Shares new insights. Facilitates change, and models adaptability and an awareness of the impact of change. Utilizes non-threatening methods to address sensitive issues and inappropriate behavior or performance. Has the functional and technical knowledge and skills required to perform well; uses best practices and demonstrates up-to-date knowledge and skills in technology.

Essential Functions:

1. Recruit, train, manage, and coordinate volunteers in assigned areas. Organize people and activities for efficiency and effectiveness. Ensure high-quality programs and establish new program activities. Expand the program within the community in accordance with strategic and operating plans.
2. Possess excellent organization skills and demonstrated follow-through on tasks; Provide accurate, timely completion and submission of all mentor/mentee-related records and documents.
3. Demonstrate knowledge of productivity standards and consistently maintain them.  
4. Develop and conduct assessments to measure the quality and efficacy of the program. Compile and present this data in a timely manner to plan for the following cycles.  
5. Organize and attend regular meetings with volunteers, families, and with staff from schools and/or community-based organizations, as needed.
6. Responsible for planning, scheduling, and oversight of weekly Reach & Rise® groups throughout each cycle. Expected to lead group if a mentor becomes unable.
7. Provide support to families and youth who have a mental health diagnosis.
8. Provide weekly support and feedback to mentors on managing group dynamics.  This may include observing or assisting in groups on occasion.
9. Have familiarity with the target population and provide input as to how the mentoring program can better reflect the cultural diversity of the children and families in our region.
10. Continue professional development through community involvement, educational coursework, seminars, and conferences as approved.
11. Meet regularly with Program Director to ensure program consistency and validity.
12. Actively participates in YMCA events and activities and adheres to the YMCA Core Values.
13. Follow YMCA policies and procedures, including those related to medical and disciplinary situations, child abuse prevention, and emergency procedures.
14. Engages in fundraising efforts for the Annual Support Campaign. 
15. Comply with the legal standards for mandated reporting.
16. Work with all YMCA partners to ensure positive and consistent relationships.
17. Professional demeanor, pleasant personality, and sense of humor.
18. Perform other duties as assigned.

WORKING 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 essential functions. Ability to perform all physical aspects of the position, including walking, standing, bending, reaching, and lifting. The work schedule will include daytime, evening, and weekend hours and must be able to travel to all program activity and training sites.

All employees working with the YMCA are considered to have supervisory or disciplinary action relationships over minors.

ALL POSITIONS REQUIRE THE FOLLOWING CLEARANCES FOR EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO THE DATE OF HIRE.  CLEARANCES ARE ACCEPTED WITHIN 2 YEARS OF THE HIRE DATE.

• PA CRIMINAL RECORD CHECK
• PA CHILD ABUSE HISTORY CERTIFICATION
• FBI (DHS) FINGERPRINTING HISTORY CLEARANCE

ALL APPLICANTS MUST HAVE A VALID EMAIL ADDRESS AND VOICEMAIL MUST BE SET UP IN ORDER TO COMPLETE ONBOARDING PROCESSES.