What are the responsibilities and job description for the Child Care - School Aged Site Director position at Southern District YMCA Camp Lincoln?
Job Type
Full-time
Description
Come join the YMCA School Age Child Care program!
The Site Director is responsible for operating a licensed school age child care program for youth at assigned site(s) that is in compliance with NH State Licensing and meets YMCA fiscal expectations and Health Standards.? As the leader of the on-site team at the assigned school, the Site Director is responsible for handling daily operations which meet YMCA quality standards, ensuring the safety of the children, designing and implementing curriculum, supervising staff, developing relationships with parents and interacting with school staff and admin.
Essential Functions :
- Plan, organize, implement, and lead the daily schedule and curriculum at assigned site, providing a wide variety of activities that include a healthy snack, physical play, creative arts, quiet activities, time for socializing and other enrichment activities.
- Respond appropriately to the individual needs of children, both physically and emotionally, in a positive and nurturing manner, ensuring the safety and security of all.
- Create and maintain indoor program space that meets the needs of children, allowing children to take initiative and explore their interests.
- Create a positive atmosphere that boosts self-esteem and the general self-concept of all program participants.
- Use positive behavior management techniques to guide the behavior of children in a consistent, fair, and logical manner.
- Maintain and display a positive attitude and relationships with all families, staff, and school personnel.
- Communicate on a daily basis with parents / guardians regarding child's day.?
- Collaborate with families and the Program Coordinator to develop behavior plans when necessary.
- Provide First Aid and / or CPR as necessary; administer medication as required by NH Licensing guidelines; and recognize and report suspected child abuse.
- Adhere to all BCCL regulations and requirements to ensure compliance with Child Care Licensing, which includes maintaining attendance records, children and staff files, fire drill log, behavior reports, injury reports, and medication authorization forms.
- Meet regularly with host school administration to ensure positive relationship
- Attend school open houses or events to promote programs and conduct community outreach
- Expected to attend all required meetings, events, and trainings, and to work all supplemental programs (school vacations, etc) as needed during the school year.
- Communicate upward with Program Coordinator and other YMCA Management in a timely manner, adhering to deadlines and requests.?
- Promote teamwork and cohesiveness to build a program where all staff feel welcome and valued.
- Complete employee performance evaluations, giving constructive feedback to promote staff growth.?
- Maintain confidentiality regarding staff information or issues.
- Be willing to transfer location as needed by the Program Coordinator.
- Perform other duties as assigned by the Program Coordinator.
- Adhere to policies related to boundaries with consumers.
- Attend required abuse risk management training.
- Adhere to procedures related to managing high-risk activities and supervising consumers.
- Report suspicious or inappropriate behaviors and policy violations.
- Follow mandated abuse reporting requirements.
- Other duties as assigned.
Requirements
Job Requirements
Benefits :
Southern District YMCA is an Equal Opportunities employer and embraces diversity in our employee population. It is the policy of SDYMCA to provide equal opportunity to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or genetic information.
Salary Description
18.00 hr
Salary : $18
