Child and Youth Development Director

General Purpose:

The YMCA of Orange County is looking for a FULL-TIME Child and Youth Development Director in the Mission Viejo/Racho Santa Margarita area.

Responsible for the overall leadership of a specific licensed child care site including staff recruitment, hiring and supervision, daily schedule and curriculum, marketing and enrollment, parent and school relations, facility maintenance, risk management, fiscal accounting, and licensing compliance. Child Care Directors will maintain a minimum headcount of 56 FTE and supervise a minimum of 2 FTE staff.

Responsibilities/Duties:
Plan, prepare, supervise, implement, and evaluate programs.
Ensure the safety of children and staff.
Develop and manage operating budget per enrollment.
Plan, supervise, and implement the program in accordance with the policies and philosophies of the YMCA.
Maintain a licensed program in accordance with Title XXII regulations and the YMCA of Orange Standard Operating Procedures.
Assist, when needed, in the direct supervision of children in order to maintain mandated ratios.
Responsible for recruitment, interviewing, hiring, orienting, and training for paid and volunteer staff.
Supervise and evaluate the performance of all staff and volunteers at the Child Care Site
Implement staff meetings and trainings.
Maintain positive parent-staff and community-school relationships.
Organize and maintain Parent Advisory Committee and fund raisers.
Responsible for program promotion, customer service management, and tours the program to visitors.
Manage and supervise the family billing process to ensure billings are accurate and fees are collected timely.
Maintain the arrangement, appearance and learning environment of the Child Care Site.
Attend classes and/or trainings to stay current on Child Care issues.
Follow and enforce safety regulations and other YMCA and School policies, procedures.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:
The following are the minimum qualifications which an individual needs in order to successfully perform the duties & responsibilities of this position. Please note that the minimum qualifications may vary based upon the department size and/or geographic location.

Education & Certification:
Licensing Option 1: Education & Certifications: EMSA First Aid & EMSA CPR Certification, 15 college units accepted by licensing (3 units in Child Development, and 3 units or 60 training hours in Administration, and 9 units or 180 training hours in Recreation, Elementary Education or related field) required.
Licensing Option 2: Education & Certifications: 2 year college degree in related field, EMSA First Aid & EMSA CPR Certification, 15 college units accepted by licensing (3 units in Child Development, and 3 units or 60 training hours in Administration, and 9 units or 180 training hours in Recreation, Elementary Education or related field) required.
Licensing Option 3: Education & Certifications: 4 year college degree in related field, EMSA First Aid & EMSA CPR Certification, 15 college units accepted by licensing (3 units in Child Development, and 3 units or 60 training hours in Administration, and 9 units or 180 training hours in Recreation, Elementary Education or related field) required.

Experience & Background:
Licensing Option 1 : Must be at least 21 years of age. 4 years of experience working with children, previous supervision of staff, and completion of all requirements for 15 hour Preventative Health Practices required. Licensing Option 2 : Must be at least 21 years of age. 2 years of experience working with children, previous supervision of staff, and completion of all requirements for 15 hour Preventative Health Practices required. Licensing Option 3: Must be at least 21 years of age. 1 year of experience working with children, previous supervision of staff, and completion of all requirements for 15 hour Preventative Health Practices required.

Skills & Abilities:
Excellent verbal communication skills.
Strong customer and results orientation.
Ability to interact effectively at all levels and across diverse cultures.
Ability to be an effective member of project teams.

Leadership Competencies:
Mission Advancement: Models and teaches the Ys values. Ensures a high level of service with a commitment to improving lives. Provides volunteers with orientation, training, development, and recognition. Cultivates relationships to support fundraising.
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 communication to the appropriate audience. Provides staff with feedback, coaching, guidance, and support.
Operational Effectiveness: Provides other with frameworks for making decisions. Conducts prototypes to support the launching of programs and activities. Develops plans and manages best practices through engagement of team. Effectively creates and manages budgets. Holds staff accountable for high-quality results using a formal process to measure progress.
Personal Growth: Shares new insight. Facilitates change; 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.

Physical Demands:
The physical demands described herein 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 job functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to:
Ability to see and hear distress signals.
Frequently required to stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, crawl, talk, hear, stand, walk, sit, reach with hands and arms.
The employee must be able to push, lift, pull, and/or move up to 40 lbs.
See, hear, speak and write clearly in order to communicate with employees and/or other customers.
Manual dexterity required for occasional reaching and lifting of small objects, and operating office equipment.
Possess the ability to think logically, be detail-oriented, and accurate.
Travel as required to meet accountabilities.

Work Environment:
In general, the following conditions of the work environment are representative of those that an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to allow differently-abled individuals to perform the essential functions of the job within the environment.
Indoor and outdoor child care and recreational sites.
Exposure to sun, heat, cold, potentially hazardous chemicals, and toxic materials.
Work in water and on slippery/uneven surfaces.
Noise level is usually moderate.

Learn more about opportunities at the Y www.ymcaoc.org/careers

Once a conditional offer is made, candidates will be subject to a criminal background check, drug screen, and will be asked to provide criminal history. Criminal history will be analyzed on a case-by-case basis as it related to the position. YMCA of Orange County participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S