Associate Program Director - HY

Description

An exciting opportunity to join the team of a progressive YMCA located in vibrant Somerset County, New Jersey. The YMCA is one of the nation’s leading nonprofit organizations dedicated to strengthening communities through youth development, healthy living and social responsibility. With a 150-year-old history, Greater Somerset County YMCA (GSCY) is a pillar of the community and has seven locations across three counties, which collectively serve upwards of 30,000 individuals. GSCY has 100 full-time and 950 part-time employees along with operating revenues to $22+ million.

The Y empowers everyone—no matter who they are or where they are from. To fulfill our purpose of strengthening community for all, GSCY is committed to being an inclusive organization and leveraging our collective impact to address social inequities. To learn more about GSCY, visit our website: http://gscymca.org

POSITION SUMMARY:

Under the direction of the Senior Program Director, the Associate Program Director is responsible for managing staff and activities associated with our Early Education Center, Summer Camp and School Aged Child Care at the Hillsborough YMCA. This job is fully on-site, not remote.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

- Supervises all branch early education teachers/ counselors and assists teachers in day to day EEC operations.

- Engage in program staff hiring, training and provide continuous support and feedback.

- Oversee program registrations and manage financial aspects of the EEC program, including billing, payments, and past-due balances.

- Ensure the delivery of high quality, safe, educational youth programming in a nurturing environment focusing specifically on YMCA's Core Values.

- Establishes and sustains positive relationships with program participants, their families and prospective members.

- Ensures all programs are continuously maintaining the guidelines for a safe, educational, social and nurturing environment as set by the YMCA and other regulatory organizations.

- Maintains relationship with State of NJ Department of Children and Families Office of Licensing

- Assist in creating new programs and bringing new ideas to support program growth and development Responds to member and community inquires and complaints in a timely manner.

- Assist with the management of branch summer camp programs.

- Assist in fundraising by meeting annual campaign goals and organizing volunteers to lead the annual campaign community to include supporting fundraising activities and special events as necessary.

- Responsible for complying with all Greater Somerset County YMCA Policies and Procedures.

- Adheres and incorporates the YMCA values of caring, honesty, respect, and responsibility and educates members about the YMCA mission and goals.

- Responsible for promoting programs, including developing program information for YMCA website, programming guide, social media, etc.

- Actively participate in trainings, seminars, special events, and meetings as required. Perform all other duties as assigned

Requirements

1. High School Diploma or equivalent required; Associate’s degree or Credits In Early Education In accordance with New Jersey State Licensing preferred
2. Two to three years related experience as a coordinator or supervisor of child care programs preferred.
3. Working knowledge of the State of NJ Department of Children and Families Office of Licensing preferred.
4. Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
5. Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite or similar software.
6. Ability to maintain confidentiality and professionalism.

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 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 insights. 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.

WORK ENVIRONMENT & PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee tosuccessfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Sufficient strength, agility and mobility to perform essential functions of position and to supervise program activities.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use a computer for extended periods of time and be able to communicate using a computer and phone/smart device.
• The employee frequently is required to sit and reach and must be able to move around the work environment.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate, with occasional noise levels associated with working with school-aged children.
• This position is fully in-person without remote work opportunities.

Benefits of working full-time at GSC YMCA include:

• FREE family membership to Greater Somerset County YMCA, including full access to all of our branch facilities including Bridgewater YMCA, Hillsborough YMCA, Princeton YMCA, Somerset Hills YMCA, and Somerville YMCA.
• FREE nationwide membership with access to over 2,500 YMCA locations across the country
• Discounted program fees
• Paid sick leave and short-term disability insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Generous 12% retirement contribution to the YMCA Retirement Fund after eligibility period (no employee contribution required)
• Medical and dental insurance with prescription coverage
• Vision insurance
• Flexible Spending Account for medical and/or dependent care
• 100% contribution towards life insurance and long-term disability
• Optional additional life insurance and dependent life insurance available at low rates
• 403(b) Smart Savings Plan
• Generous paid time off policy
• 7 paid holidays

Greater Somerset County YMCA is a drug free work environment. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information who share our values of Caring, Honesty, Respect and Responsibility.