Family and Youth Director - Charlestown

Key Responsibilities

• Ensures programs and services meet community needs to include supervising existing program activities, establishing new program activities, and expanding the program within the community as needed, in accordance with strategic and operating plans.
• Marketing and distribution of program information.
• Managements program rosters, enrollment and reporting. Evaluate program effectiveness.
• Recruits and hire diverse staff and volunteer teams across multiple dimensions of diversity. Train and develop staff and volunteers to meet programming goals and quality measures. Utilizes strategies to motivate, empower staff and achieve key objectives.
• Models relationship-building skills in all interactions. Develops and maintains collaborative relationships internally and externally to include community organizations. Maintains regular, clear, and concise communication within area of responsibility.
• Participate in the Annual Campaign as a staff worker and sustaining member.
• Develops and monitors the program budgets to meet fiscal objectives.
• Securing and scheduling the needed facilities; and creating and scheduling the classes, activities or events. Manages the gym, birthday party and rental schedules.
• Provides direct service instruction/facilitation of 20 hours per week in programs with an emphasis on skill development and character.
• Develops new programs, leagues, or services that meet the needs of the community and that are aligned with strategic goals.
• Oversee the administration and operation of programs serving children of all ages, youth, teens, and families at branch and off-site, to include developing and implementing policy and procedures, planning, promoting, implementing, hiring and training staff, risk management, evaluation, and budgeting.
• Oversee the administration and operations of YMCA youth sports programming, to include planning, promoting, hiring and training staff, risk management, and budgeting.
• Participate in community field and gymnasium summits.
• Oversees administration and operations of Stay & Play program serving members 6 weeks to 12 years, to ensure a nurturing, safe, fun, interactive environment for children.
• Ensure the cleanliness and maintenance of all Youth/Teen facilities to safety and cleanliness standards.
• Develop and execute meaningful and impactful teen programming in and outside of the YMCA.
• Develop and manage the Youth and Family Department budget ensuring that the department operates in a fiscally sound manner and achieves financial goals.
• Teach/Coach youth and family programs as needed or directed.
• Support branch/department initiatives to membership retention and Annual Giving goals.
• Build and maintain positive relationships with members, staff, and community.
• Interpret, communicate, and promote Y mission, goals, and objectives to employees, volunteer’s leaders, members, and community.
• Partner/collaborate with organizations whose mission is aligned with the Y to meet the needs of community children, youth, and families.
• Develop and enhance off-site Y youth programming to improve access to Y programs and reach underserved populations.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Evening, holidays and Weekend shifts are an expectation.

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise