Job Location : Torrance,CA, USA
We all know that it takes a village to develop a child; at the Y, we know that before and after school programs are a vital member of every child's village. As an Enrichment Site Director, you will have the unique opportunity and privilege to impact the lives of youth and their families and lead a staff team of emerging youth development leaders. Each day, you will lead, manage, organize and engage children and staff team members in a well-rounded before and after school program, that includes academic support, educational enrichment, family engagement, school partnerships, STEAM, physical activity/fitness and more. Your program is located on the campus of a public school, where you partner with your school principal/administrators and school-based parent organizations, like the PTA, to ensure that the YMCA is engaged, involved and immersed into the school culture.
In your role as a site director, you develop, organize and implement a high quality youth development program. You understand all YMCA health, safety and risk management policies and procedures. You assist with budget development and in securing the necessary supplies. You support your supervisor with the onboarding and training of new staff team members. You observe, coach and provide feedback to your staff team. You ensure close visual supervision of all children in your care and follow-up all YMCA child abuse prevention and reporting policies. You manage children's behavior using a positive approach, consisting of redirection, proactive strategies and logical consequences. You adhere to program standards for cleanliness and safety and maintain all YMCA risk management policies. You cultivate positive relationships with parents, the host school, staff team members and the community. You attend and support all fundraising initiatives, family events, staff meetings and trainings.
This program operates on the campus of a public school. For this position, shifts are typically as follows: Three (3) days per week, 10:00am-6:00pm and two (2) days per week a split shift at 7:00am-9:00am and 12:00pm-6:00pm. There are occasional night and weekend trainings throughout the year. During school breaks, this program operates a full-day day camp program, with hours typically ranging between 10:00am-6:00pm.
Employee Benefits
Qualifications
Upon hire, the YMCA provides all youth development staff with paid trainings throughout the season in the following areas: child abuse prevention, mandated reporting, positive discipline and child guidance, supervision and safety, risk management, programming, active shooter, diversity & inclusion, anti-bullying, communication and child development. A full job description for this position is available upon request.
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