Site Coordinator After School

Site Coordinator After School

Requirements

• Must be 21 years of age or older
• Successfully complete State of Florida Criminal History Background Check requirements as well as meet the Association’s policies on background screening
• Prior experience working with children and supervising staff
• Willingness to carry out the Mission of the YMCA and its programs
• Professional appearance and behavior
• Able to prioritize and meet deadlines and maintain confidentiality
• Must be a self-starter, with high energy and a positive attitude
• Excellent verbal and communication skills
• Adhere to drug/alcohol/smoke free workplace policy

Responsibilities

• Organizes, plans, supervises, and executes high quality child care programming that reflects a positive image of the YMCA and its services to the community
• Plans special events, field trips or programs for school holidays and provides for family events during the year
• Participates in regular formal and informal program evaluation and effectively implements any improvements or adjustments as needed
• Subject to random inspection; must maintain 80% minimum compliance on Association Before and After School Enrichment checklist
• Interacts with participants to ensure that their individual needs are met
• Ensures all necessary program supplies are on hand, well maintained, organized, and accessible to program staff at all times
• Regularly assumes the same duties as the teachers in the center
• Responsible for the creation, orientation, instruction, and accountability of program guidelines/expectations for participants and staff
• Assists with staff training, leading weekly staff meetings, reviewing participants and staff performance (progress and/or problems)
• Plans, supervises, and executes an environment of customer service excellence
• Greet caregivers and participants upon their arrival to center
• Quickly responds to the concerns of caregivers and staff
• Ensures program information is regularly communicated to caregivers via a variety of channels (signage, print, email, etc.) and maintains regular communication with caregiver families
• Develops and fosters interpersonal relationships between participants, staff, and caregiver families; is pro-active creating a positive, welcoming environment of cooperation, friendliness, and helpfulness towards staff and customers
• Directly supervises other program staff (Sr Group Leaders, Group Leaders, Jr Group Leaders) and volunteers in the performance of their duties by providing guidance, leadership, and training
• Actively listens to all participants, staff, and members, showing patience, understanding, and respect for others
• Actively protects the emotional safety of all participants and staff, encouraging development of social skills and emotional intelligence
• Responsible for the physical safety of participants and staff at all times
• Responsible for training staff on understanding and implementing emergency procedures as necessary
• Ensures compliance with all YMCA safety and DCF licensing requirements for school-age programming
• Assumes responsibility of the Center at all times. Ensures all site-specific opening and closing procedures are completed daily
• Monitors the program area at all times to ensure physical safety, uphold all staff safety requirements and immediately makes changes, as necessary
• Responsible for maintaining and enforcing all cleanliness standards throughout the day as well as proper safe food handling procedures (particularly with regard to food allergies)
• Responsible for maintaining and responding to all required daily reports– including but not limited to: Attendance & absenteeism, Incidents, accidents, and behavior reports, Food Program reports
• Responsible for any other duties relevant to position as assigned by the Supervisor

Preferred Qualifications

• CPR and First Aid Certifications required
• Annual completion of YMCA’s Blood Borne Pathogens training
• Annual completion of YMCA of the USA Child Abuse and Neglect class
• 40 clock hours of Introduction to Child Care Training class (State Mandated)
• 5 clock hours of Early Literacy and Language Development Training class
• 40 clock hours of annual In-Service training completed between July 1st and June 30th of each calendar year (CDA certified personnel only require 10 clock hours)
• Staff Safety Requirements/Cleaning Protocols
• Additional training classes as recommended by Supervisor