Camp Director​/After School Site Director - East Boston

Camp Director/After School Site Director - East Boston

Department: Child Development:
Day Camp

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Ashley Street

Compensation: $50,000 - $67,000 / year

Under the supervision of the Regional Director, with direction from the Child Development and Out-of-School Time Leadership Team, the Camp Director/After School Director plans, coordinates and provides supervision of the Summer Day Camp/Out of School Time (OST) program to ensure quality services which provide growth in academics, social emotional development and health and wellness. The Director conducts him/herself in a caring, responsible, honest, and respectful manner and is a role model for colleagues, staff as well as for program families.

In addition, he/she ensures focus on programming that promotes healthy living, social responsibility, and youth development.

General Responsibilities

This employee ensures:

• The program staff plans and implements classroom curricula that provide growth in skills, self-awareness, group relations, and character development.
• Adherence to EEC licensing standards, and creates an inclusive culture.
• Communication of information to parents and community networks.
• Participation in the Y annual campaign
• Maintenance of program environments which are safe, healthy, and engaging.
• Positioning of the YMCA in the community as a resource and asset.

Responsibilities

• Keeps safety of children as first priority; emphasizes personal safety and emotional well-being with the children, parents, and early education staff.
• Uses positive and constructive methods of child and staff guidance, while ensuring that all staff does the same.
• Ensures the development, maintenance, and quality of the program, consistent with the YMCA mission and philosophy - including daily schedules of staff, curriculum, supervision, staff meetings, professional development, parent meetings, and special events.
• Ensures all necessary personnel, payroll, file maintenance, and EEC paperwork is current, including documents related to QRIS and other state or YMCA initiatives.
• Maintains accurate attendance, children’s files, evaluations, and proper reporting to parents and regulatory agencies.
• Manages transportation for participants
• Works with the Business Manager / Bookkeeper to ensure up-to-date accounts among families in accordance with EEC and YMCA policies as needed.
• Performs other duties as requested by supervisor or Child Development Leadership Team.

Physical Demands:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to sit (at times on the floor with children) and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust.

Effect on End Results:

Effectiveness is measured by -

• A warm, engaging environment for children, staff and families which meet quality standards and EEC licensing requirements.
• A developmentally sound program for children which provides positive channels to grow, learn and develop to their full potential.
• A program which meets the community needs, in a manner consistent with the YMCA mission.

YMCA Competencies (Team Leader):

Mission Advancement: Accepts and demonstrates the Y’s values;
Shows a desire to serve others and fulfill community needs. Recruits volunteers and builds effective, supportive working relationships with them;
Supports fund-raising.

Collaboration: Works effectively with people of different backgrounds, abilities, opinions, and perceptions;
Builds rapport and relates well to others;
Seeks first to understand the other person’s point of view, and remains calm in challenging situations;
Listens for understanding and meaning; speaks and writes effectively;
Takes initiative to assist in developing others.

Operational Effectiveness: Makes sound judgments, and transfers learning from one situation to another;
Embraces new approaches and discovers ideas to create a better member experience;
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