Robbins Program Director

Robbins Family YMCA - Cambridge, MD 21613

Salary Range

Position Type

Full Time

Job Shift

Day

Category

Management

POSITION SUMMARY:

Under the supervision of the Branch Executive Director, the Program Director will plan, organize and implement the outdoor activities and programs, including day camp. The Program Director should have a passion for the outdoors, teaching, and adventure programming and be able to work with a variety of ages and ability levels. The candidate must ensure the safety, well-being and personal growth of staff, campers and participants.

Responsible for outdoor education, camp and youth programs.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Incorporate and model our YMCA Christian principles of caring, honesty, respect, and responsibility.
• Develop outdoor programming activities to expand beyond summer camp.
• Oversee implementation of outdoor programs including curriculum development, daily activities, schedule, transportation and special events
• Responsible for program operations: licensing compliance, daily activities, communication, participant behavior management, scheduling, quality of programming, staff development and coordination of transportation.
• In cooperation with the Executive Branch Director, recruit, hire, supervise and train staff.
• Work in a team environment and encourage open communication regarding concerns/issues with members, children, parents, co-workers and supervisors.
• Ensure the physical, emotional and social safety of participants and work with staff to create an environment in which all are respectful of each other and the guidelines of camp.
• Implement, track and report as required for grant funded programs.
• Report to the Branch Executive Director any concerns about the behavior of a particular participant and report any suspicions of child abuse immediately; document accordingly on an incident report.
• Build relationships with Programming participants and staff.
• Stay informed of staff choices, especially involving discipline, to ensure that all receive fair and appropriate treatment.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Must be 21 years of age.
2. BS degree in education, recreation, childhood development or related
field.
3. Minimum 2 years previous experience in program leadership role.
4. Certifications required within 30 days of hire: CPR/AED, and First Aid,
Child Abuse Prevention and Reporting.
5. Ability to plan, organize and implement age-appropriate/developmentally
appropriate program activities.
6. Excellent interpersonal and problem-solving skills.

7. Ability to relate effectively to diverse groups of people from all social and
economic segments of the community.