Director School Age Childcare Job Northern Kentucky USA,Child Care/Nanny

Location: Northern

The Director of School Age Childcare maintains a supportive, positive atmosphere that welcomes and respects all individuals, promotes the potential of all youth, and provides a quality experience to both youth and their families. This position will be responsible for the oversite of the School Age Childcare Programs, to include in and out of school time. Under the direction of the Regional Director, the Director will supervise all employees and volunteers as well as have administrative duties and operational functions to include daily program hours.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Supervision:

Oversee the operations of school age childcare sites and no school day programming

Model Y-USA’s Best Practices in order to offer the highest quality programming

Ensure that all sites meet state guidelines for childcare licensing and that all sites are license compliant

Responsible for direct program support to site directors and their staff, including but not limited to, program implementation, behavior management and best practices at sites

Create staff schedules- daily & weekly

Leadership of Employees & Volunteers:

Collaborate with regional director to recruit, hire and onboard program staff

Oversee Employee Onboarding tracker to ensure staff are completing trainings, fingerprinting and paperwork necessary to enter program as staff

Provide specific orientations related to childcare and provide opportunities for staff to train and further develop their professional needs

Supervise, evaluate and provide feedback to site directors about their sites, program and licensing needs

Conduct regular staff meetings with site directors weekly, all site staff monthly and assure effective communication with staff, to promote support for problem solving, program development, family engagement, etc.

Administrative:

Responsible for assisting with the development and monitoring of all department budgets

Making necessary adjustments based on actual enrollment vs budgeted enrollment

Budget Forecasting

Monthly Budget Variance Reports

Manage Accounts Receivable with the support of the Childcare Registrar and Finance Dept.

Oversee timesheets and time off for staff

Equipment & Supplies:

Ordering of equipment, supplies and materials for sites

Ensure quality control over equipment and supplies at sites

Support site directors in maintaining accurate inventory of supplies and equipment, including but not limited to program supplies, snack and first aid kit

Relationship Building & Facilitation:

Support enrollment efforts

Represent and promote the Y in the local community by developing positive working and collaborative relationships with all key school personnel and families

Actively participate in local community groups supporting school age childcare

Training & Development:

Ensure that all site staff attend all required trainings and are cleared to start before entering program

Attend required trainings and maintain current professional development hours per CCLU

Support Director of Compliance in ensuring that employees are current with certifications

Provide leadership development opportunities for employees

Develop self as a cause-driven leader in the organization

Serve as an active participant on the Child Care Quality Circle and other association wide committees as assigned

We're looking for someone who has:

Qualifications that meet NH Child Care Licensing requirements for a Site Coordinator
At least 2years of supervisory experience in alicensed childcare setting5+ years of experience working withyoung children
Strong leadership, communication, and organizational skills
A passion for school aged childhood out of school time care and family engagement

We offer:

Salary: $47,000–$56,000
, based on experience
Medical and dental insurance
Free YMCA family membership
8% employer retirement contribution
50% discount on Childcare and Camp Services
Discounts on Y programs for yourself & family members
Discounted tuition to UNH Manchester, Granite State College and SNHU
Generous paid time off - starting with 21 days & 6 holidays, accruing more with tenure