Youth Development Director

Develop, organize and implement high quality Out of School time programs. These programs include After School Programs, full day Summer Camp, 4-year-old Wraparound Care and oversight of Sugar Plum Preschool. The Youth Development Director ensures focus on programming that promotes healthy living, social responsibility and youth development with a nurtured approach. This position reports directly to the Executive Director.

• Must embrace YMCA values and demonstrate strong social-emotional competencies.
• Understanding of Nurtured Heart or willing to learn a nurtured approach.
• Ability to relate effectively to diverse groups of people from all social and economic segments of the community.

• Direct and supervise program activities to meet the requirements for licensure, needs of the community and fulfill YMCA objectives.
• Recruit, hire, train, schedule and direct personnel and volunteers as needed. Review and evaluate staff performance. Develop strategies to motivate staff and achieve goals.
• Establish new program activities and expand program within the community.
• Assist in the marketing and distribution of program information.
• Organize and schedule program registrations.
• Review and process program scholarship applications.
• Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with community organizations.
• Coordinate use of facilities for program activities and events with Program Directors.
• Assist in YMCA fund raising activities and special events.
• Model relationship-building skills and Nurtured Heart in all interactions. Respond to all member and community inquiries and complaints in timely manner.
• Compile program statistics. Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of and participation in programs.
• Oversight of collections.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Minimum age requirement of 21.

Full Time

• Bachelor's degree in education, youth development or related field, preferred.
• Multiple years of related experience preferred and previous supervisory experience preferred.
• Typical requirements within 30 days of hire include: completion of:
  Child Abuse Prevention for Supervisory Staff;
  Working with Program Volunteers; CPR;
  First Aid; AED;
  Blood borne Pathogens.

Mason City YMCA

• Retirement: 8% Retirement paid by the YMCA after meeting requirements
• Health Insurance: 80% paid by YMCA/ 20% by employee
• Life Insurance:
  Individual paid by YMCA optional coverage available paid by employee
• YMCA Membership:
  Family Membership free to employee with program discounts.

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