Teen Director

Job Description

Come be part of something bigger in the Pacific Northwest.

Develop, organize and implement high quality YMCA program(s) for our diverse participants. Ensure a safe, positive and inclusive atmosphere that promotes participant safety and engagement in accordance with YMCA policies, practices and procedures.

• Direct, organize, conduct and supervise program activities and events
• Coordinate and monitor teen summer camps
• Secure facilities for program activities and events
• Promote a diverse workforce; recruit, hire, train, develop, schedule and direct personnel and volunteers as needed
• Review and evaluate staff performance, develop strategies to motivate staff and achieve goals
• Establish new culturally appropriate program activities and expand program within the community
• Assist in the marketing and distribution of program information, may organize and schedule program registrations
• May review and process program scholarship applications
• Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with community organizations
• Develop and monitor program budget to meet fiscal objectives
• May organize and/or represent the YMCA at community events
• Assist in YMCA fund raising activities and special events
• Respond to all member and community inquiries and complaints in a timely manner
• Assist with Program Committee meetings
• Compile program statistics
• Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of and participation in program
• Perform other duties as assigned

• Experience working with individuals, families and communities of diverse backgrounds and abilities
• One year or more previous direct supervisory experience

• Strong professional written and verbal communication skills
• Fluency in second language desired

The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by employees to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Ability to lead and participate in a range of activities. Sufficient strength, agility and mobility to perform essential functions and to supervise program activities in a wide variety of indoor and outdoor locations (depending upon the program). While performing the duties of this job, employees are regularly required to sit, walk and stand; talk or hear, both in person and by telephone;

use hands repetitively to handle, feel or operate standard office equipment; reach with hands and arms; and lift up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and the ability to adjust focus.

While performing the duties of this job, employees are regularly required to use written and oral communication skills; read and interpret data, information and documents; analyze and solve non-routine and complex problems; may use math and mathematical reasoning; observe and interpret situations; learn and apply new information or skills; perform highly detailed work on multiple, concurrent tasks; work under intensive deadlines with frequent interruptions;

and interact with members, staff, volunteers, and others encountered in the course of work, some of whom may be dissatisfied individuals.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Typically interaction with others is busy, constant and occasionally interruptive. Work may be demanding  require ability to work irregular hours. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Job descriptions represent a general outline of job duties, functions and qualifications. They are not intended to be comprehensive in nature. In addition, jobs evolve over time and therefore their description may not reflect the precise nature of the position at a given point in time.

• Build relationships with a diverse membership base in culturally responsive ways, connect members with one another and to the…