School-Age Site Lead

Career Opportunities with YMCA of Rock River Valley

The School-Age Site Lead position requires a dedicated and enthusiastic individual who is capable of overseeing the daily operations of before and after school programs, as well as summer camp activities. The Site Lead will inspire and guide a team of staff to deliver high-quality, engaging programming that supports the academic, recreational, and social/emotional development of youth. This role demands a strong commitment to creating a safe, respectful, and inclusive environment for all participants.

With excellent organizational skills and a focus on fostering positive relationships with families, school leadership, and the community, the School-Age Site Lead will ensure that programs run smoothly and align with the YMCAs mission, culture, and values. Regardless of primary assignment, this position may be required to travel between program sites as needed.

This position may serve schools in these districts: RPS 205, Harlem 122, Winnebago and Pecatonica schools. Placements will be determined at time of hire. Regardless of primary assignment, this position may be required to travel between sites as needed.

Our mission and core values are brought to life by our culture. In the Y, we strive to live our cause of strengthening communities with purpose and intentionality every day.
We are welcoming: we are open to all. We are a place where you can belong and become.
We are genuine: we value you and embrace your individuality.
We are hopeful: we believe in you and your potential to become a catalyst in the world.
We are nurturing: we support you in your journey to develop your full potential.
We are determined: above all else, we are on a relentless quest to make our community stronger beginning with you.

The Y is made up of people of all ages, from all walks of life, working side-by-side to strengthen communities. Together, we strive to ensure that everyone, regardless of ability, age, cultural background, ethnicity, faith, gender, gender expression, gender identity, ideology, income, national origin, race or sexual orientation has the opportunity to reach their full potential with dignity. Our core values are caring, honesty, respect, responsibility and faith — they guide everything we do.

The YMCA of Rock River Valley has a responsibility to provide safe and secure programs and services for our community. The YMCA is a leader in child abuse prevention to support the safety of children in our care.

• You'll support the commitment of the YMCA to child abuse prevention by:
• Report any items that may provide a health or safety hazard to staff, members or guests to your supervisor.
• Follow all policies and procedures related to keeping children safe in our facilities and programs, including those related to the monitoring and supervision of children.
• Report any suspicious behavior and violation of policy and procedures to your supervisor.
• Complete all child abuse prevention training as required.

• Be a positive YMCA role model for all youth achievement programs by modeling the YMCA core values:
  Caring, Honesty, Respect, Responsibility & Faith.
• Oversees the day-to-day operations of assigned before and/or after school sites during the school year.
• Provides leadership, mentoring, feedback and direction to site staff to ensure high-quality program delivery.
• Actively engages in site programming, utilizing provided curriculum to support and enhance youth's academic, recreational, and social/emotional development.
• Ensures youth safety by actively participating in and supervising all swimming and water-based activities.
• Prepares and maintains student rosters, assigning children to appropriate groups and ensuring accurate attendance records.
• Develops and implements the daily program schedule under the guidance of the Area Coordinator, ensuring activities align with program goals and standards.
• Maintain and submit all required daily, weekly, and monthly paperwork and reports including food program documents, behavior/incident…