Childcare Director

The YMCA of Corry is looking to hire a qualified Childcare Director to manage the day-to-day operations of our growing center.
Job Description

Our new director will be a confident leader who is responsible for the general management of our YMCA Child Development Center, including the following minimum duties:

  • Administering finances, personnel, maintenance, meal planning and preparation and grant management.
  • Manage and oversee the budget and accounts and ensure the center remains profitable. Develop and facilitate a marketing and communications plan.
  • Administering the YMCA’s program objectives and activities.
  • Ensure a safe, happy, and stimulating environment for children.
  • Parental engagement.
  • Coordinating and planning daily activities with our Lead Teachers from infants - school-age programs.
  • Overall program planning.
  • Staff recruitment and development. Written evaluation of staff persons on a regular basis, a minimum of one evaluation every 12 months.
  • Interview, hire and train new staff, ensuring they meet all policies and legal requirements.
  • Manage and support teaching staff and promote their professional development.
Qualifications

Our director shall have attained one of the following qualification levels:

  • A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in early childhood education, child development, special education, elementary education, or the human services field and 1 year of experience with children.
  • A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university, including 30 credit hours in early childhood education, child development, special education, elementary education or the human services field and 2 years of experience with children.
  • An associate’s degree from an accredited college or university in early childhood education, child development, special education, elementary education or the human services field and 3 years of experience with children.
  • An associate’s degree from an accredited college or university, including 30 credit hours in early childhood education, child development, special education, elementary education or the human services field and 4 years of experience with children.
Essential Functions
  • Our new director will be a confident leader who is responsible for the general management of our YMCA Child Development Center, including the following minimum duties:
  • Administering finances, personnel, maintenance, meal planning and preparation and grant management.
  • Manage and oversee the budget and accounts and ensure the center remains profitable. Develop and facilitate a marketing and communications plan.
  • Administering the YMCA’s program objectives and activities.
  • Ensure a safe, happy, and stimulating environment for children.
  • Parental engagement.
  • Coordinating and planning daily activities with our Lead Teachers from infants - school-age programs.
  • Overall program planning.
  • Staff recruitment and development. Written evaluation of staff persons on a regular basis, a minimum of one evaluation every 12 months.
  • Interview, hire and train new staff, ensuring they meet all policies and legal requirements.
  • Manage and support teaching staff and promote their professional development.
Cause-Driven Leadership Competencies

Change Leadership: Facilitates, co-creates, and implements 

equitable change for the good of the organization and/or community

Engaging Community: Builds bridges with others in the community 

to ensure the Y’s work is community-focused and welcoming of all, 

providing community benefit

Philanthropy: Secures resources and support to advance the Y’s 

work

Volunteerism: Engages volunteers and promotes social 

responsibility at all levels of the organization

Collaboration: Creates sustainable relationships within the Y and with 

other organizations in service to the community

Communication & Influence Listens and expresses self effectively and 

in a way that engages, inspires, and builds commitment to the Y’s cause

Inclusion: Values all people for their unique talents, and takes an 

active role in promoting practices that support diversity, inclusion, 

and global work, as well as cultural competence

Critical Thinking & Decision Making: Makes informed decisions based on 

logic, data, and sound judgment 

Fiscal Management: Manages the Y’s resources responsibly and sustains 

the Y’s nonprofit business model

Functional Expertise: Executes superior technical skills for the role

Innovation: Creates and implements new and relevant approaches and 

activities that improve and expand the Y’s work and impact in the community

Program/Project Management: Ensures program or project goals are met 

and intended impact occurs

Developing Self & Others: Develops self and supports others (e.g., staff, 

volunteers, members, program participants), both formally and informally, to 

achieve their highest potential

Emotional Maturity: Demonstrates ability to understand and manage 

emotions effectively in all situation