Our 1-year new childcare center is within the newly renovated Collective which is beautifully situated on the Rock River. The Y's Ehlinger Center workout facility is located downstairs with a full YMCA facility currently being constructed adjacent and scheduled to open later in 2025.
This position supports the work of the Y, a leading nonprofit committed to strengthening community through youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility. Direct program operations of the childcare center that are known to encourage physical, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual growth in a safe and nurturing environment that is recognized as meeting accreditation standards.Advancing Our Mission & Cause
• Provides resources, removes barriers, and acts as an advocate for those initiating change.
• Actively supports and remains accessible to others during times of change or stress.
• Manages resistance to change by seeking input from stakeholders and communicating the change clearly.
• Holds others accountable for implementing the change.
• Recruits, on-boards, and develops volunteers from diverse backgrounds.
Building Relationships
• Builds effective teams and committees by fostering common vision and plans.
• Develops and maintains positive relationships with volunteers, members or program participants, and colleagues at all levels of the organization.
• Writes clearly and concisely, using correct grammar, vocabulary, and appropriate tone for the message or audience.
• Adopts a personal leadership style or approach to influence others.
• Creates a safe environment in which others feel welcome and respected.
Leading Operations
• Actively looks for and incorporates different points of view when making decisions.
• Responds to challenges with possible solutions in a timely manner.
• Prepares budgets and interprets balance sheets, income statements, cash flow statements, and forecasts.
• Uses best practices, guidelines, and industry standards as a framework to improve performance.
• Explores new ideas, remaining open to new ways of thinking and approaching problems.
Developing & Inspiring People
• Provides staff and volunteers with the support, time, tools, and resources necessary to set, meet or exceed goals.
• Coaches others for continuous development, including analyzing performance gaps, building development plans, delivering appreciative and developmental feedback, and aligning passions and career goals.
• Strives to understand and resolve conflicting feedback or ideas from multiple sources.
• Remains calm and objective when under pressure or when challenged by others.
• Leads with empathy, anticipating how actions and works impact others.