Area Youth Development Director

YMCA
Salary
$47,569.00
$50,547.00
How to Apply
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Lead youth programs that build character, confidence & community. Join our mission-driven team as Area Youth Development Director!
Job Description

What You'll Do

You'll plan, design, and run Afterschool Childcare and Summer Day Camp programming across 5–7 school-based sites, plus lead summer camp teams at one location and support School's Out Camps. You'll build a real pathway for kids to grow from child development programs into our programming for teens. Along the way, you'll keep a close eye on how programs are actually working — tracking participation, evaluating effectiveness, and adjusting as needed — while building relationships with community organizations that strengthen what you offer.

You'll lead people, too: recruiting, training, and supervising both paid staff and volunteers, running monthly team meetings, and giving the kind of feedback and coaching that helps people grow. You'll stay closely connected to the families you serve, building trust with students, parents, and school staff, and responding to concerns with care.

You'll help steer the budget for your sites — watching payroll and purchasing, recommending adjustments, and reporting on how things are tracking. And above all, you'll make child safety non-negotiable: following every YMCA policy on medical situations, discipline, emergencies, and child abuse prevention, and holding your team to the same standard — including proper screening, supervision, and training around abuse risk.

Why the Y

This job comes with a healthier life built in. You'll get medical, dental, and vision coverage, plus a Flexible Spending Account. Company-paid life insurance and long-term disability. A generous PTO plan, 10 paid holidays, 6 weeks of paid FMLA, and a week of grandparent leave. A 403(b) plan with a 12% company contribution after 2 years. Free Y membership for you and your household, free summer day camp and afterschool care, one free week of summer resident camp, and discounts on childcare, youth sports, swim lessons, and more. Plus tuition discounts through our educational partnerships.

Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in education or other relevant field preferred
  • 3-5 years relevant experience preferred
  • Supervisory and staff development experience required.
  • Experience supervising multiple sites
  • Knowledge of budgets
  • Must be customer service focused with strong oral and written communication skills and solid computer skills.
  • Proven experience in building strong community relationships
  • Ability to represent the YMCA maturely and professionally building solid relationships with leaders in a wide variety of organizations in the community
  • Must be well organized and able to handle shifting priorities.
  • Successful completion of background and Child Abuse and Neglect screening.
  • Acquire and maintain the following certifications before the start date via YMCA, American Red Cross, American Heart Association, and American Health and Safety Institute (ASHI):
    • First Aid/CPR /AED (valid 2 yeartwo unless otherwise noted)
  • Requisite Risk Management/Safety Online Training Modules (completed prior to the date and repeated annually
  • Must be willing to travel within the service area on a daily/weekly basis

 

Essential Functions
  • Plan, design, and run Afterschool Childcare and Summer Day Camp programming across 5–7 school-based sites
  • Lead summer camp teams at one location and support School's Out Camps
  • Build a developmental pathway for kids moving from child development programs into teen programming
  • Track participation and evaluate program effectiveness, adjusting as needed

Staff & Volunteer Management

  • Recruit, train, and supervise paid staff and volunteers
  • Run monthly team meetings
  • Provide feedback and coaching to support staff growth

Relationship & Community Management

  • Build and maintain relationships with students, parents, and school staff
  • Respond to family/community concerns
  • Build relationships with community organizations to strengthen programming

Financial/Budget Oversight

  • Help manage site budgets, including payroll and purchasing
  • Recommend budget adjustments and report on financial tracking

Child Safety & Compliance

  • Enforce YMCA policies on medical situations, discipline, emergencies, and child abuse prevention
  • Hold staff to the same safety standards, including proper screening, supervision, and training around abuse risk

Travel

  • Travel daily/weekly across sites in Hoover, Homewood, and Trussville

Physical Demands

  • Ability to plan, lead and participate in a range of activities in a variety of outdoor/indoor settings.
  • Ability to be physically active to include, but not limited to, walking, sitting, squatting, standing, kneeling, climbing, running, lifting, pushing, pulling, etc.
  • Must have the physical, visual, and auditory ability to perform the job's essential functions.
Cause-Driven Leadership Competencies
  • Communication: Effectively tailors communications to the appropriate audience.
  • Project Management: Ensures execution of the plan
  • Developing Others: Provides staff with feedback, coaching, guidance, and support.
  • Decision-Making: Provides others with frameworks for making decisions.
  • Innovation: Conducts prototypes to support the launching of programs and activities.
  • Quality Results: Holds staff accountable for high-quality results using a formal process to measure progress.
  • Self-Development: Shares new insights. Fosters a learning environment embracing diverse abilities and approaches
  • Change Capacity: Creates a sense of urgency and positive tension to support change.