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Lead with purpose in one of the region's most beautiful settings and create life changing experiences at the Lake Wenatchee YMCA Camp.
Job Description
This position serves as a key leader in the work of the YMCA, a nonprofit committed to strengthening community through youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility. Under the direction of the Senior Director, the Lake Wenatchee YMCA Director provides strategic oversight and operational leadership for all Lake Wenatchee YMCA operations.
Responsibilities include the development and management of site operations, year-round facility rentals, residential camp programs, staffing, budgets, marketing, and philanthropic initiatives. This role ensures high-quality, safe, and mission-aligned experiences while supporting the long-term sustainability and stewardship of the Lake Wenatchee YMCA property and programs.
The Director works collaboratively with YMCA leadership, community partners, and volunteers to expand program reach, strengthen relationships, and advance the YMCA’s mission.
Qualifications
1. Bachelor's degree in related field.
2. Five or more years of management experience, preferably in a Y or other nonprofit agency.
3. Ability to relate effectively to diverse groups of people from all social and economic segments of
the community.
4. Understands the YMCA is a public accommodation committed to inclusion and compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Essential Functions
1. Promote a positive environment that fosters fun, safety, and our YMCA values, while upholding modeling, and promoting safety and program policies, personnel policies, and the YMCA Code of Conduct.
2. Generate revenue to support Lake Wenatchee YMCA Camp through user groups and facility rentals.
a) Secure group and event rentals.
b) Facilitate and/or secure staff for team building retreat sessions.
c) Ensure rentals are adequately staffed, and each group receives a quality experience.
3. Design and implement a marketing plan to increase awareness of campus opportunities.
a) Prepare and analyze participation trends.
b) Develop and implement recruitment and retention strategies.
c) Work with the Marketing Coordinator to promote rentals using a variety of marketing outlets.
d) Maintains relationships with participating families, local school committees, school administrators, teachers and students to promote camp and trip programs.
4. Oversee property development and maintenance to ensure safe, compliant, and well-maintained facilities, while supporting long-term planning and stewardship of organizational assets.
5. Design, deliver and evaluate safe, high-quality rental experiences aligned with YMCA values while ensuring compliance, strong participant experiences, efficient registration and accurate recordkeeping.
6. Recruit, hire, train, supervise, and support facility staff and volunteers to ensure effective operations and high-quality service delivery.
7. Develop a sustainable financial management model for camp including budgeting and vendor contracts, while utilizing the endowed funds respectfully.
8. Manage fund development activities and support for long-term fundraising strategies in partnership with CEO and YMCA leadership.
9. Observe participant behavior, assess appropriateness, enforce appropriate safety regulations and emergency procedures, apply appropriate management techniques.
10. Assist with Wenatchee Valley YMCA special events or programs; in particular, membership, program or major donor events such as the Annual Campaign and Community Benefit Events.
11. Serve on LWY Camp Advisory and Outdoor Recreation Program Committees as assigned.
12. Recruit, coordinate and engage volunteers.
Cause-Driven Leadership Competencies
Mission Advancement: Models and teaches the Ys values. Ensures a high level of service with a commitment to changing lives. Provides volunteers with orientation, training, development, and recognition. Cultivates relationships to support fund-raising.
Collaboration: Champions inclusion activities, strategies, and initiatives. Builds relationships to create small communities. Empathetically listens and communicates for understanding when negotiating and dealing with conflict. Effectively tailors communications to the appropriate audience. Provides staff with feedback, coaching, guidance and support.
Operational Effectiveness: Provides others with frameworks for making decisions. Conducts prototypes to support the launching of programs and activities. Develops plans and manages best practices through engagement of team. Effectively creates and manages budgets. Holds staff accountable for high-quality results using a formal process to measure progress.
Personal Growth: Shares new insights. Facilitates change; models adaptability and an awareness of the impact of change. Utilizes non-threatening methods to address sensitive issues and inappropriate behavior or performance. Has the functional and technical knowledge and skills required to perform well; uses best practices and demonstrates up-to-date knowledge and skills in technology.
Required Certifications
Required within 30 days of hire include completion of: Child Abuse Prevention; Working with Program Volunteers; CPR; First Aid; AED; Bloodborne Pathogens; Food Safety.