Childcare Site Director

YMCA
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Lead with purpose! Join the YMCA of Greater Erie as a Child Care Site Director in McKean. Earn up to $22.33/hr plus great benefits!
Job Description

The YMCA of Greater Erie is seeking a dedicated and enthusiastic Child Care Site Director to lead our child care programs at the McKean location. This position plays a vital role in creating a safe, nurturing, and engaging environment where children can learn, grow, and thrive.

The Site Director provides leadership to a team of child care professionals while promoting program excellence, strong family relationships, and continued enrollment growth. Through effective leadership, collaboration, and a commitment to quality, this role ensures that our programs meet the needs of children and families while supporting the YMCA's mission of youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility.

Join the Y and make a lasting difference in the lives of children, families, and your community!

Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in related field or equivalent.
  • Three or more years related experience preferred, as a coordinator or supervisor of childcare programs.
  • Minimum age requirements may apply; for example, minimum age of 21.
  • Typical requirements within 30 days of hire include completion of: Child Abuse Prevention for Supervisory Staff; Working with Program Volunteers; CPR; First Aid; AED; Bloodborne Pathogens and Mandated Reporter Training.
  • Fulfillment of state-specific hiring standards (if any) and completion of YMCA program specific certifications (list).
  • Ability to relate effectively to diverse groups of people from all social and economic segments of the community.
  • Understands the YMCA is a public accommodation committed to inclusion and compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Essential Functions
  • Manages, directs and coordinates the day care and school age childcare programs for assigned location(s).
  • Ensures high quality programs and establishes new program activities. Expands program within the community in accordance with strategic and operating plans.
  • Implement supervision and ratio compliance for children, ensuring safety in the daily care of children by maintaining appropriate ratios and practicing strong supervision. 
  • Recruits, hires, trains, develops, schedules and directs personnel and volunteers as needed. Reviews and evaluates staff performance. Develops strategies to motivate staff and achieve
  • Actively enrolls new children and facilitates the onboarding of the child and their guardian(s) into the Y Program along with the classroom teacher. 
  • Develops, manages and controls budgets related to the position. Ensures program operates within budget and that program fees are collected. Supports and budgets for healthy eating through coaching, mentoring, and monitoring menu quality
  • Assures compliance with federal, state and local regulations as they relate to program areas, including ADA accommodations where appropriate. Ensures that YMCA program standards are met, and safety procedures followed.
  • Provide support, cooperation and leadership to ensure compliance with government grants and private foundation grants.
  • Keep abreast of regulations and requirements as it relates to Early Head Start and Pre-K Counts and work closely with its leadership team.
  • Provides for upkeep of assigned program facilities and equipment and ensures the physical environment supports healthy living.
  • Develops and maintains relationships with state childcare licensing agency, school administration, parent groups and other organizations and agencies related to assigned programs. Responds to all agency, parent and community inquiries and complaints in a timely manner.
  • Provides staff leadership for annual fund-raising campaign and committees as assigned.
  • Maintains proper records/department files.
  • Organizes special events for parents. Assists in YMCA fund raising activities.
  • Assists and attends Quality Circle meetings, branch staff meetings, committee meetings and association meetings as assigned.
  • Assists in the marketing and distribution of program information.
  • Compiles program statistics. Monitors and evaluates the effectiveness of and participation in program.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.