YMCA of Greater Boston

Community health, child care, youth programs

Afterschool Director

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Part-timeDorchester, Boston, MA, USANo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

Experience working in diverse communities and a commitment to an equity mindset and asset-based perspective.
The role requires standing, walking, handling or feeling objects, tools, or controls, and talking or hearing; it also frequently requires sitting (including on the floor with children) and reaching with hands and arms, and occasionally lifting or moving up to 25 pounds.
Close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust vision are required.

Responsibilities

Plan, coordinate, and supervise the afterschool program to ensure quality services that promote academic growth, social-emotional development, health, wellness, healthy living, social responsibility, and youth development.
Learn the school-day curricula by supporting classrooms, then ensure program staff plan and implement classroom curricula aligned with school-day learning and that develop skills, self-awareness, group relations, and character.
Ensure adherence to EEC licensing standards and create systems and structures for organized, impactful programming and an inclusive culture.
Develop or use communication systems to inform parents and community networks about scheduling, activities, and engagement opportunities.
Participate in the Y annual campaign.
Maintain safe, healthy, and engaging program environments.
Represent the YMCA as a community resource through engagement and participation in the broader Trotter community.
Collaborate with Trotter school staff so the afterschool program is a valued extension of the school day.
Support or serve as lead Director for summer programming at a licensed YMCA location.
Prioritize children's safety and emphasize personal safety and emotional well-being with children, parents, and early education staff.
Use positive, constructive child- and staff-guidance methods and ensure all staff do the same.
Ensure program development, maintenance, and quality consistent with YMCA mission and philosophy, including staff schedules, curriculum, supervision, staff meetings, professional development, parent meetings, and special events.
Keep personnel records, payroll, files, and EEC paperwork current, including documentation related to licensing and state or YMCA initiatives.
Maintain accurate attendance records, children's files, evaluations, and reporting to parents and regulatory agencies.
Manage transportation for participants.
Work with the Business Manager or Bookkeeper to keep family accounts current in accordance with EEC and YMCA policies, as needed.
Perform other duties as requested by the supervisor or Youth Development Leadership.
Recruit volunteers, build effective working relationships with them, and support fundraising.
Work effectively with people of different backgrounds, abilities, opinions, and perceptions; build rapport, understand others' perspectives, remain calm in challenging situations, listen for understanding, speak and write effectively, and take initiative to develop others.
Make sound judgments, transfer learning between situations, adopt new approaches, set goals, clarify tasks, plan work, participate in meetings, follow budgeting policies and procedures, report financial irregularities promptly, and strive to meet or exceed goals and provide a high-value member experience.
Pursue self-development that enhances job performance, remain open to change, seek opportunities in change, assess personal feelings, strengths, and limitations and their impact on relationships, and maintain functional, technical, and current technology knowledge and skills.

Desired Qualifications

A bachelor's degree.
A passion for positive youth development, serving youth and families, and out-of-school-time programming.
1–2 years of experience training, leading, and coaching part-time staff.
Bilingual proficiency in English and Haitian Creole.

Under the supervision of the Regional Director, with direction from the Youth Development Leadership Team, the After School Director plans, coordinates and provides supervision of the afterschool program to ensure quality services which provide growth in academics, social emotional development and health and wellness. The Director conducts him/herself in a caring, responsible, honest, and respectful manner and is a role model for colleagues, staff as well as for program families. In addition, he/she ensures focus on programming that promotes healthy living, social responsibility, and youth development.

This role will work 30 hours a week onsite at the Trotter Elementary School (including afterschool program hours). Other off-site meetings will be required on a predetermined schedule with supervisor.

Key Responsibilities

Gain knowledge of the school day curricula by supporting classrooms throughout the school day. Utilizing that knowledge, ensure that the program staff plans and implements classroom curricula that align with school day learning and provide growth in skills, self-awareness, group relations, and character development.
Ensure adherence to EEC licensing standards, and create systems and structures that allow for organized and impactful programming and an inclusive culture.
Develop new or utilize existing systems of communication to inform parents and community networks about scheduling, program activities and opportunities for engagement.
Participate in the Y annual campaign
Maintain a program environments which are safe, healthy, and engaging.
Position the YMCA in the community as a resource and asset through engagement and participation in the broader Trotter community.
Collaborate with Trotter school staff to ensure that the after-school program is a valued extension of the school day.
Support and/or operate as lead Director, summer programming at a licensed YMCA location.

General Responsibilities

Keep safety of children as first priority; emphasize personal safety and emotional well-being with the children, parents, and early education staff.
Use positive and constructive methods of child and staff guidance, while ensuring that all staff does the same.
Ensures the development, maintenance, and quality of the program, consistent with the YMCA mission and philosophy - including daily schedules of staff, curriculum, supervision, staff meetings, professional development, parent meetings, and special events.
Ensure all necessary personnel, payroll, file maintenance, and EEC paperwork is current, including documents related to licensing and other state or YMCA initiatives.
Maintain accurate attendance, children’s files, evaluations, and proper reporting to parents and regulatory agencies.
Manage transportation for participants
Work with the Business Manager / Bookkeeper to ensure up-to-date accounts among families in accordance with EEC and YMCA policies as needed.
Perform other duties as requested by supervisor or Youth Development Leadership

MCA Competencies (Team Leader):

Mission Advancement: Accepts and demonstrates the Y’s values; Shows a desire to serve others and fulfill community needs. Recruits volunteers and builds effective, supportive working relationships with them; Supports fund-raising.

Collaboration: Works effectively with people of different backgrounds, abilities, opinions, and perceptions; Builds rapport and relates well to others; Seeks first to understand the other person’s point of view, and remains calm in challenging situations; Listens for understanding and meaning; speaks and writes effectively; Takes initiative to assist in developing others.

Operational Effectiveness: Makes sound judgments, and transfers learning from one situation to another; Embraces new approaches and discovers ideas to create a better member experience; Establishes goals, clarifies tasks, plans work and actively participates in meetings; Follows budgeting policies and procedures, and reports all financial irregularities immediately; Strives to meet or exceed goals and deliver a high-value experience for members.

Personal Growth: Pursues self-development that enhances job performance. Demonstrates an openness to change, and seeks opportunities in the change process; Accurately assesses personal feelings, strengths and limitations and how they impact relationships; 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.

Preferred Qualifications:

Bachelors Degree
A passion for positive youth development, serving youth and families and out of school time programming
1-2 years of experience training, leading and coaching part-time staff
Experience working in diverse communities and a commitment to an equity mindset and asset-based perspective
Bilingual in English and Haitian Kreyol preferred

Physical Demands:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to sit (at times on the floor with children) and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust.

Effect on End Results:

Effectiveness is measured by -

A warm, engaging environment for children, staff and families which meet quality standards and EEC licensing requirements.
A developmentally sound program for children which provides positive channels to grow, learn and develop to their full potential.
A program which meets the community needs, in a manner consistent with the YMCA mission.
APT data, SAYO-Y surveys, School Leader surveys and family surveys measuring program success and student and family satisfaction

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About the Company

YMCA of Greater Boston

Community health, child care, youth programs

The YMCA of Greater Boston runs a network of facilities and program sites that provide health and wellness programming, child care, summer camps, youth sports, teen leadership programs, workforce development, and community outreach in Massachusetts. Its programs work by offering membership-accessible activities and schedules across locations, enabling families and individuals to participate in fitness, child care, camps, sports leagues, leadership trainings, and job readiness services through on-site programs and community partnerships. The organization differentiates itself by being the largest social services provider in Massachusetts with a broad, integrated set of services focused on wellness, youth development, education, and employment in a community-based, nonprofit model. Its goal is to strengthen communities by improving health, developing young people, and expanding economic opportunity through accessible programs and support services.

Company size: 1,001-5,000
Company stage: Grant
Total funding: $40K
Headquarters: Boston, MA
Founded: 1851

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