Site Coordinator - School Age Childcare - Falmouth

School Age Childcare - Mullen Hall in Falmouth

Position Summary:

Responsible for the overall development, administration, supervision, and execution of the School Age Childcare Program for licensing capacity of 11 through 52 children.  Provides required 20% non-teaching administrative time.

Essential Functions:

1. Develop, plan, and implement curriculum with specific attention given to age-appropriate activities and developmental learning.  Provide a warm, nurturing environment where all children can grow physically, emotionally, socially and intellectually.
2. In conjunction with director, recruits, hires, trains, develops, schedules, directs and supervises personnel and  volunteers as needed.  Reviews and evaluates staff performance.  In conjunction with director, develops strategies to motivate staff and achieve goals.
3. Coordinate staff activities and encourage participation in the development of classroom curriculum.
4. Maintain children’s records, including attendance, daily activities, and social development.  Ensures preparation of evaluations of child’s development for parent reports and parent conference.  Keep written journal/record for all children.
5. Establish and maintain a safe, healthy environment.  Responsible for the general upkeep, cleanliness, and organization of the classroom and related areas, such as kitchen, storage room, etc.
6. Responsible for building positive relationships with parents.  Assist with production and distribution of monthly communication to parents.  Maintain regular communications with all parents as appropriate.
7. Assures compliance with state and local regulations as they relate to program area. Ensures that YMCA program standards are met and safety procedures followed.
8. Assist with managing state food program and coordinate preparation and timely submission to appropriate agency.
9. Assists with promotion and marketing of program.
10. Attend monthly staff meetings. 
11. Maintains required certifications and participates in staff professional development activities: complete a minimum of (1) five hours of professional development activities per year if working fewer than ten hours per week, or (2) twelve hours of professional development activities per year if working at least ten but fewer than twenty hours per week, or (3) twenty hours of professional development activities if working twenty hours or more per week.  At least one-third of the required professional development must address diverse learners.
12. Follows all YMCA policies, rules, regulations and procedures, including emergency and safety procedures.  Completes reports as necessary.
13. Other duties as assigned.

YMCA Competencies (Team Leader):

Mission Advancement: Models and teaches the Y’s 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.

Qualifications:

1.  Must meet one of the following Site Coordinator requirements: a) Have a minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Child Development, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Child Guidance, Human Services, Nursing, Psychology, Physical Education, Recreation, Child Psychology, the Arts, Social Work, Sociology, or Child Care; and have six months experience working with school age children; or b) Have a Bachelor’s degree in any field or an Associate’s degree in Child Development, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Child Guidance, Human Services, Nursing, Psychology, Physical Education, Recreation, Child Psychology, the Arts, Social Work, Sociology, or Child Care; and have six months experience working with school age children, or c) Have a high school diploma or equivalent; and have one year of experience working with school age children.
2. Minimum age of 20.
3.  One year of supervisory experience preferred.
4. Certifications: CPR and Basic First Aid.
5. Excellent human relation, organizational and communication skills.

Physical Demands:

Sufficient strength, agility and mobility to perform essential functions of position and to safely supervise children’s activities.