OVERALL SCOPE:
The School-Age Site Director is responsible for planning, administering, coordinating, and managing a YWCA child care program that meets the physical and emotional needs of school age children. The School-Age Site Director ensures that child care regulations are met, oversees collection of child care fees, supervises site staff.

ACCOUNTABILITY:
The School-Age Child Care Site Director reports to the Director of School-Age Programs.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Plan, coordinate, and administer a child care program to meet the physical, emotional, social, and intellectual needs of school-age children, ensuring the care and protection of the children.
• Read and understand the YWCA Personnel Manual as it pertains to staff members under her/his supervision.
• Maintain familiarity with established YWCA policies on child abuse and/or neglect, HIV-positive children and staff, and universal health precautions, and ensure that staff comply with those policies.
• Ensure that the Office of Child Care Licensing and Regulation standards are met, including standards related to staff-child ratios, curriculum, facilities, and food service.
• In concert with the Director of School-Age Programs and the YWCA's administrative office, interview and hire child care site staff.
• Supervise the child care site and its staff: schedule work and vacation hours, conduct staff meetings and supervisory conferences, evaluate performance of staff in a timely manner, and facilitate staff training and development.
• Oversee financial management and reporting for the site: prepare, administer, and monitor the site's budget; supervise and confirm accuracy of fee collections, purchase of care reports, and food reimbursement reports; approve site purchases in coordination with YWCA purchasing manager and established procedures; keep inventories of materials supplies, and equipment.
• Coordinate and administer programs for students, trainees, and volunteers, using the site as a field placement.
• Coordinate the activities of the site with community resources to help meet the needs of children, to improve and enhance the site's curriculum and operations, and to improve the quality of child care in the community.
• Work in collaboration with staff, parents, and community resources to improve and enhance the overall quality of the program.
• Organize and work with a parent group to ensure that the needs of the children are met.
• Maintain an effective communication system to inform parents of site policies, procedures, and activities.
• Implement the YWCA's policies and positions on child care, including assisting staff and families with understanding them; may represent the YWCA in professional and community groups.
• Review and evaluate the child care site program, providing evaluative feedback to staff and parents.
• Make decisions regarding acceptance and/or referral of children and regarding discipline, within the guidelines and policies of the YWCA child care system and other applicable regulations.

OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Attend YWCA organization-wide events, such as the annual meeting and staff retreats.
• Perform all other duties as assigned by the Director of School-Age Programs, the Chief Executive Officer, and/or the Vice-President of Operations.
• Complete 12 hours of continued training per year, including at least 6 hours of core knowledge training.

QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Be at least 21 years old.
2. Hold a high school diploma or GED.
3. Have approval or certification as a teacher by any state-based Board of Education for kindergarten or grades 1-8.
4. Have at least 400 hours of supervised work experience with school-age children in a licensed child care center, public or private school, or in a recreation and parks program or similar setting; or have 1 year of experience caring for school-age children as a registered family day care provider.
5. Have training in communicating with staff, parents, and the public.
6. Have at least 3 semester hours or the equivalent of approved administrative training.
7. Have either 6 semester hours or 90 clock hours of approved pre-employment training or hold the Child Development Associate National Credential issued by the Council for Professional Recognition.
8. Be certified in CPR and Standard First Aid.
9. Successfully complete a criminal background check.
10. Be committed to the mission and vision of the YWCA Greater Baltimore Area

The successful candidate will also be required to pass a physical exam.

The YWCA may be able to start a potential employee by requesting a variance on some of the qualifications listed above.

• Location: Harford County
• Compensation: $9.50
• This is at a non-profit organization.

The YWCA Greater Baltimore Area is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer. We encourage women, minorities, veterans, and disabled persons to apply.

Reply to: mshaw@baltimoreywca.org