The Y's School Age Associate Program Director for High Plains Elementary School is a managerial position, but our ideal candidate is more worker bee than queen bee. Neither a doormat nor a dictator, this position requires someone who has energy, a happy demeanor and strong leadership skills to supervise, teach, nurture and encourage our staff with a balance of empathy, accountability, role modeling and hands-on work.

You might be the right candidate if...

You are a communicator, a listener and a patient answerer of questions. You are a creative life force, generating ideas to keep our summer camp and school-age programming fresh, interesting, engaging and all-around awesome. You are detail-oreinted (you noticed we misspelled "oriented"). You are ready to implement a whole host of vitally important policies and procedures; you have countless children to protect, for goodness sake! And yet, you have the flexibility and calm nature that allows you to go with the flow and ride the whitewater rapids that can come with the job. You are even keeled, working well with both administrative and programmatic work, both people and numbers, both concrete policies and the gray shades of human nature. You can speak eloquently to parents and administrative staff while also having the skill to send a child into a fit of giggles. You are a metaphorical chameleon*.

• Actual chameleons need not apply

Here are some the essentials:

• Works with Program Directors to manage, direct and coordinate program areas, ensure high quality programs and establish new program activities.
• Trains, develops, schedules and directs personnel and volunteers as needed. Develops strategies to motivate staff and achieve goals.
• Assures compliance with state and local regulations as they relate to program areas. Ensures that YMCA program standards are met and safety procedures followed.
• Informs Program Director of needed upkeep of assigned program facilities and equipment and ensures the physical environment supports safety practices aligning with YMCA, Health Department and CDHS standards.
• Develops and maintains relationships with school administration. Checks in weekly with office staff to communicate any updates or concerns.
• With support of Program Director, provides staff leadership for annual fund-raising campaign. Represents the YMCA and participates in association special events.
• Assists in the marketing and distribution of program information.
• Other duties as assigned.

Year round, full time Monday-Friday hours vary from 6:15am-6pm position continues through summer as full time day camp site director.

Requirements/Certifications: To apply for these Director level positions you must:

• Be 21 years or older
• Supply documentation of current certification or become certified in CPR and First Aid.
• AND have at least one of the following
  • A four-year degree in a related field OR
  • 48 semester hours of college credit AND 910 hours of experience in a licensed program since turning 18 OR
  • 5640 hours of experience working directly with school-age children with a group of 4 or more unrelated school age children.

Of course, there will be other duties as assigned.

Salary range is $20-25/hour based on experience and availability. This position is year-round, full-time paid hourly.

OUR BENEFITS ROCK. We are a family friendly organization that puts a focus on work-life balance, and our benefits prove it. All full-time staff enjoy a minimum of 3 weeks paid vacation; increased vacation days are awarded to full-time staff based on professional work experience. Full-time YMCA staff receive 88 hours of paid sick time and 8 paid holidays per year. Full-time staff enjoy free YMCA Camp Noco traditional day camp, youth sports, learn to skate and swim lessons and childcare, including after-school and preschool, and half off YMCA Camp Santa Maria overnight camp, personal training, and specialty summer camps. The Y offers generous medical, dental and vision benefits. We provide long-term disability and life insurance at no cost to full-time employees. For eligible staff we contribute the equivalent of 10% of your salary to the YMCA Retirement Fund. Have questions about how our benefits apply to you? Your unique benefits package will be discussed at point of hire.

View all openings and apply online today at https://www.ymcanoco.org/careers

We were founded as the Young Men's Christian Association in 1844. But today, we are The Y, an association that values, and is made stronger by, its diverse people. At the YMCA of Northern Colorado, we are committed to equal opportunity employment regardless of gender, age, disability, ethnicity, sexual orientation or religious affiliation.