The Program Director is responsible for developing, administering and supervising all facets of programs and services for partner housing sites to meet and/or exceed goals. This includes developing and monitoring the annual budgets of these programs and departments to ensure fiscal compliance. In addition, this position is responsible for the following duties.

Essential Functions:

• Recruit, train, supervise, and evaluate program volunteers and YMCA Community Health Worker staff as they relate to program activities. Direct delivery of programs as needed
• Develop, manage, and evaluate department budgets to meet and I or exceed family center revenue and enrollment goals.

• Conduct seasonal programmatic quality evaluations of all YMCA programs.

• Build and maintain professional relationships with community managers and other collaborative agencies and professional service organizations.

• Implement reviews and revise all aspects of program relative to quality, character development and satisfaction from sign-up and enrollment to assessment of program delivery.

• Manage delivery of related programs to exceed YMCA standards and program objectives to include Character Building whenever possible

• Meet all assigned program enrollment and quality benchmarks by marketing and promoting

• Ensure all youth and family programming supports HEPA (Healthy Eating and Physical Activities) guidelines.

• Ensure that Risk Management, and emergency procedures are followed.

• Other duties as assigned

Position Profile:

• Has a passion and enjoys working with children
• Ability to stay calm during stressful situation
• Strong communication skills
• High level of patience.
• Has the creativity and flexibility to make every day a positive experience for participants 
• strong leadership skills

Qualifications, Skills and Abilities:

• Bachelor 's degree in Social Work , Psychology, Sociology, and Child Development or related field preferred
• Minimum of three years of experience with summer camps, teens, program administration.
• Experience working with budgets, developing a budget, fiscal management of programs, and fund raising
• YMCA management experience desirable
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, sound fiscal management practices, strong organizational abilities and problem solving strategies
• Excellent interpersonal skills; ability to interact with individuals at all levels
• Demonstrated leadership through experiences in supervision, community collaboration and innovation.
• Ability to adequately observe program activities, enforce safety regulations and apply appropriate policies and procedures
• Visual and auditory ability to respond to critical incidents and the physical ability to act swiftly in an emergency
• Proficient in Microsoft Office including Word and Excel
• Current state approved First Aid / CPR certified.
• Bilingual, English and Spanish, a plus
• Must have transportation in order to travel within County

As a condition of employment and a Drug-Free Workplace you will be required to submit to and satisfactorily clear a thorough Level II fingerprinting background screening and drug test.

Failure to complete the drug test will automatically disqualify you from employment. Please note Medical Marijuana cards do not exempt you from successfully passing your drug test.

The YMCA of South Florida is committed to the policy of Equal Opportunity prohibiting discrimination in the workplace because of race, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, political affiliation, age or disability.