Child Care Site Coordinator - Before and After School (Highland Elementary)

This is more than a job- it's an opportunity to grow your leadership skills, build meaningful relationships, and be part of an organization dedicated to strengthening communities. 

If you're passionate about youth development, enjoy leading others, and want a career where your work truly matters, we'd love to have you join the Y team.

What you will do at the Y:

As a Before & After School Site Coordinator, you will lead and oversee the daily operation of a high-quality licensed school-age child care program. You'll lead and support a team of staff, create a safe and engaging environment for children, and build positive relationships with families and school partners. 

During the school year, you'll work in our before and after-school programs. During the summer, you'll serve in a leadership role at one of our YMCA day camps.

Work Schedule

This is an in-person, full-time, year-round position working directly with children, Monday-Friday.

Site Coordinators typically work a combination of:

• Morning program hours before school
• Administrative hours during the school day
• Afternoon program hours after school
• On non-school days and summer breaks: Full Day program hours, 8-hour shift.

Most Site Coordinators work 35-40 hours per week, with a mix of leadership, administrative, and direct program in-ratio responsibilities.

Why Work at The Y?

• Make a difference in the lives of children and families.
• Lead a fun and supportive team.
• Receive ongoing training and professional development.
• Grow your career with the YMCA.
• Be part of an organization that is committed to helping every child and family thrive.

Job Duties/Responsibilities:

• Lead the daily operations of a licensed before and after-school program.
• Coordinate with the Program Director to develop, prepare, and implement engaging, age-appropriate activities that promote learning, belonging, and healthy development.
• Supervision of all children and related program area activities.
• Supervise, coach, and support a team of youth development staff.
• Foster a safe, inclusive, and welcoming environment for every child.
• Build positive relationships with families, school staff, and community partners.
• Ensure compliance with state and local regulations in addition to YMCA standards and procedures.
• Maintain materials, equipment, and program facility.
• Maintain required program records.
• Complete administrative responsibilities including scheduling, planning, communication, and documentation.
• Support nearby Y school-age care sites as needed.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications: 

• Minimum age 18, 21 preferred  
• Two or more years working in licensed School-Age Care program, with children in a developmentally appropriate group setting. Preferred, YMCA experience. 
• Meet educational and experience qualifications established by the DCYF (Dept of Children, Youth and Families 
  • Have a high school diploma or equivalent;  
  • Complete thirty college credits in any one hundred-level or above college coursework or equivalent;  

              OR  

• • Have completed at least twelve college credits in any one hundred-level or above college coursework or equivalent AND complete an additional eighteen college credits in any one hundred-level or above coursework or equivalent within five years of employment 
• Provide documentation of all certification and training requirements established by the DCYF, including position prerequisites, current negative TB test, fully vaccinated for MMR/other required vaccinations, and portable background check 
• Experience planning, organizing, and implementing high quality developmentally appropriate programming 
• Experience working with individuals, families and communities of diverse backgrounds and abilities 
• Fluency in second language desired 

Our Commitment to Inclusion: 
The Y is made up of people of all ages and from every walk of life, working side by side to strengthen communities. Together we work to ensure that everyone, regardless of ability, age, cultural background, ethnicity, faith, gender, gender identity, ideology, income, national origin, race or sexual orientation, has the opportunity to reach their full potential with dignity. Our core values are caring, honesty, respect and responsibility—they guide everything we do. 

We look forward to having you on our YMCA team!