Healthy Living Director

Come join a dynamic and mission driven team in a growing Midwest community at the YMCA of Greater Des Moines!

Job Description

The YMCA Healthy Living Director is responsible for overseeing and managing the delivery of high-quality, engaging, and safe programs. This position will supervise staff and volunteers ensuring they have the resources, training, and support needed to effectively engage participants. The Healthy Living Director is responsible for developing programs that meet community needs as addressed through healthy living programs. This individual will collaborate with community partners, create a positive, inclusive environment, and evaluate program outcomes to ensure alignment with the YMCA’s mission and goals. The Director will also be responsible for budgeting, scheduling, and fostering involvement in program activities, all while promoting the YMCA's core values.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in recreation, exercise science, health, related field or equivalent work experience and certification from accredited association specific to fitness, community health and/or recreation.
• Two to four years of experience in program management experience, preferably in a YMCA or other nonprofit agency.
• Two years of health and wellness-related work experience.
• Minimum of one year of experience in a supervisory or leadership role.
• Demonstrated computer skills in Google Workspace or Microsoft Office environment.
• Ability to direct programs through supervision of staff and volunteers, development and monitoring of budgets, marketing and public relations, program development and fundraising.
• Current Red Cross CPR / AED / First Aid Certifications or equivalent - prior to starting if hired
• Child Abuse Prevention Training - prior to starting if hired and maintained annually.
• YMCA Team Leader certification preferred; or must achieve within three years from start.
• Additional training to be completed within the first 30 days and maintained afterwards.
  
  

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the responsibilities of this position, the employee is required to talk, hear, sit, use their hands and fingers, to handle or feel, stand, walk, reach with arms and hands. The employee will be required to communicate in various ways including electronically. The employee is often required to lift up to twenty-five pounds of weight, climb, balance, and to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Vision abilities required by this job include close and distance vision, and may at times require peripheral vision.

Work Environment

This job generally operates in a professional office and fitness center environment, but the mission of the organization may sometimes take them to non-standard workplaces. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, printers and copiers in addition to safety and training equipment. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts and vehicles. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.

This position works a standard work week, but additionally will often work evening, weekend, and additional hours to accommodate programs, activities, members, meetings, and representation of the organization at events. Travel is primarily local during the business day. Occasionally, out-of-the-area and overnight travel may be expected.

Essential Functions

• Create a work environment that exemplifies the Y’s culture and how we show up and supports ownership and accountability for staff members.
• Directs and supervises program areas and activities to meet the needs of the community and ensures programs comply with all applicable operating standards; evaluate and review programs to ensure quality and safety.
• Create, develop and implement new programs, and expand participation in existing association shared programs.
• Promote member engagement by encouraging involvement in related Y programs.
• Develops and maintains collaborative relationships with community organizations.
• Recruits, hires, trains, develops, schedules and directs staff and volunteers as needed. Reviews and evaluates staff performance. Develops strategies to motivate staff and achieve goals.
• Conduct marketing and promotion for assigned programs, coordinating with association’s marketing staff to ensure all marketing meets association and brand requirements.
• Develop and manage the budget and information for the assigned area to ensure revenue and expenses are consistent with the approved budget plan.
• Manage the program registration process and ensure timeliness.
• Coordinates the use of facilities for program activities and events.
• Attend department, branch and association staff meetings as required, and assist in YMCA fundraising activities and special events.
• Demonstrate and support the objectives of the organization as embodied in the mission statement and values.
• Perform additional duties as required.
  
  

Cause-Driven Leadership Competencies

• Change Leadership
• Communication & Influence
• Critical Thinking & Decision Making
• Program / Project Management
• Developing Self & Others