Perks of working at the Y!

SALARY: $16/hour

Y PERKS:

• Free individual YMCA membership! Discounts on programs
• Child Care discount 25% (hours requirement); Summer Camp discounts
• Free Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Program

The Site Coordinator is responsible for the health, safety, and welfare of each child enrolled in the program. The Site Coordinator is a leader, active participation in the programs, activities, and field trips, is a positive role model to all participants and other staff in accordance with the policies and procedures of the YMCA of the Iowa Mississippi Valley.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY: The Child Care Site Coordinator is responsible for supervising all group leaders at their assigned sites.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
1. Serve as a role model to members and Y staff and, at all times live the mission, vision and values of the YMCA while facilitating the teaching of caring, honesty, respect, and responsibility in Y programs.
2. Provide extraordinary member services and responsiveness to members needs.
3. Provide direct supervision and professionalism to group leaders assigned to your site as well as program participants at all times. This includes taking calls related to staff absences during work and also during non-work hours and executing tasks.
4. Ensure safety to all participants, including knowledge of emergency procedures and location of emergency equipment.
5. Ensure group leaders maintain a clean and safe work site as well as prepare incident reports accurately, consistently and in accordance with established timelines. Communicate to supervisor in writing, accident and discipline situations which require corrective actions. Seek guidance from supervisor in unusual circumstances.
6. Supervise group leaders and child to staff ratios to ensure that licensing regulations and other job duties are being met.
7. Maintain individual portfolio to showcase accomplishments for annual review.
8. Participate in and solicit others to participate in necessary YMCA financial development efforts, specifically the Annual Campaign.
9. Maintain certifications listed under Certificates and Other Requirements while ensure that licensing regulations are met and attend all in-service trainings and staff meetings.
10. Adherence to all policies and procedures of the YMCA of the Iowa Mississippi Valley.
11. Regular and timely adherence to respective schedule/meetings.
12. All other duties as assigned by the Executive Director.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
1. High school diploma is required for this position, a CDA, Associates degree or BA is preferred.
2. Prior experience working in licensed child care programs or community school districts is required.

CERTIFICATIONS AND OTHER QUALIFICATIONS:
1. Must be able to pass background check
2. CPR/First Aid/AED certification*
3. Mandatory Reporter*
4. Must have achieved 75 points (combination of education, experience and training) as outline per Iowa DHS child care licensing standards
*Note: The * noted certification training programs are provided by SCFY staff and must be obtained within 30 days of hire, if not currently certified.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Must be able to sit, stand and walk frequently and able to lift up to 30 lbs. Must be able to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms regularly. Posses the ability to climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl as needed to care for young children and participate in field trips as well as other program activities. Will frequently need to be able to see, smell and hear.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is primarily exposed to an indoor child care environment but occasionally will be exposed to gymnasiums and outdoor environment. The noise level in the work environment can vary from quiet to moderate depending upon the activities being performed. This position primarily works a typical Monday - Friday work week but may vary as determined by the needs required to manage operations and events of which can include working evening, weekend, and additional hours to accommodate program and other activities representing the organization and branch operations