Job Description

 

Position Summary
The Keene Family YMCA is seeking a Childcare Site Manager for their program located at Jonathan Daniels Preschool on Maple Ave in Keene. In this role you will manage, direct, and coordinate our early childhood education program while ensuring a positive experience for our childcare families. The Y offers a competitive salary and benefits package, including free membership, and the opportunity to be part of a supportive team of dedicated professionals committed to strengthening community.

 

Our Culture

Our mission and core values are brought to life by our culture. In the Y, we strive to live our cause of strengthening communities with purpose and intentionality every day. We are welcoming: we are open to all. We are a place where you can belong and become. We are genuine: we value you and embrace your individuality. We are hopeful: we believe in you and your potential to become a catalyst in the world. We are nurturing: we support you in your journey to develop your full potential. We are determined: above all else, we are on a relentless quest to make our community stronger, beginning with you!

 

Essential Functions of the Childcare Site Manager

• Manages, directs, and coordinates the Early Childhood Education program at the YMCA Preschool at Jonathan Daniels
• Ensures that all programs are high-quality, and that all activities are conducted using a DEI lens
• Recruits, hire, trains, develops, schedules, and directs personnel and volunteers as needed
• Develops strategies to motivate staff and achieve established goals
• Develops, manages, and controls program budget
• Ensures compliance with federal, state, and local regulations as they relate to the program, including ADA accommodations where appropriate
• Ensures that YMCA program standards are met, and safety procedures are followed
• Provides for upkeep of assigned program facilities and equipment, and ensures the environment supports healthy living
• Develops and maintains relationships with state childcare licensing agency, school administration, parent groups, and other organizations related to the program
• Organizes special events for families and assists in marketing and distribution of program information
• Compiles program statistics, monitoring and evaluating progress towards established benchmarks
• Maintains open communication with the Director of Childcare Services

Benefits

All full-time employees are eligible to receive the following benefits:

• Health, dental, life and supplemental insurance options
• Generous PTO, including floating holidays and vacation time that accrues monthly

All full and part-time employees are eligible to receive the following benefits:

• Membership to the Y
• Flexible schedules
• Professional development opportunities
• 401a retirement plan with company match, plus option to contribute to a 403b retirement savings account
• The opportunity to work for a mission-driven organization and to make a real difference in the lives of others in your community

Minimum Qualifications

• Meet the requirements of the State of NH Childcare Licensing Unit for center director
• Meets age requirement of 21 years or older
• Successful completion of required background check
• Ability to perform duties with professionalism, enthusiasm, kindness, empathy, care, honesty, and respect
• Ability to relate effectively to diverse groups of people from all social and economic segments of the community

Preferred Qualifications

Meets 80% to 100% of the following qualifications:

• 5 + years working in a license childcare setting
• 3 + years supervising 3 or more staff
• A certificate in DEI or extensive training and work experience
• Bachelor's Degree in ECE, Education or a related field

Work Environment and Physical Demands

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.

 

 

Sufficient strength, agility, and mobility to perform essential functions of position and to safely supervise children's activities.

 

 

About Us
The Keene Family YMCA is a 501(c)3 charitable organization, committed to strengthening our community through programs and services focused on Youth Development, Healthy Living, and Social Responsibility. We are only impactful in our work when we have dedicated, knowledgeable, passionate staff who believe in our cause.

 

 

Perhaps YOU are the cause-driven leader we are looking for that can build personal and meaningful relationships with YMCA members, participants, volunteers, and guests. While exemplifying the Y's commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and the four-character values of Caring, Honesty, Respect & Responsibility and responding to all member and community inquiries in a timely manner.

 

In accordance with the Keene Family YMCA's duty to provide and maintain a workplace that is free of known hazards, we have adopted a vaccination policy. All employees and volunteers that are approved to receive the COVID-19 vaccine are required to do so unless a reasonable accommodation is approved.

 

 

All positions require passing a background check.

 

The Keene Family YMCA is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE), and prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, marital or family status.

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