Vice President of Childcare Services- YMCA of OC

 

Looking For a Great Leader!

 

Vice President of Childcare Services




As the leader of an Association wide Childcare Leadership Team, the Vice President of Childcare Services leads the operations for 52 state licensed school-age child care programs within 6 school districts in the county serving over 3200 children each day and summer day camp programs. The Vice President leads and directs a dynamic team of full-time Associate Executive Directors who operate out of 6 YMCA branches to provide high-quality, fiscally sound school-age programs and to become nationally accredited for high quality programming. The YMCA Childcare and kindergarten programs operate year round and are funded through program fees, YMCA scholarships and through Latchkey and Federal Block grants.

 



Education, Training and Experience

 4 year degree in Child Development or related field with 15 ECE Units.10 years experience successfully providing oversight to child care programs at multiple locations.  Experience working with school districts, community groups and volunteers.Experience managing state and federal grants.Strong computer skills (Microsoft Excel, Word, Power Point and Outlook).Strong computer skills (Microsoft Excel, Word, Power Point and Outlook).

 

 

The Ideal Candidate Must Demonstrate the Following Qualifications



 

Communication Skills

Express opinions and communicate information with candor, confidence and consistency.Able to recognize and communicate with a sensitivity that will influence others.Ability to communicate with different management styles to accommodate direct reports.

 

Leadership

Able to act with confidence, integrity and ethics.Provide leadership skills that inspire, motivate and coach staff members. Self-motivator that takes initiative and completes tasks with a sense of urgency.Sets challenging goals for self and team members and established benchmarks for performance.Alignment of the YMCA vision of building strong kids, strong families and strong communities.



 

KnowledgeDevelopmentally appropriate school-age programming.Current child development trends & initiatives.NAA Accreditation standards.Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing regulations.Desired results and SACERS.Strong fiscal planning and management. Current training and development techniques working with Gen X and Gen Y employees.





 

Critical Success Factors

 Develop and retain a team of childcare professionals that deliver high quality, fiscally sound school-age programsGrow and expand school-age childcare and summer day camp programs throughout Southern California.Strengthen partnerships with school districts and community groups.Achieve NAA accreditation of all childcare centersActive Parent Advisory Councils at all YMCA Child Care Programs.Alignment of the YMCA vision of building strong kids, strong families and strong communities.

 



Compensation Package



 

$ 82,000.00 - $95,000.00

Depending on experience with incentive package for performance

 



 

Comprehensive benefits package including:

 

Medical, Dental and Vision, LTD, STD, Life Insurance, Paid vacation, holiday and sick leave, Employee Assistance Program, 12% company paid retirement, 50% childcare program discount, flexible spending accounts, YMCA Family membership, and on-going professional development opportunities.



 

The YMCA of Orange County is a mission driven, not-for-profit organization with a vision of building strong kids, strong families and strong communities throughout Orange County. We are committed to developing the whole child with a focus on building healthy spirit, mind and body for all children and their families.

 

With a continuing commitment to character development in out communities, the YMCA provides a moral compass for our youth by teaching and modeling the core values of the ?Six Pillars of Character,? as defined by the Character Counts! Coalition; trustworthiness, citizenship, fairness, caring, respect and responsibility. All program offered by the YMCA of Orange County focus on building character through these core values.

If you are a qualified candidate that is interested in this position, please submit your resume to:

Email: recruiter@ymcaoc.net
Fax: 714.508.7696


 



 

The YMCA of Orange County is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

We build strong kids, strong families, strong communities.