Child Watch and Enrichment Coordinator 

The Child Watch and Enrichment Program Coordinator will plan, develop, and implement program directives and goals in regards to the Academic Enrichment Programming standards in conjunction with YMCA of San Diego County. Includes supervising and evaluating staff, training, and ensuring daily program meets compliance and regulatory standards as set by the YMCA. 

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Schedule:

• Saturdays 8am-1pm 

• Sundays 8am-12pm 

• Mondays 10am-6pm

• Tuesdays 10am-6pm 

• Wednesdays 10am-2pm

• Part Time: About 29 hours in a week 
• Location: Copley-Price Family YMCA

• Communicate with parents, staff, and program participants to maintain positive relations, and ensure receipt of pertinent information
• Provide leadership in establishing a positive environment in which youth and families are treated with respect and dignity
• Perform frequent site visits to ensure quality, implementing necessary changes and taking corrective action when necessary

• Lead the day to day and monthly planning and provision of grade and age-appropriate activities and events for participants in accordance with the goals and policies of the YMCA of San Diego County

• Provide positive behavior guidance that supports the developmental, social-emotional and physical needs of all students.

• Perform daily duties to ensure space is properly maintained, organized, clean and safe

• Manage daily program operations including daily set up, program management, and daily closure of afterschool recreation program

• Assist with the on-site management of attendance data and procedures, program documents, student files, and other administrative duties as assigned

• Assist in supervising and evaluating staff, youth leaders and program volunteers
• Attend all required regional and countywide meetings, in-services and trainings
• Promptness, dependability and professionalism during assignments
• Remain informed on current childcare programs in order to relay information to families
• Visual and auditory ability to respond to critical incidents and the physical ability to act in an emergency situation
• Physical ability to lead activities such as sports, games, academic assistance, assemblies, transitions, and other program activities
• Other duties as assigned needs to be included to all roles

• Must be 18 years of age or older and possess a high school diploma/GED
• Preferred educational requirements: 48 college units
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in child and youth development, education, or comparable setting preferred
• Minimum of 1 year experience supervising a school age program site preferred
• Criminal record fingerprint clearance from DOJ/FBI & CACI required prior to working
• TB test clearance within 60 days prior to employment or prior to visiting a school site
• Licensing, state law and our government funders require that staff within YMCA of San Diego County be fingerprinted, prior to reporting to work, and include subsequent arrest notifications 
• CPR/AED, and First Aid Certification, must include Adult and Child/Infant, obtained within 30 days of hire and must be from one of the following certifying organizations:
  • American Red Cross
  • American Heart Association
  • American Safety & Health Institute 

YMCA will consider qualified applicants with a criminal history pursuant to the San Diego County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act. You do not need to disclose your criminal history or participate in a background check until a conditional job offer is made to you. After making a conditional offer and running a background check, if the YMCA is concerned about conviction that is directly related to the job, you will be given the opportunity to explain the circumstances surrounding the conviction, provide mitigating evidence, or challenge the accuracy of the background report. Find out more about the Fair Chance Ordinance by visiting the San Diego County Office of Labor Standards and Enforcement.