Location and Job Title:

Assistant Director, Kids Space Afterschool Program
Riverdale YM-YWHA
5625 Arlington Ave
Bronx, NY 10471

Principal Responsibilities:

Job Summary: The Riverdale YM-YWHA (Riverdale Y) is offering an exciting opportunity for a creative, energetic, highly-organized, and experienced informal or formal educator to coordinate its off-site Kid's Space Afterschool Program in Riverdale. If you are passionate about supporting school-age children through high quality programming and care in a community-oriented setting with a professionally-trained staff team, this is the right position for you.

Our Kid's Space off-site program is under the supervision of Riverdale Y's Family and Youth Services Department and works closely with Kid's Space @ Y in developing programming, coordinating school-vacation "camp" programs, and leadership training. This program currently serves over 130 children. This is a full-time position reporting to the Director of Family and Youth Services. The position is expected to begin in October 2024.

Job Responsibilities:

• Oversee administration and management of Kid's Space off-site program with support from Director of Family and Youth
• Cultivate strong working relationships with faculty, staff, and parent association of off-site school location to create the highest quality afterschool programming
• Work closely with Director of Family and Youth to hire, train, and supervise after school counselors and instructors
• Work closely with Riverdale Y staff to develop recruitment and registration strategies and implementation
• Organize and execute enrichment programming for Kid's Space participants as well as children seeking individual enrichment classes
• Recruit, plan, hire staff for, and help direct school-vacation "camp" programs for winter break, President's week, spring break and other school vacation days with the Camp, Family and Youth Department
• Manage the program budget
• Work with the Director of Family and Youth to maintain up-to-date permits, licensing and records for afterschool site
• Provide proper customer service and follow-through for all families registered in or inquiring about afterschool and school-vacation camp programs
• Recruit, register, and plan for upcoming year during the summer months
• Work with Camp Twelve Trails or another Y summer program during the summer months in appropriate capacity

This position is full-time, Monday to Friday, with occasional Sundays and holidays to support Kid's Space and Riverdale Y programs throughout the calendar year. The salary range is $50,000-$60,000 commensurate with experience and education.

Minimum Qualifications:

Job Qualifications: The ideal candidate has strong experience in formal or informal youth settings. Candidates should possess the following qualities and experience:

• Warm and welcoming personality, relating well to children and able to partner confidentially with parents
• Sound supervisory and people skills, including the ability to inspire, mentor and develop youth professionals with differing levels of experience as well as set clear boundaries and expectations
• Calm under pressure, customer service-oriented, flexible, and possessing a good sense of humor
• Ability to assess and strategize appropriate care for children based on the situation and to work with their families
• Ability to develop and implement creative, safe and challenging curriculum for children
• Ability to work collaboratively, as part of the Riverdale Y team, with colleagues, direct reports and supervisors
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Highly-organized with attention to detail and follow-through, and ability to multitask
• Extensive administrative and planning experience
• Excellent computer skills and experience using social media to market programs
• Experience with budget development and administration
• Fluency with Microsoft Office or Google Apps
• Bachelor's Degree in Education, Social Work, Jewish Communal Service, or related field; SACC License preferred
• Knowledge of Jewish holidays, traditions and culture and the ability to integrate this into staff training and an age-appropriate afterschool curriculum is an asset

About Riverdale YM-YWHA:

Riverdale Y is a 50,000 sq. ft. Jewish Community Center that provides educational, recreational, cultural, and wellness programming for children and adults of all ages. Riverdale Y features an early childhood center, camps and afterschool programs, senior center, performing arts center, and health & wellness center that includes cardio and free weight studios, group exercise classes, gymnasium, swimming pool, steam room, sauna and massage therapy. Riverdale Y is rooted in universal values central to Jewish life. We celebrate diversity and welcome the entire community.

Please send cover letter and resume to Adriana Rexhepi at ARexhepi@riverdaley.org.

Salary:

$55,000 - $65,000

Agency Information:

Our Mission:

Riverdale Y enriches lives by cultivating universally-shared values central to Jewish life, through educational, cultural, wellness, and service programs for all.

Our Values:

We build and strengthen community.

We create a space of belonging, where everyone feels respected and appreciated for who they are.

We have a responsibility to care for one another, in our local community and in our world.

We nurture our minds, bodies and souls.

We are committed to lifelong learning and growth.