Job Description

Leads and supervises staff and provides high quality, relevant, successful and sustainable children’s programs in Hamilton. Provides services related to full day child care, and before and after school programs, in keeping with the YWCA mission, vision and values while adhering to the YWCA policies and procedures and quality standards, as well as the regulations of the Child Care and Early Years Act.

Key Responsibilities:

Responsible for the operation, supervision and administration of the YWCA Hamilton’s children’s programs, ensuring all YWCA policies and procedures and Child Care Early Years Act requirements are met;
Develops and delivers quality programs that support and promote learning, and the healthy development of children by guiding the programs to align with YWCA Hamilton goals and objectives;
Develops and evaluates strategies to increase diversity and inclusion and involve children and girls of newcomer families into YWCA programs;
Updates, develops and ensures positive, professional communication with parents/families, community partners, outside agencies, co-workers and support staff, on an ongoing basis;
Resolves conflicts or highly sensitive situations on a regular and recurring basis;
Identifies program needs and makes requests for appropriate equipment;
Assists Manager with development and implementation of annual budget;
Directly manages and coach’s employees; including scheduling, training, monitoring and evaluating performance;
Supports the Manager with scheduling duties and payroll administration;
Fosters a safe and healthy work environment; ensures employees comply with health, safety standards that meet or exceed legislated requirements;
Offers tours and program information to potential clients and promotes programs externally;
Represents the YWCA within the community, as required;
Stays current on legislation, regulations and directives;
Complies with the Child Care Early Years Act and YWCA Policies;
Supports YWCA Hamilton mission, vision and values;
Participate and provide mandatory organizational and departmental trainings and meetings;
Provides ongoing monitoring to assess program quality within the department;
Participates in the hiring and recruitment processes;
Responsible for managing and submitting financial reports including payroll, expense and petty cash reports.

YWork for us?

At YWCA Hamilton, we are intentional about fostering a workplace culture that values positive physical and emotional well-being through our values of Inclusivity, Equity, Community, Self-determination, and Accountability. We invest in our employees so that we can bring our values into the communities in which we live. We offer our employees:

On-the-job training and professional development opportunities
Staff fitness, aquatic, childcare and recreation discounts
Opportunities to get involved in our community
A competitive total rewards package

If you’re passionate about making a positive impact in the lives of women, children, and families every day, we would love for you to join our team!