Youth Center Director

Salary: $63,097.20 - $72,562.00 Annually
Location :Youth Center - Kromrey Middle School - Middleton, WI
Job Type: Regular, Full-Time Permanent
Job Number: 202400030
Department: Parks and Recreation
Division:Youth Center
Opening Date: 03/06/2024
Closing Date: 3/24/2024 11:59 PM Central
FLSA: Exempt
Bargaining Unit: NR
General Description
Embark on an exciting journey with the Middleton Youth Center, a dynamic and free after-school and summer program tailored for fifth to eighth-grade youth! As the heartbeat of our mission, the Youth Center Director, under the direct guidance of the Assistant Director of Parks & Recreation for Recreation, passionately collaborates with youth daily. This visionary leader oversees the Youth Center, steering the ship in developing, implementing, and evaluating captivating after-school and summer programs for the vibrant youth in the Middleton Area.
Our services go beyond the ordinary, focusing on fostering youth leadership, nurturing positive decision-making, ensuring school success, building valuable assets, and promoting active community/civic engagement. The Director's role extends to supervising the Youth Center staff, interns, and volunteers, orchestrating a symphony of academic support, enriching activities, refreshing pool days, thrilling field trips, and impactful service-learning opportunities.
Our mission is crystal clear - establishing an infrastructure in Middleton that empowers youth to cultivate skills, exercise leadership, and form meaningful relationships with caring adults. Join us in creating an environment where each youth not only thrives but discovers their full potential!
The Youth Center Director, under the long-range administrative direction of the Assistant Director of Parks & Recreation for Recreation, oversees the Youth Center program by developing, implementing, and evaluating captivating after-school and summer programs for the participating youth in the Middleton Area.
The Youth Center Director directs and executes a youth program that provides care by focusing on fostering of youth leadership, nurturing of positive decision-making, working towards ensuring school success, asset building, and promoting active community and civic engagement by program youth attendees. The Director's role spans not only supervising the Youth Center staff, interns, and volunteers, but also orchestrating a extensive efforts towards academic support and experiential enriching activities for participating youth. These activities may include, but are not limited to, visits to the city aquatic center, various field trips, and impactful service-learning opportunities.
The Youth Center director is responsible to execute and the mission of establishing an infrastructure in Middleton that empowers youth to cultivate skills, exercise leadership, and form meaningful relationships with adults. The role's overarching goal to enable youth to not only thrive but discovers their full potential is operationalized through the leadership of the Director.
During the school year, the Youth Center is open from 3:36 pm to 6 pm on all school days. The Youth Center Director will be on-site from 3:15 pm to 6:30 pm on all school days. The Youth Center's summer programs run for eight weeks, with staff on-site from 11:30 am to 6 pm Monday-Friday. The Youth Center Director plans and supervises School Days Out activities during the school year and Friday Fieldtrip Days and Adventure Camps during the summer. Additionally, the Director participates in program planning, administrative tasks, supervisory duties, and professional development. The position involves planning several special events for the Youth Center and collaborating with the Recreation Department to plan and execute youth programs and events throughout the year.
The Director will consult with youth, and organizations that represent youth, to determine their needs and develop programs in response to those needs.
This position is:

• FLSA Status: Exempt
• Pay Basis: Salary
• City Salary Grade: 8
• Schedule: Full-time/40 hours per week; Normal work schedule of 10:30am-6:30pm with occasional evening and weekend work.
• Non-Represented
• Supervisory

Job Functions
Essential Functions

• Provide safe, supervised, and enriching after school and summer activities:
• Communications:
  • Ensure the Youth Center website remains current with pertinent program and registration details.
  • Foster and sustain connections with local organizations for youth.
  • Oversee the enrollment process for all youth participants.

Ensure the implementation of all programs aligns with relevant policies and procedures.

Recruit, hire, train, schedule, and supervise Youth Center staff, interns, AmeriCorps members, substitutes, and volunteers.

• Plan and facilitate staff debrief and planning meetings.
• Ensure continuous and adequate supervision of students.
• Maintain Youth Center policies and procedures.

Coordinate the mentoring program:

• Train staff to provide weekly one-on-one mentoring for a designated group of students during the school day.
• Strategically plan mentor sessions with a focus on academic support, social-emotional learning, and leadership development.
• Communicate with mentee's parents/guardians and school staff as needed.

Attend trainings and participate in professional development as directed.

Attend weekly/bi-monthly meetings with Recreation Division and Assistant Director of Recreation.

Marginal Duties

• Performs other job-related duties as required and assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Knowledge

• Considerable knowledge and familiarity with the organization, administration, and operations of public youth support programs,
• Working knowledge office administration fundamentals and principles.
• Considerable knowledge and possession of cultural awareness ideals and sensitivity issues.
• Thorough understanding of positive youth development principles.
• Working knowledge of with positive behavior management and restorative practices.
• Awareness of public sector operations, funding mechanisms, and program structures desired.

Skills

• Proficient in basic computer and internet usage, with a working knowledge of Google drive and Gmail
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with a diverse population of youth and families.
• Adept at problem-solving.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.

Abilities

• Proficient in administering youth programs.
• Strong team-building capabilities.
• Ability to provide tutoring in all core subject areas (math, literacy, science, and social studies) up to an 8th grade level.
• Bilingual at conversational level preferred, bilingual Spanish at conversational level highly preferred.

Education, Training and Experience

• An Associate degree in education, recreation, social work or closely related field is required.
• A Bachelor's degree in education, recreation, social work or closely related field is preferred.

Training

• American Red Cross CPR/First Aid Certified preferred, or ability to obtain within three months of hire, is required.
• American Red Cross CPR/First Aid Instructor Certified highly preferred, or ability to obtain within one year of hire, is required.

Experience

• A minimum of five (5) year of progressively responsible experience working with youth is preferred.
• A minimum of three (3) years of supervisory experience is preferred.
• Other combinations of training and/or experience which can be demonstrated to result in the possession of the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to perform the duties of this position will also be considered.
• Must be at least 21 years of age or older.

Documentation Submission:
Please note that this application requires the submission of supporting documents. Failure to submit the required documentation will disqualify your application from consideration.
Consent to conduct a Background Check if selected as a Finalist: Please download the Authorization for Release of Information form linked below. You must complete this form and upload it with your submitted application This form authorizes the City of Middleton to perform a local Background Screen. This screening will only be conducted for those that are selected as finalists for this position.
Click here to Download:Authorization for Release of Information
City of Middleton Veterans' Preference Program
(Applicable to Regular Full and Part Time Positions Only)
The City of Middleton honors and recognizes the sacrifice and dedication made by veterans of the United States Armed Services, and the unique skills, experiences, and abilities they bring to the workplace. The City's Veterans' Preference Program is designed and implemented to encourage and enable the recruitment, review and potential hire of qualified veterans. This program does not guarantee the selection of any veteran or eliminate the need for such veterans to otherwise meet all basic qualifications for the position(s) for which they apply.
Please see the on the Job Opportunities page menu for the details and requirements of the program.
The City of Middleton is an Equal Opportunity Employer
seeking a diverse and talented workforce.
City of Middleton Benefits - Regular, Permanent Full-time Employees
The benefits listed on this page are available to employees in City of Middleton Regular, Classified Service who are considered full-time. Full-time status means the employee is regularly scheduled for, and working, 30-40 hours per week. Regular, Classified Service positions are those that are eligible and required to participate in the Wisconsin Retirement System.
Wisconsin Retirement System

• Participation in the Wisconsin Retirement System public employee pension program.
• Provides a contributory defined benefit retirement benefit (pension) to employees who meet the retirement eligibility requirements.

Health Insurance

• Health Insurance available through SSM/Dean. Individual or Family plans with either a Health Management Organization (HMO) or Point of Service (POS) option are available.
• Cash in lieu of Health Insurance of $2000/yr avaialbe to those who qualify.

Dental Insurance

• Dental Insurance available through Delta Dental. Individual or Family plans are available.
• Insurance provided at no cost to the employee for both plans.

Vision Insurance

• Vision Insurance available through Delta Vision.
• Insurance is 100% employee paid.

Health Reimbursement Account (HRA)

• City funded HRA provides reimbursement of 75% of the Health Insurance deductible

Employee Assistance Program

• Employee assistance Program to assist in the prevention, early identification, and resolution of personal issues.
• Employees may consult with the EAP at no cost.

Flexible Spending Account

• Accounts for health reimbursement and dependent care reimbursement.
• All FSA funds are deposited pre-tax and used tax free

Income Continuation Insurance

• Combined short- and long-term disability insurance provided at no cost.

Deferred Compensation

• Qualified retirement 457(b) investment account.
• Employees may contribute to traditional tax deferred or Roth post tax investments for their retirement through this program.

Life Insurance

• Group Term life insurance provided at 1x employee's annual salary provided at no cost.
• Additional units of life insurance, and spouse insurance also available for purchase by employees.

Time Off

• Vacation accrual every pay period beginning with fifteen days a year total. Prorated for employees working 30-39 hours per week.
• Sick Leave accrual at one day per month.
• Four Personal Days a year.
• Bereavement, Jury Duty and other special purpose leaves.
• Time off accruals are prorated for employees working less than 40 hours per week.

AFLAC Income Protection

• Optional, employee paid income protection insurance available

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Are you at least 21 years of age or older?

• Yes
• No

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Do you have a high school diploma or an equivalent level of education?

• Yes
• No

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Please indicate below the highest level of post-secondary education you have completed.

• I hold a Bachelor's Degree or greater in education, recreation, social work or another closely related field.
• I hold an Associate's Degree in education, recreation, social work, or a closely related field.
• I hold an Associate's degree in a discipline OTHER THAN education, recreation, social work, or another closely related.
• I have not completed an post-secondary education.

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Do you have the ability to speak any of the languages listed below at a conversational level?

• I cannot speak any languages other than english at a conversational level.
• Spanish
• Mandarin
• Arabic
• Hindi
• Russian
• Tagalog
• ASL (American Sign Language
• Other

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If you indicated other in the questions above, please list the language(s) you are able to speak at a conversational level.
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If you are you a disabled veteran with a 30% or greater disability rating do you wish to apply for consi...