Executive Director of Childcare - City of Batavia - GLOW YMCA, Inc.

Description

Executive Director of Childcare

Job Title: Executive Director of Childcare

FLSA Status: Exempt Job Grade: Exempt

Reports to: Chief Executive Officer

Revision Date: Jan 2026

POSITION SUMMARY:

This position supports the work of the Y, a leading nonprofit, charitable membership organization committed to strengthening community through youth development, healthy living and social responsibility. The Executive Director of Childcare at YMCA of the GLOW YMCA intentionally fosters a cause-centered culture that is welcoming, genuine, hopeful, nurturing, and also builds the community's understanding of the YMCA's cause and impact through development and implementation of high-quality child care programs, and strategic community partnerships that define the Y as the leading expert in the area of youth development.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

1. Provides strategic leadership for all child care services including school-age childcare (SACC), camp, grant-funded programs (LEAPs), and child safety strategies.
2. Supports child care related Key Leaders and program leaders to ensure effective operations, implementing best practices and sound safety strategies. Proactively identifies and addresses the root cause of systemic issues rather than symptoms.
3. Coach assigned Key Leaders in areas of planning, program implementation, curriculum, space usage, purchasing, enrollments, emergency procedures, event planning, and strategy for assigned program.
4. Engage in continuous learning related to the regulations, safety protocols, and licensing requirements for all assigned child care programs. Ensures all state regulations are adhered to and maintained at all locations by continuously monitoring, auditing, evaluating and proving training as needed.
5. Provides direct support to assigned leadership teams to ensure high-quality child care operations and YMCA best practices are adhered to at all times.
6. Coordinates a training and leadership program for all child care employees ensuring a consistent level of competencies and attention to quality and best practices including child abuse and safety training, risk management, and program specific curriculums.
7. Responsible for administering and ensuring accurate and appropriate reporting for all grants related to child care services including but not limited to LEAPs and DSS reimbursement programs. Develops and cultivates relationships with grantors, monitors and coordinates grant spending.
8. Works closely with the finance department to develop annual rates and fee structures, effective and accurate invoicing, and fee collection for fee-based programs and invoicing for DSS reimbursements. Monitors association child care program collections to ensure timely payments and fiscal solvency.
9. Partners with Genesee, Orleans and Wyoming branch key-leaders, the boards and communities to ensure the Y is identifying and meeting community needs effectively.
10. Establishes, develops, expands and maintains Corporate Child Care Partnership Program across the GLOW service area.
11. Creates organizational policies & structures that remove barriers and foster equity and inclusion for all.
12. Monitors monthly financial reports to ensure that revenue targets are met and expenses are controlled.
13. Ensures the operational growth of the YMCA through program expansion. Guides the organization to make tough choices about what to stop, start, and continue.
14. Evaluate program effectiveness through employee, parent, child and school evaluations and manage outcome measurement.
15. Maintains an appropriate relationship with community groups and organizations as a representative of the GLOW YMCA while exploring opportunities for quality and growth.
16. Works closely with the Genesee, Orleans and Wyoming branches to ensure a cooperative and inclusive culture between the branches and child care teams. Add community collaboration events to foster connections and growth.
17. Participates in branch and association special events as requested.
18. Takes a leadership role for the Annual Campaign. Recruits, onboards, and develops volunteers from diverse backgrounds for the annual campaign program. Works closely with branch executives in meeting the established annual campaign goal.
19. Takes an active leadership role in the Association Child Care Champion Team.
20. Carries out additional responsibilities and assignments deemed necessary by the CEO.

LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES:

• Collaboration
• Engaging Community
• Communication & Influence
• Operational Effectiveness
• Philanthropy
• Developing Self & Others
• Fiscal Management

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Education & Experience: You have a Bachelor's degree from a four-year college or accredited university in business management, youth development, communications, a related field, or equivalent experience in a similar capacity and 2+ years of professional experience in a child care role. You possess expertise in collecting data and produce reports that guide strategic decisions. You have experience designing and implementing innovative strategies that result in positive outcomes.
• You communicate effectively – developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.
• You drive results – consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances.
• You ensure accountability – holding self and others accountable to meet commitments.
• You drive engagement – creating a climate where people are motivated to do their best work to help the organization achieve its membership objectives.
• You collaborate – building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
• You build effective relationships – have the ability to establish and maintain harmonious relationships by promoting and demonstrating caring, honesty, respect and responsibility with staff, key leaders, YMCA members and program participants and the general public
• You build networks – effectively building formal and informal relationship networks inside and outside the organization.
• You cultivate innovation – creating new and better ways for the organization to be successful.
• You possess organizational savvy – maneuvering comfortably through complex policy, process, and people-related organizational dynamics.
• You are action-oriented – taking on new opportunities and tough circumstances with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm.
• You demonstrate resiliency – rebounding from setbacks and adversity when facing difficult situations.
• You demonstrate self-awareness – using a combination of feedback and reflection to gain productive insight into personal strengths and weaknesses.
• Experience in budgeting & financial management required.
• Must obtain and maintain any required training and certifications for this position.