LEAD YOUR SITE. GROW YOUR TEAM. MAKE EVERY DAY COUNT.
NOW HIRING: SITE COORDINATORS
YMCA Y Scholars Program
Are you at your best when you're leading a team, thinking on your feet, and making a real difference for students every afternoon?
The YMCA Y Scholars Program is seeking Site Coordinators who bring steady leadership, genuine care for their people, and an eye for quality to everything they do. This is more than a position—it's the driver's seat of a school site program, where you'll develop staff, strengthen daily operations, and create experiences that students carry with them long after the school year ends.
About the YMCA Y Scholars Program
At the YMCA Y Scholars Program, we envision a world where every student discovers their purpose and achieves their full potential.
Each day, we elevate youth voice by offering enrichment opportunities that foster leadership learning and healthy habits.
Does your mission align with ours?
Position Overview
- Start Date: Immediate
- Compensation: $33/hour
- Status: Full-Time, Non-Exempt
- Typical Schedule: 40 Hours/Week
- School Year: Monday–Friday, 10:00 AM–6:30 PM
- Summer: 8-hour shifts between 8:00 AM–6:00 PM
- Locations: Multiple elementary and middle school sites throughout Richmond, San Pablo, El Sobrante, and Oakland
- See all program sites: http://map.ymcayscholars.org
Position Benefits
- Free YMCA gym membership
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Paid holidays and paid time off
- YMCA retirement plan
- Continuous investment in your leadership development and training
- Real pathways to grow your career within the YMCA
What You'll Do
As a Site Coordinator, you're the heartbeat of your school site—setting the standard for your team, keeping operations steady, and ensuring every student walks into a safe, welcoming, high-quality program. Here's what the role looks like:
- Managing and motivating a team of program staff day in and day out
- Developing your people through consistent coaching and meaningful feedback
- Overseeing daily operations and holding strong, reliable routines
- Cultivating trusted relationships with school partners, families, and community stakeholders
- Evaluating program quality through regular observations and assessments
- Stewarding your site budget and program resources wisely
- Gathering and reviewing attendance and program data to spot trends
- Welcoming and training new staff so they hit the ground running
- Bringing youth development and expanded learning best practices to life
- Stepping up for special projects and program initiatives when the moment calls
What We're Looking For
Required Qualifications
- At least 2 years of experience in youth development
- At least 1 year of experience in staff or program management
- 48 college units or a passing score on the Instructional Aide Exam
- Ability to travel to sites and meetings (reliable transportation)
- Ability to clear DOJ/FBI background checks
- CPR, First Aid, AED, and Child Abuse Prevention certification within 30 days (provided)
The Right Fit Will Also:
- Approach every day with a growth mindset and a push to improve
- Build authentic connections with students, staff, and families
- Navigate problems and conflicts with confidence and calm
- Keep multiple priorities organized and moving forward
- Ground decisions in data to keep raising program quality
- Take full ownership of challenges and outcomes alike
- Show up with initiative, creativity, and leadership—every single day
Physical Requirements
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a team member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Sufficient strength, agility and mobility to perform essential functions of position and to supervise program activities
- Must occasionally lift up to 30 lbs
- Frequent bending & standing
- Able to walk for long periods of time
- Visual ability to clearly monitor activities in both indoor and outdoor settings
- Mobility to quickly respond to emergencies
Why Join Us?
- Take the lead at your own site and define its culture and quality
- Watch your work create visible change for students, staff, and community
- Strengthen your leadership, management, and operational toolkit
- Learn and grow through dedicated coaching, training, and development
- Stand with a mission-driven organization where your leadership matters daily
Ready to Make an Impact?
Your leadership could unite a team. Your vision could carry a program further. Your impact could shape the journeys of hundreds of students.
If you're ready to lead with purpose and keep growing along the way, we invite you to apply.
Join the YMCA Y Scholars Program as a Site Coordinator and help us build stronger communities.
Pay: $33.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Employee discount
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
