Program Director (After School)
Company: Children's Aid
Location: New York
Posted on: March 7, 2025
Job Description:
$50,000 - $65,000Position Summary: The Program Director plays a
critical role in the cradle-through-college and careers mission of
Children's Aid Community Schools by ensuring high-quality expanding
learning time opportunities are provided for kindergarten through
fifth grade youth during out-of-school time at CS211 at the Whitney
Young Jr. Campus. The Program Director reports directly to the
Community School Director and works collaboratively with the Parent
Engagement Coordinator, Social Worker, Youth Advocates, Teachers,
and other site-based staff. The Program Director provides
leadership by strategically planning youth activities and family
engagement, coaching staff, monitoring the academic and
social-emotional growth of participants, working collaboratively
with community partners and using data to inform program
decisions.
- Oversee all aspects of the CBO's DYCD COMPASS Program at the
Community School.
- Lead strategic efforts to maintain and expand critical
community partnerships for COMPASS Program.
- Create structures and processes for effective communication
between programs, particularly with DOE staff from host site and
internal agency departments as well.
- Work closely with the Community School Directors to develop
program based on goals and needs of our Community Schools and
surrounding community.
- Establish program goals and outcome measures to determine the
success of each program component.
- Meet all paperwork requirements of funders, including
attendance and enrollment data, reports, and outcomes.
Additionally, provide information and reports as needed for CBO's
internal processing and for principal & administration.
- Model appropriate child, youth and adult development practices,
and handle behavior concerns as needed.
- Lead recruitment, hiring, training, supervision and evaluation
of all additional staff employed through the COMPASS program.
- Facilitate all meetings required of the COMPASS program,
including weekly staff meetings.
- Manage all related programmatic budgets, and work closely with
Community School Director and Budget Director to provide budget
updates and reports as needed internally and for funder; support
Office Manager in building systems for to track and maintain budget
expenses and reports.
- Work closely with Community School Directors to support the
oversight of contractual partnerships with other CBOs, private,
state and city agencies.
- Establish and maintain strategic partnerships between COMPASS
program and relevant community groups, school administrators,
public officials, funders, parents and other critical
stakeholders.
- Perform other duties as needed under the direction of the
Community School Director.Minimum Qualifications:
- High School/ GED required
- Demonstrated commitment to working with underserved youth,
particularly middle-school-aged youth.
- Minimum 5 years of full-time experience working with youth in a
fast-paced, high-stress environment
- 2 years working at a managerial level; prior experience with
DYCD or Out of School Time programming is highly preferred.
- Demonstrated experience in strategic program planning and
development.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills and computer
literacy, particularly experience working with data to drive
program goals and implementation.
- Enthusiasm, creativity and initiative, a sense of humor and a
sense of urgency.
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Keywords: Children's Aid, New York , Program Director (After School), Executive , New York, New York
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