Family Dynamics- Program Director

 SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES

•  Coordinate program at specified site location during after-school hours, school breaks and/or summer recess.


• Provide and maintain materials and resources for the SCO program.


• Coordinate special events in collaboration with the Education Specialist.


• Facilitate and maintain working relationships with schools and offsite staff.


• Devise and execute recruitment and retention strategies in coordination with stakeholders and other agency-wide programs to ensure maximum number of children is being served.


• Provide support to on-site staff through scheduled supervision and staff evaluations.


• Conduct regularly scheduled staff meetings to ensure that quality programming is being executed at all times.


• Supervise and support on-site staff in day to day tasks.


• Facilitate trainings and conduct observations of on-site staff.


• Interview and hire candidates for open positions.


• Provide crisis intervention with onsite participants and make referrals when necessary.


• Maintain, collect, report and analyze data as required by the agency and funders (DYCD, ETO Software).


• Maintain documentation and confidential files as required by the agency, DOE, DOH, DYCD.


• Generate monthly reports in a timely fashion.


• Actively participate in department-wide meetings and staff trainings.


• Represent the agency in meetings with outside organizations and in various venues.


• Perform other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

•  Bachelor’s Degree (Elementary Education, Child Development, or related field).


• Minimum two years direct experience working with children under the age of 13 years.


• Minimum one year in a supervisory capacity (after-school or related field).


• Requires effective oral and written communication skills, excellent interpersonal skills and experience in curriculum development.


• Strong knowledge of child development and enrichment programming important.


• Must be highly organized and detail oriented.


• Ability to multi-task, work under pressure and meet expected timelines.


• Must be willing to travel locally.


• Previous experience working in an arts-related environment is a plus.


• Bilingual (Spanish and English) is a plus.

RELATIONSHIP WITH OTHERS

• Works closely with site based staff to provide services to participants and their families.


• Has direct and consistent contact with participants and parents.


• Works in collaboration with School Support Staff to provide services to participants.


• Agency liaison for participants, parents and host school administration.


• Make contact with various vendors, other agencies and community programs.

In addition, employees need to possess the following characteristics:

• Be team players.


• Have a strong sensitivity to cultural differences present among staff and clients within our organization.


• Possess a strong belief in people’s ability to grow and change; forge a mutually respectful partnership with persons served and their families.


• Ability to set limits and maintain helping role of practitioner and to intervene appropriately.

WORKING CONDITIONS

•  Office is located in Brooklyn, NY


• Remote/work from home as needed

SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITY

•  The Program/Site Director manages the day-to-day operations of their specific site location; and is responsible for establishing an engaging, academically challenging and enriching program that is aligned with the New York State Learning Standards and Common Core Curriculum.

SALARY

• Salary: $58K : With BA degree


• Salary: $65K : With MA degree

ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

• The Program/Site Director reports directly to the Director of School Based Services.