Program Director (Full-Time)

Summary

A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY: 

The Program Director (PD) will oversee all aspects of the after-school program funded by the New York State Education Department (NYSED). The PD will recruit, hire, and train all frontline staff needed to meet the grant's ratio requirement. The PD will recruit, enroll, and monitor students' participation and progress in the program to meet the grant's ratio and academic requirement. The PD will manage the grant's budget specifically the OTPS and Subcontractor allocations to meet the grant's fiscal requirements. The PD will complete the monthly and/or quarterly program reports, site monitoring visits, and/or fidelity checklists as applicable in conjunction with the Chapter's leadership team. The PD will initiate, facilitate, and maintain programs and strategies that are aligned with the school's vision and mission, as well as youth and community development goals. Critical to ensuring this alignment and coordination is a full-time staff person in the school building – the Program Director. The PD should be a leader in the building, and school community. 

Qualifications

The Program Director should embody ASAS’s core values: accountable, collaborative, transparent, proactive, and entrepreneurial. The successful candidate will be extremely organized and detail oriented have strong communication skills, and be capable of managing multiple priorities and deadlines. 

• Bachelor’s Degree required, Master’s Degree preferred.
• Bi-lingual skills may be needed depending on needs of school.
• Minimum 3-years professional experience. (Required)
• DOE fingerprinting and background clearances. (Required)
• Knowledge of New York City neighborhoods and Public Schools. (Required)
• Ability to work effectively with school aged youth, educators, families, and communities from a wide range of cultural, social and economic backgrounds.
• Ability to work collaboratively, with strong relationship building skills.
• Experience working in school-based settings, with knowledge about tenants of community organizing, student support services, and youth development theories.
• Experience in program management, coordination, and evaluation.
• Experience with Microsoft Office, including Excel, preferred.
• Experience working with school age children and families from Title I communities, preferred.

Duties

School Partnership-Building: 

• Work with school leadership to recruit and enroll students in the after-school program.
• Ensure the use of continuous improvement tools that focus on data review, intervention results, and track progress of student achievement.
• Develop strong relationships with parents, students, school community (administrators, teachers, non-teaching staff, parent coordinator, PTA, community members), and community partners, ensuring that all key stakeholders understand the purpose of the grant and how it supports student achievement.
• Manage partnerships to ensure that ongoing programs are effective, seamlessly integrated into the workings of the school, and sustainable; broker new partnerships that are aligned with school goals and needs.

Expanded Learning Time (ELT): 

• Work with School Leadership Team (SLT), teachers and partner agencies to seamlessly integrate expanded learning and enrichment activities in after-school.
• Design and manage integrated services such as academic and enrichment supports, STEM enrichments, SEL and wellness, skill-building, and mentoring based on student interests.
• Build relationships and mechanisms to effectively link the school day to expanded learning activities.
• Per the grant's design and budget identify outside providers, partners, and vendors for ELT as required.

Family Engagement Support: 

• Work with Principal, SLT, and Parent Coordinator to implement a transformative model of family engagement that creates strong school-to-home partnerships for learning.
• Support special events that promote family engagement.
• Assist in branding and marketing the school to the greater community.
• Serve as key contact for programs and services, including the communication and coordination of activities.
• Identify local community resources and broker new partnerships that are aligned with school goals and needs.

Grants & Budgets 

• Maintain up-to-date records and required grant paperwork for all programs including agreements for all partners and vendors and student attendance.
• Manage a budget and implement program grant deliverables.
• Develop memoranda of understanding and subcontract agreements with subcontractors as required for grant and budget management.
• Participate in grant-seeking and other fund development activities.