Assistant Director (INTERIM)

POLICE ATHLETIC LEAGUE INC•New York, NY

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Police Athletic League (PAL) of New York City is seeking an INTERIM Assistant Director to ensure day-to-day operations of the center are consistent with the school-based model, meeting program objectives and outcomes, and supervising staff. This role involves teaching/training opportunities with children and young adults, and developing site-specific, age-appropriate curriculum for after-school and summer camp programs. The INTERIM Assistant Director reports to the Center Director.

Requirements

A Bachelor’s degree preferred from an accredited college or university in Administration, Recreation, Psychology, Sociology, Education, Counseling, or a related field.
A minimum of three years of professional paid work experience in a non-profit youth or social service agency in an administrative or managerial capacity.

Responsibilities

Management and supervision of the After School Program, Summer Camp, and other special programs involving participants in the School.
Planning, organizing, and managing special events in conjunction with the Center Director.
Assisting in designing and implementing holiday programming.
Supervising the day-to-day functions of the programming.
Overseeing the Work Learn Grow and SYEP Programs to meet programmatic and operational needs.
Collecting and reviewing weekly, monthly, written, and verbal reports from program staff and submitting them to the Center Director.
Maintaining collaborative relationships with school administration, NYC Department of Health, Office of Food and Nutrition Services, and other agencies.
Developing relationships with parents through parent involvement activities and regular communication.
Reviewing daily attendance sheets, timesheets, and worksheets and presenting them to the Center Director for signature and submission to the Payroll Department.
Participating in hiring educational, support, and program staff with the School-Based Center Director.
Assuring the quality of programming through job orientation, regular staff supervision, program evaluation, staff training, and program development.
Evaluating staff performance in December, June, and August.
Maintaining and ensuring implementation of all administrative details of the program, including updating certificates, registration, applications, fee collection, attendance, employee documentation, staff handbook, and supply ordering.
Ensuring incident reports (accidents, injuries, altercations, etc.) are submitted no later than the date of occurrence and providing copies to the center director and office manager.
Representing PAL in meetings, school, and outside the agency in the absence of the Director.
Providing Administrative coverage in the absence of the School-Based Center Director.
Developing and maintaining a relationship with the principal and designated school staff.
Ensuring school goals and needs are reflected in PAL programming.
Creating activity plans.
Assisting Teachers and Activity Specialists with effective delivery of lessons.
Performing any other duties deemed necessary by the School-Based Center Director.