Campus Director (Water's Edge)
About The Position
The Campus Director oversees CPC’s publicly funded youth development initiatives at the Water’s Edge Educational Campus high school. Reporting to the Deputy Director of Education and Career Services, the Director acts as a liaison among CPC, funding agencies, school leadership, community members, and community partners. The role leads program staff and coordinates youth programming that includes social-emotional learning, project-based learning, career and college readiness, life-skills workshops, individualized guidance, case management, and internship placement. The Campus Director ensures programs meet enrollment targets, deliverables, and DYCD audit requirements; oversees family engagement and supportive services; develops age-appropriate learning and work experiences with school leadership; builds community and worksite partnerships; and manages the program budget, reporting, and communications with government agencies. The position is full-time, 35 hours per week, with a day shift and occasional evenings and weekends.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree.
- Prior experience working with high school youth in an after-school setting.
- Cultural competence and commitment to providing services sensitively to participants’ cultural heritage and traditions, life experiences, sexual orientation, and gender identity.
- Strong work ethic and demonstrated passion for working with diverse populations, especially immigrant and low-income communities.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, time-management, and decision-making skills.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, and Outlook, and virtual platforms such as Zoom, Teams, and Webex.
- Willingness to travel to worksites via public transportation.
Nice To Haves
- Fluency in Arabic, Spanish, or Chinese (Mandarin and/or Cantonese).
Responsibilities
- Act as a liaison between CPC and funding agencies, school leadership, community members, and community partners.
- Oversee coordination of publicly funded youth development initiatives at Waters Edge Educational Campus High School.
- Hire, lead, and support program staff.
- Plan and facilitate social-emotional learning, interactive project-based learning, career-readiness, college-readiness, and basic life-skills workshops, as well as participant and worksite orientations.
- Provide individualized guidance and counseling, case management, and internship placement based on participants’ interests and career goals.
- Ensure programs meet enrollment targets, deliverables, and DYCD audit requirements.
- Oversee family engagement, wellness education, workshops, referrals, and supportive services designed to strengthen family well-being.
- Collaborate with school leadership to develop project-based learning for youth ages 14–15 and work-based learning for youth ages 16–24.
- Cultivate a diverse portfolio of public, private, and nonprofit worksites and develop partnerships with youth-serving and supportive-service organizations.
- Support the school in implementing participant outreach, recruitment, selection, enrollment, and placement strategies.
- Administer the program budget and monitor expenditures.
- Ensure appropriate reporting and communication with government agencies.
- Comply with DYCD policies and administrative procedures.
- Promote a positive workplace culture and convene regular team meetings and check-ins with school leadership to assess progress and challenges.
- Assist the Director or Deputy Director of ECS, or school leadership, with special projects and strategic priorities as needed.
Benefits
- Generous paid time off, including holidays, sick time, and vacation time.
- Medical insurance.
- Dental insurance.
- Vision insurance.
- Basic life insurance coverage.
- Commuter benefits.
- 403(b) retirement plan.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
