Director of Middle School Program

Open Doors Academy•Cleveland, OH

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Director of Middle School Programs, under the guidance of the Chief Program Officer (CPO), provides strategic leadership, oversight, and support for all middle school programs. The position is also responsible for building team capacity, managing program operations and using data to drive continuous improvement and scholar outcomes. The director ensures the development and delivery of a high-quality engaging program that aligns with ODA’s mission. This role also includes supervising the Middle School Program Manager and the Middle School Programming team.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Education, social work or related field required.
Minimum of three years of supervisory experience.
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
Strong organizational Skills
Valid driver’s license
Must be certified as a Level III Administrator through the Ohio Child Care Resource and Referral Association (OCCRA)

Nice To Haves

Master’s Degree preferred.
Experience in education in a non-profit setting highly desirable.
Classroom management and curricula design and implementation experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Provides strategic oversight to the middle school program to ensure operational excellence and quality.
Manages ODA’s four core Northeast Ohio middle school programs: afterschool, summer, family and scholar trips.
Oversees scholar recruitment and retention. Ensures programs are operating at capacity.
Ensures programs reflect principles of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.
Ensures consistent implementation of afterschool programming across sites.
Collaborates with the CPO to effectively onboard the programming team.
Ensures effective design and implementation of new and existing programs.
Collaborates with the CPO and Summer Programming Leadership Team to help plan and prepare for summer camp.
Collaborates with the Director of Family Engagement to provide vision and structured family programming that is responsive to families’ needs.
Collaborates with the CPO on the design of scholar trips.
Manages the implementation of scholar trips.
Oversees the middle school budgets, including afterschool, summer, family, and travel.
Collaborates with the CPO to ensure effective and timely client communications.
Collaborates with Compliance, Operations and Data Managers to ensure efficient and effective systems.
Maintains annual programming calendar including dates of operation, family events, district-specific events, services learning trip, field trips, and coordinates transportation with the Operations Manager.
Collaborates with the CPO, to prepare, plan and deliver effective staff professional development programs.
Collaborates across departments including finance, advancement, and marketing and communication.
Oversees scholars and families onboarding process.
Develops a comprehensive curriculum for middle school that aligns with Ohio Department of Education and Workforce (ODEW), ODA, and other academic standards and expectations.
Coordinates and builds partnerships with stakeholders necessary for curriculum and program.
Leads, plans and coordinates middle school summer camp including the management of partners and the overall summer programming quality.
Coordinates and develops career and college pathways for middle school scholars.
Develops a pathway to transition middle school graduates into ODA high school program. This includes a peer mentor system between high school scholars and middle school scholars.
Builds and leads a collaborative team.
Co-leads programming team meetings with the CPO and the Program Managers.
Leads weekly Programming Leadership Team meetings.
Collaborates with the CPO and COO to develop program and team members’ goals and professional development plans.
Conducts weekly one-on-one meetings with direct reports.
Conducts quarterly performance conversations direct reports.
Provides ongoing coaching, feedback, and support to direct reports.
Identifies training needs among staff and works with team to deliver training to enhance programming
Attends budget review meetings with direct reports and CFO.
Manages, motivates, and guides team members to achieve departmental and organizational goals. Foster a positive work culture.
Evaluates staff performance regularly, providing constructive feedback and fostering career development.
Implements logic models.
Along with the CPO and Senior Director of Advancement, establishes and maintains data collection methods to track the progress of each scholar.
Implements program assessments according to assessment calendar.
Collaborates with the CPO and Data Manager to implement evaluation instruments.
Conducts quarterly campus observations to ensure high-quality programming.
Collaborates with the CPO to implement the program-level assessment.
Responsible for the attainment of all program goals, including but not limited to, recruitment, academic, social emotional learning, family, compliance, and data collection.
Ensures program data is effectively gathered and stored.
Builds a collaborative relationship with all school personnel.
Builds strong relationships with community partners.
Serves as the primary point of contact for external partners engaged with the middle school program.
Builds strong partnerships with schools and community partners.
Ensures effective and consistent communication between families, school leadership, and community partners.
Leads communication efforts with the families, fostering strong family engagement and ensuring active participation in student activities and events.
Advances the organization’s professional image.
Promotes the organization’s mission, philosophy, and vision.
Maintains open and effective communications.
Uses problem-solving techniques to tactfully address questions and concerns.
Maintains a professional appearance.
Maintains the confidentiality of privileged information.
Upholds company policies and follows administrative guidelines and procedures.
Provides staff leadership. Engenders staff enthusiasm and teamwork. Promotes a safe, efficient, and effective work/learning environment. Advances the change process. Implements strategies and timelines to accomplish company objectives. Helps resolve problems.
Serves as a liaison between the leadership team and program staff.
Develops a strong culture among staff, parents, and the community based on ODA values.
Maintains up-to-date knowledge around emerging program trends.
Collaborates with managers to administer approved budgets for assigned areas of responsibility.
Prepares and maintains accurate records. Submits required paperwork on time.
Assists with other Programming Department initiatives as necessary.