Harlem Lacrosse-posted 4 days ago
Full-time • Director
Onsite • Baltimore, MD
101-250 employees

Harlem Lacrosse Program Directors help students growing up in low-income communities activate the skills and mindsets to reach their full potential. Program Directors are lacrosse coaches, tutors, and mentors. They maintain a daily presence in the lives of their students, and help them make connections between success on the field, growth in the classroom, and goals for the future. If you are passionate about lacrosse and committed to the belief that all students deserve equitable opportunities to achieve academically, athletically, and socially, the Program Director role could be an outstanding position for you to make an impact. Harlem Lacrosse’s mission is to empower the children who are most at risk for academic decline and dropout to rise above their challenges and reach their full potential. Harlem Lacrosse inspires children to dream about tomorrow while working hard on the field and in the classroom today. Founded in 2011 in New York, Harlem Lacrosse has grown to five cities, 20 schools, and 39 programs as of Fall 2025. Harlem Lacrosse’s unique school-based model embeds full-time Program Directors within our partner schools to run academic, athletic, and enrichment programming for middle and high school students. In addition to practices, study halls, tutoring and field trips, Program Directors are constantly present for students to offer high fives, pep talks, individualized push-in and pull-out support, and a listening ear as students navigate the day-to-day. This is a full-time, year-round position.

  • Recruiting the students most likely to benefit from participating in the Harlem Lacrosse program and working actively to understand participant needs and retain them in the program
  • Establishing both a strong team culture and individual relationships with students to encourage attendance and engagement
  • Setting goals and clear expectations for student participants around team behavior and conduct, and creating routines and structures to help students meet those expectations
  • Creating an outcomes-oriented program plan for each season and year, planning and delivering a meaningful set of academic, athletic and enrichment activities
  • Scheduling clinics, games, and weekend events with partner towns and lacrosse clubs
  • Traveling with the team to clinics, games, and tournaments as well as field trips to professional work environments, educational institutions, museums, cultural or historical sites, and outdoor activities (some overnight travel with the team is required)
  • Supporting students on their path to college and/or career through application support with families, campus and career visits, and on-going monitoring and counseling.
  • Collecting data about participants' academic, athletic, and social emotional growth through the program, and ensuring that students meet the core growth metrics of our program: increased school attendance, improved academic performance, and growth in physical fitness
  • Being present in the partner school throughout each day and maintaining strong relationships with school faculty, staff, and administrators to monitor student progress and foster a strong partnership between the school and Harlem Lacrosse
  • Facilitating regular communication with parents and guardians, informing them of Harlem Lacrosse activities and partnering with them in supporting participants
  • Establishing and maintaining relationships with partner towns, colleges, and teams
  • Recruiting and managing volunteers and paid assistant coaches
  • Collaborating with community organizations to leverage resources within the neighborhood
  • Consistently demonstrating organizational stewardship by making good use of organizational resources, complying with organizational policies, and contributing to organizational efforts around social media, development and evaluation.
  • Expertise in the structure, rules, and strategy of lacrosse. Ideal candidates will have experience with lacrosse as a player and as a coach.
  • Experience working with middle or high school youth in a tutoring, mentorship, and/or coaching capacity. Ideal candidates will have experience mentoring a caseload/group of youth.
  • Demonstrated success with setting and achieving significant goals.
  • Strong organizational skills, including the ability to manage multiple priorities, maintain a rigorous plan for programming, and keep meticulous track of program data and documents.
  • Ability to build relationships with students, school faculty and staff, parents, partners, and other Harlem Lacrosse staff.
  • Experience and skill fostering relationships across lines of difference.
  • Strong professional judgment and ability to work effectively with minimal oversight.
  • Comfort with discussions about diversity, equity and inclusion, and enthusiasm for investigating one’s own identity and honing a racial equity lens.
  • Morning, evening and weekend work is often required.
  • Local and regional travel, including occasional overnight travel with the team, is required.
  • Please note that the possession of a valid driver’s license is helpful for success in the role.
  • All employees will complete a criminal background check upon hire and throughout employment with Harlem Lacrosse.
  • Spanish language proficiency is encouraged, but not required.
  • Comprehensive health coverage, including medical, dental and vision plans
  • Access to One Medical, a 24/7 patient-focused primary care practice with highly qualified, board-certified physicians
  • Receive access to online mental health therapy via a 1-year membership to Talkspace
  • Flexible spending and health saving account options, 401k with match
  • A $500 technology stipend for your home office; whatever you choose to buy is yours to keep!
  • Parental leave policy to support your family planning journey
  • Flexible PTO policy, in addition to 10 paid holidays and a company-wide winter break during the holiday season.
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