Program Director - COMPASS

Phipps Neighborhoods•New York, NY

78d•$62,000 - $75,000

About The Position

The Program Director - COMPASS role involves overseeing daily program operations, ensuring alignment with COMPASS standards, contractual obligations, and organizational goals. This includes designing, implementing, and monitoring program schedules, curricula, and enrichment activities to meet participant needs and funder requirements. The position also focuses on establishing a safe, structured, and engaging environment, designing recruitment and retention strategies to meet enrollment targets, and performing other duties as assigned by the Managing Director. Key responsibilities extend to leading staff recruitment, hiring, training, and supervision, conducting ongoing staff evaluations and professional development, and ensuring adherence to child safety and confidentiality policies. The role also includes overseeing weekly site-level payroll, managing program performance against funder expectations and regulations, maintaining accurate records, monitoring program outcomes, and managing the programmatic budget. Additionally, the Program Director will serve as the primary liaison with school personnel, families, and community partners.

Requirements

Associate’s Degree in Child Development, Elementary Education, Physical Education, Recreation, or a related field and two (2) years of direct experience working with children under 13, including at least one (1) year in a supervisory capacity in a childcare or related program.
New York State Children’s Program Administrator Credential and two (2) years of direct experience working with children under 13, including one (1) year in a supervisory capacity in a childcare or related field.
School-Age Child Care Credential or other Office-recognized credential specific to the school-age developmental period and two (2) years of direct experience working with children under 13, including one (1) year in a supervisory capacity in a childcare or related field.
Two years of college with at least 18 credits in Child Development, Elementary Education, Physical Education, Recreation, or a related field and two (2) years of direct experience working with children under 13, including one (1) year in a supervisory capacity in a childcare or related field.
Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s Degree in Child Development, Elementary Education, Physical Education, Recreation, or a related field.
Three (3) years of supervisory experience in a childcare, after-school, or related youth development program.

Responsibilities

Oversee daily program operations, ensuring alignment with COMPASS standards, contractual obligations, and organizational goals.
Design, implement, and monitor program schedules, curricula, and enrichment activities to meet participant needs and funder requirements.
Establish a safe, structured, and engaging environment for all participants.
Design recruitment and retention strategy to ensure program meets contractual enrollment and ROP targets.
Perform other duties as assigned by the Managing Director.
Lead recruitment, hiring, training, and supervision of program staff to ensure consistent performance and quality.
Conduct ongoing staff supervision, evaluations, and professional development.
Ensure that all staff adhere to child safety, mandated reporting, and confidentiality policies.
Oversee weekly site-level payroll.
Manage program performance and ensure the program complies with funder expectations and oversight agency regulations (DYCD, DOH, OCFS, etc.).
Maintain accurate attendance, incident, and administrative records.
Monitor program outcomes and participant engagement to ensure continuous improvement.
Manage all related programmatic budget oversight including purchases, reporting and budget modifications with the support of the Finance Department.
Serve as the primary liaison with school personnel, families, and community partners.