Program Director (Drew Hamilton Community Center)
About The Position
Cornerstone Programs provide academic, learning spaces and recreational opportunities to children, teens, and adults in NYCHA community centers. The Cornerstone program is offered every weekday from 9:00 am to 10:00 pm, Saturdays from 10:00 am to 5:00pm, and extended hours during the summer and school holidays. This position requires creativity in terms of developing programming, ability to network with community members and local organizations as well as the ability to think independently. We require exceptional leadership, strong management experience and a successful track record of working with government contracts and nonprofit organizations providing social services. The Director should be highly flexible in dealing with the challenges of developing new programs and working to meet the needs of the community with compassion and innovation. The Director must be comfortable communicating with the participants who receive services and their families, and equally comfortable in training staff, presenting before elected officials, public agency administrators and members of the community. Some evenings and every other Saturday are required.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in child development or elementary education with strong management experience (3 years or more) required
- Masters in Social Work, Master in Public Health or equivalent Master’s Degree with 2 years or more management experience
- Excellent leadership skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Excellent supervisory skills
- Excellent team-building skills
- Ability to motivate staff
- Ability to align staff efforts to changing priorities and approaches
- Ability to set goals
- Ability to delegate responsibilities
- Ability to manage staff performance
- Experience working with government contracts
- Experience working with nonprofit organizations providing social services
Nice To Haves
- Creativity in developing programming
- Ability to think independently
- Highly flexible in dealing with the challenges of developing new programs
- Ability to work to meet the needs of the community with compassion and innovation
Responsibilities
- Developing programming
- Networking with community members and local organizations
- Communicating with participants and their families
- Training staff
- Presenting before elected officials, public agency administrators and members of the community
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
