Program Manager – School Age
About The Position
The Sunshine Academy is seeking a Program Manager to lead their before- and after-school program in Downtown Laurel. This is a hands-on, part-time role where the Program Manager will be the on-site leader for teachers, children, and families. Responsibilities include coaching teachers, running clubs, and assisting with transportation. The goal is to create a program that older kids want to be part of, with dedicated spaces for various activities, a consistent daily structure, and opportunities for homework help, outdoor play, and child-led choices. The role also involves building relationships with families, ensuring program safety and smooth operations, planning events, and contributing to enrollment growth and program development.
Requirements
- Experience leading by example
- Comfortable having direct, kind conversations with adults
- Ability to stay steady when the day gets busy
- Ability to take ownership of problems
- Clear communication skills
- Ability to follow through
- Ability to ask for help when needed
- Able to drive van routes when needed (driving records will be checked)
Nice To Haves
- Likes older kids
Responsibilities
- Building a program older kids want to be part of
- Creating a space made for school-age kids with clear areas for homework, reading, building and STEM, art, games, and active play
- Establishing a steady daily rhythm for kids including snack, homework, choice time, outdoor play, and wind-down before pickup
- Developing a weekly calendar of clubs, projects, enrichment, and free choice, plus full-day plans for school breaks, early-release days, and summer
- Providing homework help where teachers sit down and help
- Ensuring outdoor or active play every day the weather allows
- Giving children real voice and choice in what they do and how the room is set up, along with chances to lead
- Ensuring every child is known by name, greeted at the door, and connected to a trusted adult
- Leading and supporting the team by coaching teachers on positive guidance for older kids
- Setting clear expectations, giving useful feedback, and recognizing good work
- Helping train new teachers and supporting scheduling and coverage with the Director of Operations
- Stepping into a classroom, a hallway, or a van route when it's needed
- Being the go-to person for families during program hours
- Building real relationships with parents and guardians and answering their questions directly
- Keeping families, teachers, and leadership on the same page
- Building working relationships with Laurel schools on schedules, early-release days, and shared students
- Keeping supervision, ratios, sign-in and sign-out, and authorized pickup tight every day
- Keeping attendance and program records accurate
- Supporting safe, organized transportation and transitions
- Keeping the space clean, organized, stocked, and welcoming
- Reporting incidents, safety concerns, and facility issues to the Director of Operations right away
- Owning Laurel's events and family engagement from start to finish: plans, budgets, staffing, family communication, setup, and debrief
- Looking for ways to bring families, teachers, and the Laurel community closer together
- Helping grow enrollment and keep the families we have
- Bringing new program, event, and partnership ideas to the table
- Owning and meeting quarterly goals
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
