School Age Program Director

Children's Aid Job Listing•New York, NY

28d•Hybrid

About The Position

The School Age Program Director reports to the East Harlem Center Director and is responsible for the overall management of the Elementary School Age programs: After-School and all summer camp programs at East Harlem Center @ Lexington Academy. This includes planning, organizing, directing, coordinating and supervising all the program activities and program staff of all school-age and Summer Camp programs. Implement the Agency Mission, goals & objectives as well as Agency/Center policies & procedures. An additional component of the position is the oversight for Data input related to the DYCD & CSIS Data Base systems. Children’s Aid Mission: To help children in poverty to succeed and thrive. We do this by providing comprehensive support to children and their families in targeted high-needs New York City neighborhoods. Children’s Aid annually serves children and their families at over 40 sites in New York, as well as through three national program models. Children’s Aid is concentrating its efforts on creating cradle-through-college pathways in high-need neighborhoods, with a focus on children’s health, family stability, education, and social and emotional development. Culture and Values We put children, youth, and families first: We listen to and incorporate the voices of children, youth and families in all that we do. We seek equity and transformation in our communities: We courageously work within and outside systems to create opportunities for children, youth and families. We strive for excellence: We hold ourselves to the highest standards and are committed to continuous learning and improvement. We are powered by collaboration: Our work is stronger when we trust, partner, and respect each other and the communities we serve. We are driven by compassion: We lead with kindness, care, and empathy and believe in the endless potential of the people we serve and our team.

Requirements

5 Years of experience working with school age Youth and /or families in community-based programs
Supervisory Skills & Experience
Knowledge of youth development principles
Crisis/Emergency Management Skills
Flexible & able to adapt
Ability to interface with diverse youth and staff populations
Excellent communication Skills (written & Verbal
Good Command of English Language, Bilingual/English Spanish is a plus
Working Knowledge of the Computer System & Data Base Operations
Ability to Travel
Ability to workdays, evenings, weekends and holiday

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's or master’s degree in social work, Education, Counseling, Psychology or related field preferred

Responsibilities

Management of all School Age youth, programs & services: After-School programs and all Summer Day Camp programs
Development, Plan & Implement quality & innovative youth programming that employs youth development principals & practices-as well as an holistic approach to expose youth to new experiences
Plan, schedule educational and fun trips to expose youth to new experiences that foster learning and academic success
Obtain all related licenses required to operate School Age programs within compliance and agency guidelines
Perform Youth Outreach
Perform Data Input
Completes all monthly and quarterly reports for Agency, Contract Agencies and funding sources including incident and accident reporting.
Create, organize and maintain confidential Client & Staff files
Interview, Hire, Supervise & Evaluate School Age staff and summer camp program staff
Facilitate staff development workshops on educational enrichment initiatives for CAS After-School programs.
Conducts & Coordinates staff orientations, Meetings & Trainings.
Organize and implement a calendar program, events, workshops, and community service project based on educational themes and project based learning activities and events.
Be a positive role model for children and serve as a positive role model for staff and parents
Complete and submit weekly schedules, reports and all other required documentation
Interact engage and maintain open communication with parents to enable a better understanding of youth needs and how to manage the child/children.
Work collaboratively with other agency youth programs and community partners
All other duties as required, assigned and necessary to carry out job functions