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About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required
• Minimum of 3 years of experience with afterschool programs and development
• At least 1 year of supervisory experience
• Experience in administration, ideally within a school setting
• Knowledge and understanding of child and youth development
• Strong instructional planning and program implementation skills
• Ability to engage and manage groups of children in a structured learning environment
• Experience working collaboratively with children, families, and staff
• Effective communication, organization, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to adapt instruction to meet diverse learning needs

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree preferred

Responsibilities

• Understand and promote the organization’s Mission, Vision, and Core Values to ensure alignment with organizational policies and procedures.
• Design and implement programming that meets the educational, social and emotional needs of children in the school, including holidays and summer camp programming.
• Develop and implement a strategic recruitment plan to ensure compliance with enrollment and rate of participation in DYCD SONYC programs.
• Meet all program outcomes as outlined by the agency and contractual mandates by DYCD, DOE, and the Office of Community Schools.
• Ensure that the goals for all program components align with the Division’s extended day program outcomes related to education, STEM, SEL & executive functioning, nutrition & fitness, arts & enrichment, youth leadership and family engagement.
• Responsible for developing and implementing strategies that will lead to achieving program outcomes.
• Supervise the day-to-day functions of the program.
• Maintain collaborative relationships with the school administration, NYC Department of Health, Department of Youth & Community Development, and other agencies as appropriate.
• Develop relationships with parents which calls for consistent communication and outreach, promotion of parent involvement practices such as parent orientations, workshops, invitations to student EXPOs, and program celebrations.
• Align with afterschool participants' parents to parent engagement programs and services by working together with the parent coordinator.
• Participate in the hiring of content specialist, support and program staff with the Community School Director.
• Assure the quality of the program through regular staff supervision, observations, evaluation, staff training and program development.
• Maintain and ensure that all administrative details of the program are implemented.
• Manage School Age Child Care (SACC) and summer camp licenses, program registration, student enrollment forms, employee documentation and background clearances, attendance and order of supplies.
• In the absence of the Community School Director or Assistant Community School Director, oversee the management of all programs and activities in the Community School.
• Any other duties deemed necessary by the Community School Director or Assistant Community School Director.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment
• Dedicated to maintaining a work environment that is free from harassment and discrimination
• Prohibits retaliation against employees who provide information about, complain about, or assist in the investigation of any complaint of discrimination or violation of the Equal Employment Opportunity Policy