Position Summary

​Nurturing Minds Child Care is seeking a passionate, mission driven team-builder to fill the role of After School Program Director. In your role, you will have overall accountability for the growth, quality and success of the after school program operation, its students, and staff. The primary responsibility of the Program Director is to manage the day-to-day operations. You will foster an atmosphere of fun and socialization; utilizing a broad range of video and board game related activities where the concept of communication, teamwork, fair play and sportsmanship can flourish and serve as a role model to youth. The Program Director will supervise all program staff and report directly to upper management.

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Responsibilities & Duties

• Oversees program staff, program operations, services, and the implementation of programs and/or processes in order to provide services within established timeframes and in compliance

• Provides weekly and monthly team meetings that encourage opportunities for team feedback and discussions about classroom management, lesson planning, and social emotional learning

• Communicates regularly with upper management on program updates, progress, and needs

• Accountable for program equipment, as well as ensuring staff members and students respect all equipment

• Seek and partner with local food vendors to establish an anti-food waste initiative to ensure dinner is provided to students daily

• Coordinates outreach to the community and presents on the program with the goal of actively recruiting participants

• Prepares a variety of documents and reports (e.g. attendance, daily activities, daily program content and program design, etc) for the purpose of internal and external reporting

• Provides weekly individual supervision to each staff member with feedback, goal setting, and assessment of competencies in the role.

• Supports all team members, including in-direct reports and provides feedback as needed

• Collaborates with upper management to develop and implement monthly all staff professional development workshops/seminars

• Collaborate with upper management on program delivery to align with goals in relation to student achievement and performance

• Monitors and ensures all program compliance, including but not limited to, student registration, staff documents, ratios, attendance tracking, IDs

• Performs other related duties as assigned for the purpose of ensuring the efficient and effective functioning of the center and programs

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Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required with preference in Education, Psychology, or Social Work or equivalent experience in urban education, youth development or community organizing with at least one (1) year of supervisory experience

• At least 18.0 credit hours from an accredited college or university in the field of Child Development, Elementary Education, Physical Education, Recreation or a related field preferred

• Ability to handle multiple tasks, meet deadlines, manage priorities and workflow, while maintaining a positive, patient and calm demeanor, and establishing a positive team spirit with staff, students, and entire school community

• Strong understanding of New York State education requirements in an urban setting

• Excellent communication (oral and written) and interpersonal skills with proven ability to interact with a diverse range of individuals both in person, virtually and over the phone, applying tact and discretion as situations demand

• Must be able to articulate outcome requirements and provide the necessary and appropriate resources and support for school and New York Edge staff members to successfully deliver on objectives

• Knowledge of after-school programs, supervising staff, and program planning.

• Ability to de-escalate potentially risky or difficult situations

• Ability to work independently, assess priorities, take initiative, handle multiple tasks and meet deadlines

• Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to work collaboratively and on a team

• Must have a warm personality and great at listening to others

• Outstanding communication skills, both verbal and written

• Experience with Google Docs, Google Sheets, and Google Forms

• Will attend networking events in-person and virtual

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Pay Rate

​$25 an hour​

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First Steps To Heal, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. We prohibit discrimination due to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, national origin, marital status, parental status, or political affiliation in employment and service delivery.