Club Director

Description

Job Title
:
Club Director
- Jack & Cindy Jones Youth Center (Mar Vista Gardens Club)

Division
:
Operations

Location:
Mar Vista Gardens Boys & Girls Club, Culver City, CA

Status
:
Full-Time, Exempt

Salary Range: $75,000

Imagine a place where every youth, regardless of their background or circumstances, has the opportunity to explore, grow, and thrive. A place where potential isn’t just recognized, but nurtured, empowering young people to become the leaders of tomorrow. At the Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Monica, we’re dedicated to turning this vision into reality, providing transformative experiences that help youth discover their strengths and achieve their dreams.

Leading as the Club Director at the Mar Vista Gardens Club (MVG), you’ll manage a team of full-time and part-time staff, while overseeing volunteer and community partner relationships, to deliver engaging after school programming for youth ages 6-18 years old. Located at the heart of the Mar Vista Community, this club operates in partnership with the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles, HACLA.

This self‑directed role must lead with a trauma‑informed approach, rooted in community health and well‑being. Along with overseeing daily operations, the Club Director will guide club‑specific strategies to align with organizational goals and priorities. This includes growing enrollment/average daily attendance, connecting with community members and families, while creating an inclusive environment that serves all ages. Emphasizing the importance in connecting with older teens.

Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Monica seeks a leader skilled at managing daily operations, programming/staff schedules, influencing a positive work culture rooted in learning and development; with an affinity for customer service that builds and maintains community partnerships. Reporting to the Director of Operation-Teens & Workforce Readiness, this position works closely with other Club Directors and multiple teams in the organization.

Leadership-Lead with intention and empathy: Serve as the primary leader of Mar Vista Gardens, who will lead the implementation of programming and operations at the site level. This position ensures a fun and safe Club environment, while establishing staff performance objectives, supervise and evaluate each program instructor or program partner assigned to support programming. This position will also manage staff learning & development, performance evaluations, and have strong coaching skills that will foster future leaders of our organization.

This position has a standard to model best practices (with emphasis on physical/emotional safety) as the supervisor of multiple staff.

Build Community and Connection: Adopt and maintain relationships with LAUSD staff and community partners. Other relationships include working with program partners, hosting corporate volunteers, and identifying local resources applicable to the population you serve. Lastly, we must be able to develop and cultivate creative, inspiring, and meaningful partnerships for youth programming engagement, while actively participating in community groups.

Curriculum and Content Development
:
Responsible for the execution of daily programming, this leader will collaborate with the Director of Operations and peer Club Director to strategize and align program content at MVG. A willingness and ability to design programming, rooted in evidence‑based practice, and voice of the youth is required. You will be responsible for implementing and enhancing BGCA programs focused on character development, leadership, healthy lifestyles, art, STEM, and opportunities to expose youth to workforce and career experiences.

Safety & Operations: You will oversee and guide the MVG safety requirements to align with organizational goals for environmental, physical, and emotional safety. This ranges from ensuring facilities and maintenance needs are met and up to standard. Including organizing safety drills, and hosting team meetings to educate staff on BGCA standards and practices. As a strong people leader, this role serves as the face of the…