Unit Director Job Cypress area,California USA,Management

Unit Director

The mission of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Orange Coast is to ensure every child has mentors and champions in life.

The Unit Director serves as the leader of the site and is responsible for the overall quality, safety, effectiveness, and operational success of Club programming. This role is accountable for site culture, staff performance, member experience, program quality, compliance, partnerships, and youth outcomes. Success is measured not only by what the Unit Director personally accomplishes, but by their ability to develop staff, build systems, and ensure consistent execution across the site.

Working closely with school partners, families, and Club leadership, the Unit Director develops and executes site strategy, monitors performance through data, and ensures alignment with organizational priorities. The Unit Director serves as the primary decision-maker on site and is responsible for maintaining a safe, engaging, and outcome-driven environment for youth and staff.

Safety Leadership:
Maintains a physically and emotionally safe environment through proactive supervision, risk management, and adherence to all safety protocols. Accountability:
Demonstrates ownership of results, follows through on commitments, and holds self and others accountable to organizational standards. Communication:
Communicates clearly, professionally, and proactively with staff, families, school partners, and organizational leadership. Relationship Building:
Establishes trust and positive relationships with youth, families, staff, school personnel, and community partners. Problem Solving:
Identifies challenges, analyzes root causes, and implements practical solutions while utilizing available resources and support systems. Team Development:
Recruits, develops, coaches, and retains high-performing staff while building future leaders.

Commitment to Safety

Contribute to environment of safety through the learning and implementation and monitoring of all safety-related best practices, policies, and procedures.

Promote accountability to safety through consistent observation, adherence to all safety rules and practices and proactive communication among members, parents, peers, and leadership.

Obtain and maintain Mandated Reporter training and complete annual Child Abuse Prevention training.

Be trained and understand school district Emergency Response procedures and ensure the consistent execution of Emergency Preparedness protocols across all school sites, including drills and communication practices.

Program Leadership & Quality Assurance

Oversee delivery of high-quality programming aligned with the Club Impact Model.
Ensure ongoing compliance with all ASES, ELOP, district, grant, and organizational requirements.
Monitor attendance, enrollment, ratios, program schedules, and required documentation to ensure compliance standards are consistently met.
Conduct regular audits of site records, attendance data, and operational practices.
Train and hold staff accountable for compliance-related expectations and procedures.
Immediately address and escalate compliance concerns that could impact funding, safety, or program operations.
Monitor program quality through observation, coaching, and performance data.
Maintain a safe, engaging, and well-organized program environment.
Drive continuous improvement through quality assessments and action planning.

Culture & Team Leadership

Model and reinforce organizational values, leadership standards, and Blue Culture.
Create a positive, accountable, and solutions-oriented team environment.
Hire, onboard, train, coach, and develop staff.
Conduct staff meetings, coaching conversations, and performance discussions.
Spend a meaningful portion of each program day actively observing programming, staff performance, and member engagement.
Provide real-time coaching, feedback, and support during program operations.
Conduct regular classroom and activity observations to ensure quality standards are met.
Utilize observation data to inform coaching conversations, professional development plans, and performance evaluations.
Model best practices in youth development, behavior management, relationship…