Program Director

Job Title:

Program Director

Employee Status:
Full Time Salary Exempt

Salary: $75,000/year

Benefits Eligible:
Yes

In 2015 Brilliant Detroit was created to provide a radically new approach to kindergarten readiness in neighborhoods. The idea was to create a unique delivery model in our approach to early childhood development by using underutilized housing stock to create early child and family centers in neighborhoods. Brilliant Detroit homes provide holistic services for kids 0-8 predicated on evidence-based programs around health, family support, and education.

Brilliant Detroit was born to create kid success neighborhoods. Today, in each location, neighbors come together for fellowship, activities and learning to assure school readiness, and provide needed support for families.

This work will be done in accordance with the core principles of our Detroit-based non-profit team:

• With, For, and By:
  This work is guided by the leadership and ongoing input of our participants.
• Coordinated and Continuous:
  Evidence-based programs are coordinated to meet the goals and needs of participants continuously throughout early childhood.
• Whole Family and Holistic:
  Evidence-based programs operate holistically, meeting an array of needs to improve literacy, health, and family stability. These programs focus not just on children but on caregivers as well.
• Love, Safety, and Growth:
  It takes creating an atmosphere of love and safety, where people feel truly seen and cared for, before we can grow.
• Asset-Based:
  Everybody has a gift or talent that they can share and a purpose they can play in building kid success neighborhoods.
• Neighbor-to-Neighbor Across Zip Codes:
  Brilliant Detroit offers opportunities for people to connect and build community as neighbors regardless of the zip code in which they live.

The Program Director will be part of the distributed leadership structure of a fast-paced, relationship-centered work environment that is rapidly growing. The Program Director is responsible for the overall management and direction of the Programs Department.

• Oversee all programming initiatives taking place at or through Brilliant Detroit neighborhood hubs, including ensuring the continuity, quality, delivery of each program within the neighborhoods.
• Direct the Programming Department, ensuring the breadth and scale of program offerings sufficiently support the desired outcomes across the areas of Education, Family Support and Health, and that all programs are developed, implemented, and monitored so that they result in a high-quality programming experience for families and produce measurable outcomes for Brilliant Detroit families
• Determine staffing needs and develop individual staff plans to achieve program goals and objectives, participating in hiring decisions for new program staff
• Collaborate with Community Engagement Department staff and organizational partners to build program offerings grounded in the Brilliant Detroit mission and model that are responsive to mission, ensure program department team members are present in the field alongside Community Engagement staff in ways that help to strengthen cross-departmental relationships and enhance program quality
• Ensure that the Program Offering Menu is regularly updated and that program information is clearly and consistently communicated to the Community Engagement Department, whether through other Programming Department staff or through interns
• Work alongside Learning, Research, and Evaluation Director to ensure that all programs are implemented with fidelity and reviewed regularly to assure our families of high-quality offerings
• Collaborate with Stewardship staff to identify and scope…