Horizons at St Richard’s Program Director

The Mission of St. Richard’s Episcopal School is to instill knowledge and values for a lifetime. St. Richard’s provides a timeless, challenging curriculum that embraces diversity while developing global citizens, socially, emotionally, physically, spiritually and intellectually. All St. Richard’s employees are expected to support this mission with each and every student.

Horizons hard’s Episcopal School’s mission is to advance educational equity by building long-term partnerships with students, families, schools, and our community to create high-quality experiences that supplement school and inspire the joy of learning. Horizons hard’s is an affiliate of Horizons National and operates as a program within St. Richard’s Episcopal School. We support 150+ students in grades PreK-8 with a six-week academic and enrichment summer program and year-round programming and support.

Working in partnership with our families, Horizons is committed to developing the whole child through experiences that build problem-solving skills, foster awareness of community responsibility, instill respect for self and others, develop social-emotional skills, support academic growth, and inspire curiosity. Our program embraces project-based learning, academics, field trips, enrichment activities, SEL and counseling, swimming, and community building. We work with Indianapolis students who qualify for free and reduced-price lunches.

Position Summary
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The Program Director is a dynamic, relationship-focused leader responsible for planning, implementing, and overseeing Horizons summer and year-round programming. This full-time, salaried position supports the Executive Director in managing people, programs, and operations to ensure high-quality, engaging experiences for students and families. The ideal candidate is organized, detail-oriented, flexible, and comfortable using technology and data systems. Success requires building meaningful relationships with families and community partners, managing complex logistics, solving problems in real time, and supporting an environment focused on educational equity and reducing summer learning loss.

• Lead efforts to plan and implement the Horizons summer program.

• Lead efforts to plan and implement year-round programming, including monthly Super Saturday events, holiday support initiatives, and community and family events.

• Oversee the Horizons mentorship program.

• Collect and manage program data, including participation, satisfaction, attendance, academic growth, and enrichment outcomes.

• Work with grade-level educators to develop curriculum, projects, and instructional direction related to grade-level themes.

• Serve as the primary contact for student attendance and behavior during the summer program in collaboration with the counseling team and teachers.

• Plan and schedule engaging, educational field trips aligned with grade-level themes and projects.

• In partnership with the Executive Director, recruit, interview, train, and supervise summer staff.

• Ensure program quality and consistency in accordance with the Weikart Center’s SLPQA.

• Oversee student enrollment, including recruitment, assisting families with the application process, verifying eligibility, creating grade-level rosters, and maintaining waitlists.

• Coordinate and communicate logistics for transportation, field trips, swimming, enrichment programming, and year-round activities.

• Develop and maintain relationships with partner organizations.

• Coordinate, collect, and maintain student performance information, including progress reports, and share information with families and students’ home schools.

• Identify, develop, and…