Youth Program Site Manager

Job Details

Job Location:

Keppen Elementary – Lincoln Park, MI 48146

Salary Range: $64,000.00 – $74,000.00

Job Category:
Whole Family Success‑School Ag

Scope:
Responsible for the development, implementation, and evaluation of after‑school and summer programming targeting at‑risk youth in a licensed and/or non‑licensed setting. Provides oversight of all program operations including staff, student, family, and community components, in addition to academics, life skills, and recreation opportunities.

• Design and implement in conjunction with the Assistant Director of Youth and Family Programs school‑year and summer youth programming that provides academic enrichment, recreation, and life‑skills opportunities in a structured setting.
• Establish and maintain an ongoing schedule of program operations that promote the academic, emotional, and social development of school‑age youth.
• Recruit and retain enrollment for the program.
• Recruit, train, and assess program staff.
• Provide day‑to‑day supervision and direction to assigned staff, including but not limited to: establishing work methods/techniques; conferring with staff on their work and counseling staff on approaches to accomplishing work goals; serving as a liaison to professional consultants and volunteers; evaluating staff performance; assessing staff development needs and determining appropriate training or coaching; maintaining accurate, complete, and correct records of staff development events for reporting purposes;
  
  and resolving staff conflicts.
• Manage, in partnership with grants staff, the development and implementation of contracts and grants to include program goals, service methods, staffing patterns, implementation design, periodic reviews of activities and progress toward goals, modification of program plans, expenditure of grant funds, reporting to funding sources, and evaluation of activities.
• Represent the agency in partnership with grants staff to those conducting monitoring or audit reviews. Prepare materials required for such visits, address issues arising from visits, and submit follow‑up materials to the monitors/auditors as necessary.
• Manage program budget and expend funds according to grant and agency guidelines.
• Purchase program supplies as needed to maintain day‑to‑day program operations and to fulfill grant requirements.
• Collect and manage all program records and data in compliance with DHS childcare licensing standards, grant requirements, and internal agency tracking.
• Ensure program facility is appropriate and includes adequate safety and cleaning equipment and adheres to standards outlined in DHS Childcare Licensing for school‑age sites.
• Establish and maintain partnerships between local school districts, community members and partners. Additionally, establish and/or serve on various committees and advisory councils.
• Attend local and national conferences relevant to the field of school‑age care and families.
• Promote and put into practice Michigan Model Standards for Out of School Time (MOST).
• Maintain consistent contact with the Assistant Director of Youth and Family Programs to update on progress and/or challenges.
• Maintain a positive attitude toward assigned work, clients, and staff, and a willingness to work with others.
• Perform work in a professional manner that upholds Wayne Metro’s policies and procedures.
• Other duties as assigned.

Physical Requirements and Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk, sit, see, talk, and hear, and use hands to manipulate. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms, climb steps, stoop, bend, kneel, or crouch.

The employee is required to supervise students requiring the ability to match walking speed that matches the student and may at times require the ability to run to safeguard students. The employee must occasionally lift (up to 50 pounds), carry, and move students. The employee must occasionally move equipment and/or supplies.…