School Age Program Director

Salary:

$66,3000yearly

The School Age Program Director reports to the East Harlem Center Director and is responsible for the overall management of the Elementary School Age programs:
After-School and all summer camp programs at East Harlem Center @ Lexington Academy. This includes planning, organizing, directing, coordinating and supervising all the program activities and program staff of all school-age and Summer Camp programs. Implement the Agency Mission, goals & objectives as well as Agency/Center policies & procedures. An additional component of the position is the oversight for Data input related to the DYCD & CSIS Data Base systems.

To help children in poverty to succeed and thrive. We do this by providing comprehensive support to children and their families in targeted high-needs New York City neighborhoods. Children's Aid annually serves children and their families at over 40 sites in New York, as well as through three national program models. Children's Aid is concentrating its efforts on creating cradle-through-college pathways in high-need neighborhoods, with a focus on children's health, family stability, education, and social and emotional development.

• We put children, youth, and families first:
  We listen to and incorporate the voices of children, youth and families in all that we do.
• We seek equity and transformation in our communities:
  We courageously work within and outside systems to create opportunities for children, youth and families.
• We strive for excellence:
  We hold ourselves to the highest standards and are committed to continuous learning and improvement.
• We are powered by collaboration:
  Our work is stronger when we trust, partner, and respect each other and the communities we serve.
• We are driven by compassion:
  We lead with kindness, care, and empathy and believe in the endless potential of the people we serve and our team.

• Management of all School Age youth, programs & services:
  After-School programs and all Summer Day Camp programs
• Development, Plan & Implement quality & innovative youth programming that employs youth development principals & practices-as well as an holistic approach to expose youth to new experiences
• Plan, schedule educational and fun trips to expose youth to new experiences that foster learning and academic success
• Obtain all related licenses required to operate School Age programs within compliance and agency guidelines
• Perform Youth Outreach
• Perform Data Input
• Completes all monthly and quarterly reports for Agency, Contract Agencies and funding sources including incident and accident reporting.
• Create, organize and maintain confidential Client & Staff files
• Interview, Hire, Supervise & Evaluate School Age staff and summer camp program staff
• Facilitate staff development workshops on educational enrichment initiatives for CAS After-School programs.
• Conducts & Coordinates staff orientations, Meetings & Trainings.
• Organize and implement a calendar program, events, workshops, and community service project based on educational themes and project based learning activities and events.
• Be a positive role model for children and serve as a positive role model for staff and parents
• Complete and submit weekly schedules, reports and all other required documentation
• Interact engage and maintain open communication with parents to enable a better understanding of youth needs and how to manage the child/children.
• Work collaboratively with other agency youth programs and community partners
• All other duties as required, assigned and necessary to carry out job functions

• Bachelor's or master's degree in social work, Education, Counseling, Psychology or related…