Associate Executive Director, Youth Services

Associate Executive Director, Youth Services

Status: Full-Time
Salary: $135,000 – $155,000 (commensurate with experience)
Schedule: Monday–Friday across multiple sites, with occasional evening hours for events, trainings, and meetings
Reports to: Chief Program Officer
Supervises: Division Directors, Youth Services

Queens Community House strengthens neighborhoods and inspires change. We are a community-based organization serving neighbors through a broad network of programs that promote stability, opportunity, and belonging. Our goal is to support Queens residents across the life cycle by providing programs that engage, teach, empower, and create a sense of inclusion and purpose.

Our Youth Services division is central to this mission, helping young people discover their potential and thrive. Each year, we impact more than 8,000 youth and families through after‑school programs, community centers, leadership initiatives, and advocacy efforts that elevate youth voices and expand access to opportunity.

Queens Community House invites an accomplished, mission‑driven leader to join our senior leadership team as Associate Executive Director of Youth Services
. In this pivotal role, you will:

• Lead a $10M+ division with over 200 staff and 18 after‑school programs, 3 Beacon Community Centers, and specialized initiatives like Generation Q (LGBTQ+ services), Access for Young Women, and Freedom Schools literacy programs.
• Shape strategy and impact for one of the largest youth‑development portfolios in Queens, ensuring programs remain culturally responsive, evidence‑based, and aligned with community needs.
• Drive innovation and advocacy, influencing policy and funding priorities while strengthening partnerships with DOE, DYCD, and other key stakeholders.
• Champion equity and inclusion, ensuring every young person has access to opportunities and a voice in shaping their future.

• Serve as the strategic and operational leader of Queens Community House’s Youth Services division—a $10M+, 200+ staff operation that is one of the largest and most recognized youth‑development portfolios in Queens.
• Engage with the Executive Leadership Team, Board of Directors, and community stakeholders to provide program updates, respond to requests, and connect members to initiatives.
• Support more than 8,000 children and youth each year—through 18 after school sites, Beacon centers, Generation Q LGBTQ+ services, and Access for Young Women—by fostering high‑quality programming that nurtures social‑emotional learning (SEL), literacy, STEAM, and family stability.
• Continue to integrate youth services into QCH’s agency‑wide Integrated Services Model (ISM) so that youth programming serves as a gateway for families to connect with housing, food, immigration services, adult education, and other wraparound supports.
• Collaborate with Division Directors to set shared priorities and build accountability systems, helping them deliver impactful school‑based and community youth programs that reflect organizational goals and community needs.
• Contribute as a member of the Executive Team by translating the strategic plan into actionable priorities for Youth Services, encouraging innovation and identifying opportunities to expand reach and strengthen outcomes for youth and families.

• Lead and inspire your team by coaching, mentoring, and developing Division Directors and the Youth Services Management Team—helping them grow their leadership skills and strengthen program quality.
• Guide weekly individual and team supervision sessions with Division Directors in addition to annual performance evaluations tied to measurable program outcomes, staff engagement, and professional growth.
• Strengthen staff retention through clear role expectations, individualized professional development plans, targeted leadership training, and proactive talent engagement strategies.
• Foster a collaborative and accountable culture across the Youth Division that empowers teams to consistently deliver high‑quality, participant‑centered programs and share best…