Assistant Program Manager – Career Early Scholars Program; CRESP

Part-Time, Year-Round (Full-Time Hours During Summer Programming)

Executive Director / CRESP Program Manager

$25.00 per hour

20 hours per week year-round; 40 hours per week during the six-week summer

program

Girls’ and Women’s Empowerment and Development (GWED) seeks a highly organized, dependable, and

youth-focused Assistant Program Manager to support the planning, coordination, implementation, and

evaluation of the Career Ready Early Scholars Program (CRESP).

CRESP provides youth ages 9–13 with hands-on career exploration, academic enrichment, leadership

development, and workforce readiness experiences. The Summer 2027 program will emphasize

healthcare and technology careers, including artificial intelligence (AI), financial literacy, personal

development, and health and wellness.

will work closely with the Executive Director/Program Manager to

ensure effective year-round program preparation, successful summer implementation, strong staff

coordination, participant safety, and compliance with GWED policies and applicable funding

requirements.

• Assist in developing the annual CRESP implementation plan, six-week summer schedule, curriculum, and enrichment activities.
• Coordinate healthcare, technology, AI, career exploration, leadership, and wellness programming.
• Coordinate instructors, guest speakers, volunteers, community partners, and field trips.
• Prepare program materials, supplies, participant files, and logistical arrangements.
• Assist with organizing the end-of-program showcase and recognition activities.

• Support daily program operations, ensuring activities are delivered safely, effectively, and on schedule.
• Supervise participants during instructional sessions, meals, breaks, recreational activities, and field trips.
• Coordinate participant check-in, attendance, classroom transitions, and daily schedules.
• Assist instructors with classroom management, participant engagement, and conflict resolution.
• Promote leadership, teamwork, communication, accountability, and positive youth development.
• Maintain a safe, inclusive, respectful, and supportive learning environment.

• Maintain accurate participant records, registration documents, consent forms, and attendance.
• Support program data collection, evaluation, reporting, and documentation.
• Monitor implementation progress and identify challenges requiring corrective action.
• Assist with preparation of weekly progress reports, program evaluations, and final reports.
• Ensure compliance with GWED policies, youth safety procedures, and applicable DC Department of Employment Services (DOES) grant requirements.
• Maintain confidentiality and follow established incident reporting and safeguarding procedures.

• Support instructor scheduling, daily assignments, orientation, and program preparation.
• Facilitate communication among instructors, families, participants, and community partners.
• Follow up on participant attendance, family concerns, and operational needs.
• Participate in planning meetings, staff debriefings, and continuous quality improvement activities.
• Provide timely updates and recommendations to the Executive Director/Program Manager.

• Associate degree or equivalent relevant experience in education, youth development, public health, social services, nonprofit management, or a related field; bachelors degree preferred.
• At least two years of experience working…