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FAMILY DYNAMICS- PROGRAM DIRECTOR

SCO Family of Services

Brooklyn, NY

$31.87/hr

Full-time

Re-posted 17 days ago

SCO Family of Services rating

7.2

Company rating: 7.2 out of 10

Based on 16 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

Job description

PURPOSE OF THE POSITION:  The Program/Site Director manages the day-to-day operations of their specific site location; and is responsible for establishing an engaging, academically challenging and enriching program that is aligned with the New York State Learning Standards and Common Core Curriculum.

 SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES

  •  Coordinate program at specified site location during after-school hours, school breaks and/or summer recess.
  • Provide and maintain materials and resources for the SCO program.
  • Coordinate special events in collaboration with the Education Specialist.
  • Facilitate and maintain working relationships with schools and offsite staff.
  • Devise and execute recruitment and retention strategies in coordination with stakeholders and other agency-wide programs to ensure maximum number of children is being served.
  • Provide support to on-site staff through scheduled supervision and staff evaluations.
  • Conduct regularly scheduled staff meetings to ensure that quality programming is being executed at all times.
  • Supervise and support on-site staff in day to day tasks.
  • Facilitate trainings and conduct observations of on-site staff.
  • Interview and hire candidates for open positions.
  • Provide crisis intervention with onsite participants and make referrals when necessary.
  • Maintain, collect, report and analyze data as required by the agency and funders (DYCD, ETO Software).
  • Maintain documentation and confidential files as required by the agency, DOE, DOH, DYCD.
  • Generate monthly reports in a timely fashion.
  • Actively participate in department-wide meetings and staff trainings.
  • Represent the agency in meetings with outside organizations and in various venues.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

  •  Bachelor’s Degree (Elementary Education, Child Development, or related field).
  • Minimum two years direct experience working with children under the age of 13 years.
  • Minimum one year in a supervisory capacity (after-school or related field).
  • Requires effective oral and written communication skills, excellent interpersonal skills and experience in curriculum development.
  • Strong knowledge of child development and enrichment programming important.
  • Must be highly organized and detail oriented.
  • Ability to multi-task, work under pressure and meet expected timelines.
  • Must be willing to travel locally.
  • Previous experience working in an arts-related environment is a plus.
  • Bilingual (Spanish and English) is a plus.

 

RELATIONSHIP WITH OTHERS

  • Works closely with site based staff to provide services to participants and their families.
  • Has direct and consistent contact with participants and parents.
  • Works in collaboration with School Support Staff to provide services to participants.
  • Agency liaison for participants, parents and host school administration.
  • Make contact with various vendors, other agencies and community programs.

 

In addition, employees need to possess the following characteristics:

  • Be team players.
  • Have a strong sensitivity to cultural differences present among staff and clients within our organization.
  • Possess a strong belief in people’s ability to grow and change; forge a mutually respectful partnership with persons served and their families.
  • Ability to set limits and maintain helping role of practitioner and to intervene appropriately.

 

WORKING CONDITIONS

  •  Office is located in Brooklyn, NY
  • Remote/work from home as needed

SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITY

  •  The Program/Site Director manages the day-to-day operations of their specific site location; and is responsible for establishing an engaging, academically challenging and enriching program that is aligned with the New York State Learning Standards and Common Core Curriculum.

SALARY

  • Salary: $58K : With BA degree
  • Salary: $65K : With MA degree

ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

  • The Program/Site Director reports directly to the Director of School Based Services.

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SCO Family of Services, based in Glen Cove, NY, is a nonprofit human services organization serving more than 60,000 people annually throughout New York City and Long Island. Established in the year 1895, SCO is deeply rooted in the social welfare landscape, committed to helping vulnerable communities build a strong foundation for the future. Operating in the social assistance sector, the organization offers a vast array of services including family fostering and adoption support, special education, youth and family counseling, and homelessness prevention, among others.

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Individual, family and community social assistance

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1,001 - 5,000 Employees

Headquarters location

Glen Cove, NY, US

Year founded

1895

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