Full-time Afterschool Program Director - HIRING IMMEDIATELY

**Must have already received clearances for an Afterschool Program Director position in NYC! OCFS-600, DOE, and required training completion**

I’RAISE Girls & Boys International Corporation is a 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Organization in New York City. Our Empire Afterschool Program at P.S. 178 in Brooklyn, NY is looking for one dedicated, committed, and enthusiastic Full-time Afterschool Program Director to lead our Afterschool Program.

Location: P.S. 178, Brooklyn, NY

Type: Full-time Non-Exempt

Pay: $50,000 per year

Bilingual: English and Spanish Speaking preferred

Disclaimer: This position is fund-based

Duties and Responsibility:

• Manages Grants and Funds applications for their Afterschool Department and Program - including researching and applying for grants and funds
• Recruits, hires, trains, supervises, and manages all IRAISE after-school staff, including evaluating and assessing their needs for ongoing professional development
• Manages all aspects of the elementary school the after-school program, ensuring a creative quality education and youth development experience for all participants
• Develops and regularly revisits instructional plans for each grade level, with the objective of supporting all members in becoming academically proficient and developing the life skills and attitudes necessary to achieve high school graduation
• Collaborates with Schools Facilities Director to ensure program space is safe, functioning optimally and meets SACC requirements
• Manages staff schedules, ensuring adequate coverage. Provides last-minute coverage in classrooms as needed
• Manages site expense, ensuring quality program implementation within budgetary limits
• Develops and maintains a strong relationship with school staff, including scheduling regular check-ins with the principal and community school coordinator and participating in collaborative partner meetings
• Builds strong relationships with parents by leading parent orientations and meetings (ideally in English and Spanish); connecting daily at pick-up time, making phone calls regarding student attendance, attitude and participation; encouraging participation in I'RAISE and school celebrations; and organizing workshops, family nights, or other events that would increase parents' connection to and involvement in their child's school and education
• Compiles data and tracks students for program evaluation and reporting
• Other duties as assigned based on department and/or organizational needs

Qualifications

• Must have: Minimum of Bachelor’s degree in Social Work or Management;
• Must have: 2 years of experience with business background, working with youth and children , managing a youth program, hiring, training and supervising staff.
• Must have: Strong interpersonal, team development, supervision, program management, organizational, and management skills
• Must have: Strong expertise in one of the areas: Fine Arts, or Music, or Theater, or Sports
• Must have: Must have received clearance from OCFS and DOE, and completed relevant child care program-related trainings and courses
• Must have: Strong understanding of SACC requirements and contracts with NYS, OCFS and DOE
• Must have: Current CPR/First Aid certification

Employee Benefits:

• Paid Time Offs: Personal Days, Vacations, Holidays, Sick Time Off, Parental Leave, Mental Health Day off
• 403b Retirement Plan
• Professional Development
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness
• Employee Discounts Program, Referral Program
• (No health insurance at the moment due to the company's small size. Employee Assistance Provided with health insurance applications)

Physical and or mental requirement: Possess social perceptiveness. Ability to understand the importance of discretion and confidentiality. Bending, crawling, stooping, standing, vision, lifting, and walking. Must be able to remain in a stationary position during shift, move throughout the building to access files, this role requires inspection of sites to detect safety concerns, must be able to complete tasks in a noisy environment, must be able to adhere to process protocol, must be able to apply established protocols in a timely manner. Learn new tasks, remember processes, maintain focus, complete tasks independently, make timely decisions in the context of a workflow, ability to communicate with visitors/stakeholders, ability to complete tasks in situations that have a speed or productivity quota. Occasionally ascend and descend stairs. Constantly work in indoor and outdoor weather conditions.

Technology requirement: Comfortable communicating via email and phone, proficient in Microsoft-suite and Google Workspace (G-suite). This job may require the use of a laptop or computer and phone.

Disclaimer: Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $50,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 403(b)
• Employee discount
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Tuition reimbursement

Schedule:

• After school
• Monday to Friday

Work setting:

• In-person
• Public school
• School

People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply

Work Location: In person