Position Title: A&L and 21st CCLC Program Director
Program: A&L and 21st CCLC After School Program
Reports to: Arts and Literacy Middle School Programs Director
Summary of Position: The A&L and 21st CCLC Program Director is responsible for all director responsibilities including supervision of program content and staff, staff training and development, reports and evaluations as well as co-teaching. The Program Director also serves as liaison between staff and Arts and Literacy Middle School Programs Director, staff and Deputy Director of Youth
Development as well as program and Public School Administrators, Community School administrators
Faculty and Staff. The A&L and 21st CCLC Program Director creatively and effectively manages, evaluates and coordinates program activities, projects and administrative work. The Program Director should be someone with both art and administrative experience or an artist with a strong interest in working in the community.
Summary of Program: The A&L and 21st CCLC Program at IS 230 is a comprehensive afterschool program addressing Bushwick and Queens youth’s needs in the areas of education, creative arts, youth leadership, and health. Program activities build leadership and literacy in the widest sense of the word through creative writing, the visual arts, drama, photography, video, music, yoga, creative movement/dance, and apprenticeships for high school students. The program engages the children’s entire family through monthly family literacy workshops, parent organizing, and comprehensive services available through the agency’s other programs.
Summary of the Agency: The Coalition for Hispanic Family Services is a multi-service agency serving children and families of North Brooklyn and Queens. These include foster care, adoption, youth development, primary health care, mental health, HIV/AIDS case management, community health education and outreach, in-service internships and after school education.
The duties of the A&L and 21st CCLC Program Director are as follows:
A&L After School Program:
- Oversees Assistant Site Directors
- Support Teaching Artists in lesson plan development for assigned content area
- Supervise staff in the absence of Arts and Literacy Middle School Programs Director
- Represent the program in the absence of Arts and Literacy Middle School Programs Director
- Facilitate communication between line staff and Middle School Programs Director
- Facilitate communication between school administration and program
- Support staff with on-site supervision and ensure smooth operation
- Collaborate in designing great literacy-based art curricula
- Collaborate in the review and approval of lesson plans with the Educational Director
- Co-observe teachers and identify training needs with the Educational Director
- Co-plan and co-supervise Out-of-School Time days for children and Summer Camp
- Participate in weekly individual and/or group supervision meetings
- Maintain relationships with the families in the program
- Oversee admission process
- Oversee processing and filing of NYC Dept. of Health and NYC Board of Education Permits
- Ensure enrollment complies with contracts
- Participate in agency wide events
- Generate and collaborate on a wide range of community projects and other special projects as needed
- Assist in producing reports for funders
- Attend meetings and trainings as needed
- Ensure line staff meets and documents outcomes
- Oversee parent literacy initiatives
- Oversee apprentice and community service components
- Coordinate with Art Therapist to ensure teachers work appropriately with children with special needs as well as ensure that Art Therapist is kept apprised of children’s development in classroom
- Complete any other duties assigned by Supervisor (s)
21st CCLC After School Program:
- Oversee enrollment process and collection
- Ensure all contractual agreements are communicated and delivered
- Convene and facilitate Collaborative Planning meetings to ensure partnerships and resources are being used effectively and efficiently.
- Convene and facilitate quarterly Advisory committee meeting made up of CHFS and DOE Staff leadership, parents, and students.
- Oversee the input of data into EZ Reports for collection for the Office of Community Schools and
L&G Research and Evaluation Consulting
- Work with school leadership to maintain a focus on results and track progress.
- Oversee the development of strong relationships with parents, students, and teachers, and ensure that all stakeholders understand what a community school is and how it supports student achievement.
- Align programming with the mission and policies of the Coalition for Hispanic Family Services
(CHFS) and leverage CHFS’s array of services to offer additional resources to students and families.
- Work with SLT, teachers and partner agencies to integrate expanded learning and enrichment activities before, during or after the school day.
- Build relationships and mechanisms to effectively link the school day to expanded learning activities.
- Supervise ELT instructors and ensure that ELT programming is relevant and responsive to students’ needs.
- Oversee the organization concerts, showcases, and other culminating events in which students present their ELT work to the school community
- Assist the school in identifying outside providers for ELT as necessary.
- Work with Principal, Parent Coordinator, and SLT to create strong school-to-home partnerships and cultivate parents as leaders in the school.
- Oversee the support of events that promote family and community empowerment
- Oversee the implementation of surveys and focus groups to assess the community needs on an on-going basis
- Oversee the coordination of health and mental health services in conjunction with the Office of
Community Schools.
- Oversee the identification of local community resources and broker new partnerships that are aligned with school goals and needs.
- Oversee the promotion of program activities and highlight student achievements through newsletters and social media.
- Attend all 21st CCLC/Community School Director Meetings
Qualifications: BA in professional content area, masters preferred. Minimum four years' experience in education, educational management or policy. Comprehensive knowledge of the arts. Occasional flexible schedule is required. Bilingual-Spanish/Mandarin/French strongly desired.
The Program Director should have a record of successful teaching and artistic accomplishments, should have experience working with children’s needs, exceptional writing skills, ability to conceptualize and communicate ideas, possess outstanding organizational skills and interest in working with a team, and familiarity with Latinx, African American and Asian cultures.
Location and schedule are dependent upon program needs and may change accordingly
COMPENSATION
- Salary: $55,000 to $70,000 range based on degree(s), qualifications and experience.
- Benefits
- Medical, Dental and Vision (partial employer - sponsorship)
- Vacation
- Holidays
- Sick Days
- Flex Spending Account
TO APPLY
To apply, please send a cover letter outlining your experience and passion for arts education and a resume to osthiring@hispanicfamilyservicesny.org. Applicants will not be considered without a cover letter.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $55,000.00 - $70,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Employee discount
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person