Program Director

3 weeks ago

Detroit, Michigan, United States Friends of the Children Full time

Job Title: Program Director

Job Summary:

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Program Director to join our team at Friends of the Children Detroit. The successful candidate will be responsible for supervising, guiding, and supporting our Friends within the organization.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Develop and sustain honest and trusting relationships with colleagues and inspire and motivate team members.
  • Serve as a role model both for effective Friend/child relationships and as a professional.
  • Act as a resource for Friends by providing support, guidance, direction, and resourceful solutions to concerns and challenges.
  • Ensure compliance with and accountability to the organization's policies, procedures, and practices as outlined in the Employee Manual and Friends Handbook.
  • Contribute to the development of any of these as required.
  • Demonstrate support of organizational decisions in a constructive and effective manner.
  • Know and understand the needs and issues of each child served by Friends on assigned team.
  • Meet with each team member one-on-one each month, and review Roadmaps and Transition Plans for each child on a monthly basis.
  • Develop knowledge of academic performance for each child and assist in setting realistic goals for the children.
  • Assure that each Friend has helped develop a specific area of interest or talent for each child.
  • Interact with each child on your team at least twice a year by going out with the child and their respective Friend, or by observing Friends with their children during activities or outings.
  • Provide constructive feedback to the Friend on an ongoing basis.
  • Actively participate on the PLT and provide insight, input, and solutions to programmatic and organizational issues and challenges.
  • Facilitate or lead PLT meetings as required.
  • Communicate effectively and appropriately in all directions regarding organizational issues, concerns, policies, and procedures.
  • Raise and resolve issues appropriately.
  • Advocate for Friends, representing the best interests of your team and children, doing so in an appropriate and timely manner.
  • Understand, implement, and support organizational policies and procedures.
  • Solicit and obtain feedback from a minimum of two parents of children on your team per month.
  • Document and maintain all feedback and include in Quarterly report.
  • Serve assigned youth as appropriate in the capacity of a Friend, as outlined in the Friend job description.

Requirements:

  • Minimum of bachelor's degree strongly preferred, plus five years of experience working/volunteering with children, including at least two and a half years (3 years strongly preferred) in the role of a Mentor.
  • Previous supervisory experience mandatory.

About Friends of the Children:

Friends of the Children is a nonprofit that is impacting generational change by empowering youth through relationships with professional mentors.

We do this by providing children facing the most obstacles with a long-term, salaried, professional mentor, who we call a "Friend," from kindergarten through high school graduation, 12+ years – no matter what.

We are currently seeking an extraordinary professional to embark on a new career journey as a Program Director at our Detroit Chapter.

At Friends of the Children, we put children first and use our values to change the way the world treats and views youth facing great barriers.

As a Program Director, you will nurture long-term relationships from a foundation of love, acceptance, and culturally-informed practice. Are you ready to help build relationships within the communities of our youth and families to strengthen social networks and provide bridges to new opportunities?

If so, the impactful role of a Program Director might be for you.

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