Director of Community Schools – Elementary/Middle

Summary/Purpose of the Position

The Community School's strategy is a Global Kids (GK) organizational priority. Reporting to the Sr. Director for School-Based Programs, The Director of Community Schools – Elementary provides vision, direction, and leadership for Global Kids' burgeoning elementary community school programs. The Director will lead and manage the operation at up to five community schools servicing youth in grades 3K through eighth grade; ensuring program effectiveness, efficiency, and innovation. This includes the consistent supervision and training of staff; the use of internal data and third-party research; as well as an ongoing assessment of the department's strengths and challenges to make strategic decisions.

Responsibilities include:

Leadership:

● Participate in the GK management team, including providing input on programs, funding, staffing, organizational issues, and special initiatives and projects

● Build and maintain strong, collaborative relationships with school leadership at each site

● Help school-based staff broker partnerships in support of school goals and needs

● Develop annual goals for each school and ensure alignment with GK's organizational goals, and measured by outcomes

● Coordinate GK colleagues who are working in schools to ensure seamless coordination of programs and services

Supervision and Management:

● Provide overall support, management, and supervision of Community Schools Site Directors, (CSDs):

○ Onboard new directors

○ Individual annual goal-setting meetings

○ Conduct regular supervision with CSDs to oversee their work and their supervision of program staff

○ Facilitate regular CSD team meetings

○ Visit sites to conduct informal and formal observations, provide immediate feedback, and offer support and coaching for areas of improvement

○ Conduct annual performance reviews

● Ensure CSDs are working collaboratively with school administrators and school stakeholders to advance school goals and develop and execute quality programs and services.

● Hold primary responsibility for contract deliverables, compliance, and quality assurance, ensuring CSDs are aware of changes and new developments to contractual and programmatic obligations

● Track and report outcomes

● Oversee program budgets and support CSDs in budget development and spending guidelines

● Coordinate CSDs as a collaborative team that shares challenges, best practices, and resources

● Facilitate both internal and external professional development opportunities for staff

Program Development:

● Develop, supervise, and support high-quality programs in community school sites

● Ensure that programs and services are aligned with GK's overall community school strategy and individual schools' goals, GK outcomes, and funder expectations

● Coach school-based teams to work with school partners on the evolving needs of the school community through regular check-ins and asset/needs assessments

Outcomes & Evaluation

● Ensure accurate collection of data on desired outcomes

● Monitor and report on the impact and quality of programming

● Monitor contract data collection, maintenance, and reporting

● Ensure each community school site conducts annual assets and needs assessments with stakeholders in order to determine current and future programming

Qualifications:

● The ideal candidate must have a Baccalaureate degree. A master's degree is preferred (e.g., Education, Social Work, etc.), and five (5) years of relevant professional experience.

● Experience leading and/or working in Elementary Schools

● Knowledge of DOH regulations and be able to license a SAC Permit with 18 Credits in Education or a SAC Professional Credential.

● Ability to effectively supervise personnel and manage staff across multiple sites

● Experience managing multiple contracts with demanding performance measures and outcomes

● Experience with or strong knowledge of the Community Schools' approach

● Strong understanding of a wide array of NYC social service resources

● Excellent facilitation, consensus-building and interpersonal skills

● Initiative, creativity, willingness to learn, and ability to juggle multiple tasks independently

● Strong communication, writing, organizational, and technology skills

● Knowledge of designing curriculum and using interactive experiential learning strategies and youth development/leadership strategies in culturally diverse settings with young people preferred

● It is essential that the successful candidate have a very strong background in youth development and management of youth development professionals.

● The ideal candidate must be committed to outcomes-driven performance and understand designing programs toward that end.

Salary/Benefits:

This full-time, exempt position has an annual salary range of 85K to $100K. GK also offers affordable medical benefits (with plans as low as $1/month), dental and life insurance, paid holidays, and 12 vacation days (year 1), increasing thereafter based on years of employment, three personal days, and eight sick days. Additionally, the GK offices are closed between Christmas

and New Year's Day. GK staff can also access retail discounts and other benefits through our Professional Employer Organization (PEO).

We will not accept phone, mail, or fax inquiries; please refer to the Global Kids website for further information, All resumes submitted will be reviewed by GK senior staff. Qualified candidates will be contacted for an interview.

Global Kids, Inc. is an equal-opportunity employer. We are committed to a policy of equal treatment and opportunity. We do not discriminate against employees or applicants based on race, sex, color, national origin, religion, age, citizenship, mental or physical handicap or disability, marital status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We continue to support and promote equal employment opportunity, human dignity, and diversity