Middle School Director

Job Description

Job Description

Description :

Since 1891, Boys & Girls Clubs of San Francisco (BGCSF) has provided high-quality, community-based youth development services to youth in San Francisco. Our mission is to inspire and enable all young people, especially those from disadvantaged circumstances, to realize their full potential as productive, responsible, and caring citizens. We impact the lives of Club members, primarily ages six to 18, by focusing on academic success, healthy lifestyles, good character & community engagement, and job readiness with earning potential. We are nationally recognized for the high quality of our programs and comprehensive approach to serving youth. Whether you’re joining our administrative team, a Club team, or our Camp Mendocino team, you’ll be surrounded by enthusiastic, talented, and passionate colleagues who wake up every day ready to inspire young people to reach their full potential.

Position Purpose

As a BGCSF Middle School Services Director at our Willie Mays Clubhouse location, you provide a critical continuum of services for tweens at a pivotal stage in their development. Working with 6th through 8th grade members, you’ll develop and deliver programs that center around our Success Equation; which focuses on Academic Success, Healthy Lifestyles, Good Character, Community Engagement, and Job Readiness with Earning Potential. Guided by our proven youth development strategy and working alongside a driven team of youth development professionals at your Clubhouse – also in collaboration with other Middle School and High School Directors across the City, you will be responsible for ensuring that our middle schoolers are learning, growing, and succeeding at school and in life. Through the programs you implement and execute, you’ll help build a Club culture that strengthens our members’ prospects of becoming productive, responsible, and caring citizens.

This position is a Non-Exempt, Full Time position (30+ hours weekly) and is benefits eligible

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure the Club's middle school programs build life skills and achieve the goals and outcomes outlined in BGCSF's strategic plan.
• Create a middle school Club culture that values social emotional learning, diversity, and inclusion, and learning differences.
• Support middle school members in the areas of academic achievement, career, college planning, and personal and social development.
• Partner with team members to support the Clubhouse's plan to create the "Optimal Club Experience" for all members.
• Ensure active Club engagement and participation in all Citywide programs and activities.
• Mentor and guide middle school members—individually or in small groups—by developing academic, career, and personal goals that prepare them for success in life.
• Manage and interpret the Club’s middle school attendance and program participation data, make recommendations to Club leadership on how to improve the middle school experience, and drive participation.
• Conduct outreach and develop retention strategies to ensure that the Club maintains a strong average daily attendance.
• Foster working relationships with school administrators and teachers to strengthen the Club’s school day connection.
• Attend members' Individualized Education Plan (IEP) meetings when applicable.
• Prepare members for the transition from 5th to 6th grade; and 8th to 9th grade.
• Prepare and submit requested reports and data to ensure the fulfillment of established program requirements.

Requirements :

Preferred Skills

Physical Requirements

Benefits :

Pay

The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and BGCSF needs. At BGCSF, our decisions are based on other factors and dependent on circumstances for each position. Depending on the need and requirement of the position, an individual could be hired at or near the entry level, mid - level or top of the range for their role and compensation. As such, a reasonable estimate of the current range is $27-29.

Disclaimer The information presented indicates the general nature and level of work expected of employees in this classification. It is not designed to contain, nor to be interpreted as, a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, qualifications and objectives required of employees assigned to this job.