After School Program Director - Bessie Carmichael Beacon Program

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$72,000.00 / yr - $82,000.00 / yr

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Mission Graduates

increases the number of K-12 students in San Francisco’s Mission District who are prepared for and complete a college education. Founded in 1972, Mission Graduates provides a wide range of afterschool, in-school, and summer programs helping to establish college education as an expectation and goal for every child. Each year, Mission Graduates reaches over 3,600 low-income children, youth, and families in San Francisco, emphasizing college as a means to achieve economic equity and strengthen the fabric of our community.

Position Summary :

The position of Beacon Director is a critical, visible position requiring exceptional leadership, strong management experience and a successful track record of working with government contracts and nonprofit organizations providing direct service. The Director should be highly flexible in dealing with the challenges of developing new programs and working to meet the needs of the community. The Director should have experience with community-based services for youth, children and families, including working with participants in school based programs. The Director should have proven ability to manage a professional staff and interact with the community. S / he must be a hands-on strategic thinker, a planner and problem solver, prepared to lead and direct staff through change and program development. Excellent communication skills are critical. The Director must be comfortable communicating with the people who receive services and their families, and equally comfortable in training staff, presenting before elected officials, public agency administrators and members of the community.

Key Responsibilities & Primary Duties

Program management & evaluation

Provide vision, strategic leadership and development of Extended Day / Beacon Program to ensure quality youth development academic & enrichment programming, ensure program aligns with the goals of Mission Graduates AND the goals of Bessie Carmichael Beacon Program.

Create program goals, objectives, outcomes and evaluation instruments before the start of each school year in collaboration with the school site and the Assistant Beacon Directors. Goals and outcomes will be defined by using data from DCYF Youth Program Quality Assessment and ExCEL Quality Action Plan.

Ensure the development of content and lesson plans that build students’ literacy, English Language Development, academic, and STEM skills.

In collaboration with the Chief Financial Officer, develop and manage the annual program budget.

Maintain knowledge of and ensure full compliance with ExCEL policies and procedures.

Oversee maintenance of all program records.

Successful goal completion & participant outcomes

Ensure SFUSD’s contracted Average Daily attendance for school year and summer programs.

Oversee program evaluation and the utilization of evaluation findings in program development to ensure positive outcomes.

Assist in preparation of funding proposals and reports to funders. This includes a narrative to report back to DCYF on a monthly basis.

Create and submit contracts needed in order to work with other Community Based Organizations (CBO’s).

Hire, train, and supervise staff. This includes meeting on a weekly basis with the Assistant Beacon Directors to oversee and continue programmatic and staff development. This also includes being on site to support the Assistant Beacon Director with any programmatic needs.

Work with each staff member to create annual work plans and Professional Development Plans and monitor at regular intervals. This includes evaluating staff twice per year and submitting final evaluations to both staff and Human Resources.

In collaboration with other MG team members, oversee recruitment, training and supervision of volunteers and program consultants.

Maintain a current knowledge of the education and youth development fields.

Collaborate with community partners, including parents & SFUSD

Act as primary liaison and collaborate closely with the principal and staff of the Bessie Carmichael Beacon Program, as well as ExCEL Department Staff.

Meet monthly with Academic Liaison and School Administration to coordinate program design, discuss evaluation and explore ways to achieve school wide goals, including school climate culture and family engagement.

In collaboration with MG's Parent Partner Director, develop parent engagement activities and maintain positive parent relations.

Actively participate in school site teams, such as SAP, CARE, School Site Council, Family Engagement Team

Collaborate with community school partners (West Bay, United Playaz, Galing Bata) on events and resources that support the whole school community.

Attend monthly ExCEL and Beacon meetings to properly inform staff of ongoing programmatic changes.

Member of the Extended Day Program Leadership Team

Align programs models and structures across all Extended Day / Beacon Program sites.

Develop academic and enrichment / elective content that can be utilized across sites.

Collaborate on Trainings and Professional Development for all Extended Day Program Staff.

Fulfills organizational duties as they arise including participating in staff meetings, special committees, event planning and implementation.

Participation in staff trainings.

Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

4 years proven experience and ability in working in education and / or youth programs.

Demonstrated knowledge of and experience with the best practices in youth development program planning, curriculum development, methods of teaching, and evaluation.

BA or BS required.

TB test clearance mandatory prior to hire.

Experience working in communities of color with low-income populations.

Some weekends and evenings required

Benefits Package :

includes fully paid Medical, Dental, Vision, LTD and Life Insurance; access to Pre-Tax Commuter Benefits, as well as access to 403(b) account at time of hire. We also offer an employer contribution for eligible staff

• (eligibility to be explained at time of hire). In addition, we offer 13 paid holidays per year, as well as 8 personal hours per year and accrue PTO. Accrual rates depend on length of employment with Mission Graduates.

Seniority level

Seniority level Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Employment type Full-time

Job function

Job function Administrative, Education, and Public Relations

Industries Education Administration Programs and Non-profit Organizations

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